Railway transportation from Azerbaijan: minimizing risks and choosing a carrier

Railway transportation is a reliable and cost-effective way of rail delivery of your cargo to any country from Azerbaijan. Today we will tell you more about this type of transportation, its advantages, and the possibility of quickly finding a good transport company without wasting time and investments.

A brief excursion into the history of rail transportation

Until 1960, railway tracks in logistics were mainly used for delivering coal to ports from mines. However, by 2000, the percentage of cargo transportation by this method had significantly decreased: from forty to thirteen percent.

The quality of services no longer met the needs of shippers. It became more profitable to send goods by road transport. This was due to the poor condition of the tracks, as well as inadequate technical service. Trains often broke down, cargo was delayed, delivery dates were missed, and the choice of transport types was quite limited.

As a result, there was a need to reorganize the service, revise tariffs, and implement other innovations.

Today, most problems have been resolved, and there are no issues with choosing containers. These can be wagons, flatcars, tankers, platforms for delivering cargo from Azerbaijan, as well as special containers. Therefore, we can now say that rail transportation has become much more profitable than road transportation.

Advantages of delivering cargo from Azerbaijan by rail

The advantages include:

• a more favorable price compared to road delivery;
• a wide selection of transport and containers, which is not available in the road sector: tankers, covered wagons, closed wagons, containers, flatcars, extended, high containers, their various volumes (from three tons to forty feet, and more);
• delivery of all types of cargo: liquid, bulk, loose, piece, solid, hazardous, requiring special temperature conditions, and others;
• timely delivery of cargo regardless of weather conditions, as well as a reduced number of risks and force majeure situations.

What quality service from a reliable carrier includes

To make it easier for you to choose a transport company that will provide rail transport for shipments from Azerbaijan, we have prepared a small checklist of important criteria that you can use to select the best:

• Compliance with deadlines and ensuring the safety of the cargo (you can check in advance by reading reviews about the company).
• Providing the ability to track the movement of the cargo.
• Availability of properly executed documentation, in accordance with the rules of the country where the cargo will be unloaded, as well as transit points. You can also request documentation in advance.
• Regular technical inspection of the train's condition.
• Compliance with storage and transportation conditions for cargo requiring special conditions (for example: temperature).
• Availability of a proven route for optimizing delivery times from Azerbaijan.
• Payment of freight charges, excluding force majeure situations related to delays.
• Services for escorting valuable cargo with armed security.

RECOMMENDATION: When choosing a transport company, ask questions, read reviews, check information and documents. This will help avoid unpleasant surprises during cooperation.

How the transport company aggregator Com-stil can help you find a reliable carrier

On our website, you will find two blocks with announcements in the Rail transportation section: from cargo owners and from transport companies. In them, you can submit your announcements for searching for a carrier, its transport and containers for delivering cargo by rail from Azerbaijan, as well as find already published offers.

All you need to do is:

1. Select the required subsection (“Cargo” or “Transport”):
2. Click the “Create” or “View all announcements” button (depending on the section).
3. Enter the required dates, countries, cities, type of transport, and volume of cargo. You can also sort ready-made offers by price and choose the best ones.