CNN TV Channel has broadcasted a reportage on Azerbaijan`s capital Baku titled "New port could open `gateway to the world`". 
It says "Azerbaijan is a nexus of trade routes from Asia to Europe. Now, a new port for the capital Baku and huge investment in transport routes mean new potential for the region`s exports."
"The Caspian Sea and its shipping lanes were once vital to the region`s exports, part of what was known as the maritime Silk Way. The port of Baku is beginning a new phase, moving away from the old historic center, shifting south to Alat, 80 kilometers along the coast."
"Baku`s new port will feature a rail ferry system - ships with tracks, which transport trains across the water and into Central Asia. It`s part of a masterplan to carry railway freight from China`s eastern ports through to Europe.
China currently exports 10 million containers of cargo a year to Europe and the United States, mainly by sea. If Baku can entice just a small percentage of that cargo through the new port, the economic benefits for the region would be huge. Not least for its carpet exports."

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