BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 18. Estonia and
Azerbaijan see potential for expanding freight transport in the
railway sector and digital integration, Arthur Raichmann,
Commercial Director of Estonian Railways (AS Eesti Raudtee), told
Trend.
He noted that railway cooperation between Estonia and Azerbaijan
is currently very modest. “The volume of freight transport is small
– about 1% of the total, with flows mainly going from Azerbaijan to
Estonia. We are striving to change this situation by identifying
opportunities for transport in the opposite direction and
significantly increasing the total volume of freight traffic.
Estonia has presented its experience in the field of information
technology, which is considered a promising area for cooperation. A
concrete starting point for digital partnership could be the
introduction of digital exchange of existing freight transport
data, followed by the exchange of information on the movement of
freight cars in real time,” said A. Reichman.
According to him, although the possible integration of Estonia
into the Middle Corridor was discussed, there are no specific
transport projects using this route yet.
Raichmann added that active work is underway on the development
of relevant projects.