On 8 April 2021, the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan) organised the next AHK Impuls event for the AHK member companies. The event was focused on the development trends of the transportation and logistics industry in Azerbaijan.

After the opening remarks by the Chairman of the AHK Board of Directors, Mr Farid Isayev, the honorary guest speaker of the event, Director-General of the Port of Baku, Dr Taleh Ziyadov delivered a key-note speech on “Port of Baku as Emerging Logistics Hub: Boosting International Trade”.

Dr Ziyadov informed the companies about the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Port of Baku and the APEC Port Training Center of the Port of Antwerp and the upcoming training targeted at specialists in the field of transport, trade and logistics. Also, he discussed the new opportunities in communication lines of the country created after Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity, development strategy of Port for the next two years, agreements reached with leading logistics hubs and transportation companies in Asia and Europe, and innovations in the region's transport sector.

The event was followed by the question and answer session on the enquiries of member companies with the moderation of Ms Nigar Bayramli, Deputy Executive Director at AHK Azerbaijan.