The MERKURI-1, built in Yugoslavia in 1986. © ASCO

ASCO's vehicle transport volumes increase

FerryThe volume of truck and vehicle transport via ASCO’s (Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company) freight-oriented RoPax vessel, one of the companies within AZCON Holding, increased in January–August of this year compared to the same period last year.

Specifically, in January–August 2026, ferries, which mainly are used by truck drivers (accompanied trailers) transported 28,178 trucks and vehicles. In the first eight months of last year, this figure stood at 25,641 units. As a result, the transport volume increased by 10% in terms of unit count.

Transport volumes also increased in terms of tonnage. In January–August 2026, ferries transported 728,536 tons of trucks and vehicles, compared to 643,623 tons in the same period of 2025. This represents an increase of 13%.
During the reporting period, transit transport of trucks and vehicles via ferries reached 678,760 tons, exceeding last year’s figure by 9%.

ASCO operate two RoPax-based routes; Alat, near Baku to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan. And Alat to Kuryk in Kazakhstan, both connecting the European and the Asian continent.

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