Azerbaijan discriminates against Georgian goods at Caspian Sea port -  opinion

ArmInfo. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of long delays of Georgian freight forwarders' railcars on Azerbaijani rail ferries at the port of Aliati on the Caspian Sea. This was reported to BMG by Paata  Tsagareishvili, Director of the Center for Transport Research.

According to him, the main reason for the delays are administrative  barriers artificially created by Azerbaijani port services.

Tsagareishvili argues that the Georgian government needs to intervene  to resolve the problem, as such bureaucratic complications reduce the  attractiveness of the Middle Corridor. "Currently, approximately  700-900 railcars carrying cargo from Georgia are waiting in line on  the Azerbaijani side. Forwarders cite the fact that the Azerbaijani  side is prioritizing Azerbaijani railcars as one of the main reasons  for the delay.  In other words, there are some discriminatory  practices regarding ferry use," he noted.

He noted that this problem is already becoming more complex, noting  that it has become somewhat more evident over the past two months.