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China is investing in the construction of a railway corridor through Central Asia to the Caspian Sea, bypassing Russian territory. Route: China — Kazakhstan — Turkmenistan — Azerbaijan — Turkey — Europe. It is estimated that it reduces logistics costs by 20% compared to the northern corridor through Russia. This is a direct competition to Russian transit — and at the same time a new infrastructure for transportation to the east.

Russia and Azerbaijan have agreed on steps to implement the e-CMR electronic international consignment note. The action plan should simplify the regime of international road transport and support digitalization at the border. At the same time, the parties discussed the development of checkpoints and the North—South corridor

Azerbaijan has temporarily stopped the movement of trucks across the border with Iran. The decision was made after the incident with drones in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. The restriction applies to all checkpoints and applies to both two-way traffic and transit routes.

China has launched the Nanchang–Baku railway route via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. The first train carrying industrial and consumer goods passes through Khorgos, Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea crossing. The stated effect is to reduce transit from 50 days to 18 days and reduce logistics costs by an average of 15-20%. We look at why this strengthens the Middle Corridor and how the competition of routes is changing against the background of the instability of sea routes.

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed to accelerate the development of the North–South international transport corridor. The project aims to strengthen transit flows and shorten the route between Europe and India.