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 Stamps dedicated to 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company | |
| Industry | Shipping, Rail Transport / Passenger |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1858[1] |
| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Area served | Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Marmara Sea |
Key people | Rauf Valiyev (Chairman) |
| Revenue | $335.3m (2022) |
Number of employees | 7,003 (2020) |
| Website | www.asco.az |
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Xəzər Dəniz Gəmiçiliyi) is an Azerbaijani shipping company. It is also known as CASPAR[2] (from the Russian Каспийское пароходство).
The merchant fleet of the company consists of 98 vessels: 35 tankers, 15 ferries, 14 universal dry-cargo, 2 Ro-Ro and 35 different auxiliary ships. The offshore support fleet consists of 188 vessels, including 21 crane vessels, 22 supply and tug vessels, 29 passenger ships, 2 pipelay barges, 7 firefighting vessels, 5 geological survey vessels, 11 diving support vessels, and 84 other support vessels.
- ^ Maher 2004, p. 655.
- ^ Frappi & Garibov 2014, p. 103.