New Azerbaijani Shipbuilding and Repair Unit Opens
President Ilham Aliyev reportedly participated in the opening ceremony for the newly built ship repair and shipbuilding production unit of the State Caspian Sea Shipping, News AZ reports. Chief of the Azerbaijani State Caspian Sea Shipping, Aydin Bashirov, briefed the head of state on the conditions and production process at the new venture, detailing its technology and equipment. Aliyev then visited the six separate workshops of the production unit, constructed across 2.2 hectares. Construction of the production unit began in 2011 and finished in 2012. (Source: News AZ)
Azerbaijan Caspian to Establish Shipbuilding Facility
Aydin Bashirov, the Chief of the Azerbaijan Shipping Company hold a meeting with the South Korean representatives on the issue of establishment of the new shipbuilding and shipyard company in the country, and the possibility of carrying over of the Baku International Sea Trade Port outside the City, the Press-Service of the Shipping Company told Trend today. The delegation consisting of 14 persons have arrived in Baku to take part in the negotiations. They have already got acquainted with the Shipbuilding Plant named after the Paris Commune located in the Baku Bay, and the Sea Port. Issues. The South Korean party will prepare feasibility study of the project. Then an international tender is planned to be held.
