Private company

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company

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Azerbaijani shipping company

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Xəzər Dəniz Gəmiçiliyi, Азәрбајҹан Хәзәр Дәниз Ҝәмичилији, abbreviated as AXDG/АХДҜ, ) is a state-owned Azerbaijani shipping company. It is also known by its Russian-derived abbreviation CASPAR (from Russian: Каспийское пароходство).2 It employed 9,000 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1858Founded1
Stamps of Azerbaijan, 829-832
Photo: Post of Azerbaijan, designer Kh. Mirzoyev, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Xəzər Dəniz Gəmiçiliyi, Азәрбајҹан Хәзәр Дәниз Ҝәмичилији, abbreviated as AXDG/АХДҜ, [ɑːzærbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ˈxæzær ˈdænis ɟæmit͡ʃiˈliji]) is a state-owned Azerbaijani shipping company. It is also known by its Russian-derived abbreviation CASPAR (from Russian: Каспийское пароходство).2

Timeline

  1. 1858Founded Founded1