Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan are turning Caspian into trade bridge

The latest cooperation between Azerbaijan’s Alat Port and Turkmenistan’s Turkmenbashi International Seaport may appear to be a technical development involving customs procedures and cargo monitoring. In reality, it points to a much broader transformation taking place across the Caspian Sea. As trade routes between Asia and Europe are being reshaped, the ability of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to coordinate their ports could become one of the factors determining whether the Middle Corridor develops into a genuinely competitive Eurasian trade route.