The Middle Corridor will also be a central theme of the German–Azerbaijani Connectivity Conference in Baku on 6 October 2026, the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan) told Report.
Organised by AHK Azerbaijan in cooperation with the Government of Azerbaijan, the conference will focus on mobilising investment in infrastructure, transport, logistics, green energy, and digitalisation, and will provide an important next step in turning the Council's institutional momentum into concrete projects and partnerships.
"Azerbaijan's strategic position between Europe and Central Asia, particularly along the Middle Corridor, creates additional opportunities in transport, logistics and resilient supply chains. Port and railway infrastructure, digital logistics solutions and reduced transit times are among the most promising areas for practical German–Azerbaijani cooperation," AHK Azerbaijan said.
The TITR is an international transport corridor connecting China with European countries through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The TITR Association provides information support, facilitates the simplification of administrative procedures, promotes a competitive environment, and seeks to maximize efficiency for participants from various countries, including those not geographically located along the route.
According to statistics from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport, cargo volumes transported along the route have shown steady growth: 759,000 tonnes in 2019, 783,000 tonnes in 2020, 586,000 tonnes in 2021, 1.49 million tonnes in 2022, 2.76 million tonnes in 2023, and 4.48 million tonnes in 2024.
Data from the Organization of Turkic States show that cargo volumes transported through the Middle Corridor reached 4.7 million tonnes in 2025 and are expected to increase by another 10% by 2027. By that year, the corridor's annual capacity could reach 10 million tonnes, boosting Azerbaijan's transit potential and creating opportunities to attract additional investment into infrastructure projects.
The target freight volume for the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route by 2030 has been set at 11.4 million tonnes.
