Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company

Caspian Flotilla

The first attempt to create a military flotilla on the Caspian Sea occurred in 1667 , when the construction of the Eagle ship and other ships and vessels began.

In 1721, after the victory in the Northern War, Peter I began preparations for a campaign on the Caspian Sea with the aim of expanding Russia 's trade ties with the eastern countries, restoring the Baltic-Caspian waterway and thereby assisting the Transcaucasian peoples in the national liberation struggle. The first maps of the sea were compiled. For the campaign, 59 ships were built.

In June 1723 , the Caspian flotilla (20 ships, 4 thousand people) left Astrakhan under the command of Major General M. A. Matyushkin to capture Baku . In September 1 723, a peace treaty was concluded in St. Petersburg with Iran , according to which Derbent , Baku with the adjoining lands, the provinces of Gilan , Mazenderan and Astrabad left to Russia for eternal possession. By the end of the campaign, the flotilla totaled 80 ships and ships. After the death of Peter I , hostilities were suspended and the flotilla fell into decay.

In 1813, the Gulistan Peace Treaty was signed, according to which the territory of Azerbaijan was divided; Georgia , Dagestan and North Azerbaijan went to Russia , and South Azerbaijan to Iran . The right to keep a navy in the Caspian Sea was granted only to Russia .

During the Russian-Iranian war of 1826-1828. The Caspian flotilla under the command of Major General P. G. Orlovsky provided substantial assistance to the Russian Caucasian Army. The war ended with the Turkmenchay treaty , according to which part of the Caspian coast to the river. Astara passed to Russia and the exclusive right to keep military vessels in the Caspian was confirmed.

By 1828, the flotilla consisted of 14 ships, 6 transports and 12 auxiliary vessels (2 of which were steam).

In the Russian-Turkish war of 1828 - 1829 , flotilla ships delivered reinforcements and cargo to the western coast of the Caspian Sea for the Russian army operating in the Transcaucasus .

Since 1867, Baku became the main base of the flotilla.

In the Akhal-Tekinsky expedition ( April 1880 - March 1881 ) of General M. D. Skobelev, an important role was played by a detachment of sailors of the Caspian flotilla under the command of Captain 2nd Rank S.O. Makarov . Sailors of the detachment, artillerymen of the marine battery and miners of the subversive team distinguished themselves during the assault on the Geok-Tepe fortress.

The Caspian Shipping Company, also known as Caspar, dates back to May 21, 1858, from the day the Caucasus and Mercury Joint Stock Company was founded. After the start of industrial oil development in Baku , the Nobel Brothers Oil Production Partnership and other oil companies acquired their oil vessels in the Caspian.

In 1873, for the first time in the world, the Alexander oil transportation barge was put into operation in the Caspian Sea. The world's first iron tanker Zoroaster was brought to Baku in 1878 . The first ship with an internal combustion engine Vandal - in 1903 , and a little later (also the first time in the world) - the Delo vessel, managed by two reversible engines - was involved in cargo transportation.

After the establishment of Soviet power, private passenger, merchant and cargo ships were nationalized. On June 6, 1920, the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR Nariman Narimanov signed a decree on the nationalization of the Caspian merchant fleet. The state fleet included 390 ships of various tonnage, including 106 sailing ships. Since October 1, 1923, the management of sea transport has been entrusted to the State Joint-Stock Company Caspian Shipping Company.

On April 1, 1934, the Caspian Shipping Company was created as part of the People’s Commissariat for Water Transport . In 1953, the Caspian Fleet and the Caspian Tanker merged and the Caspian Shipping Company was created.

Since 1954 , the Caspian ships, passing through the Volga-Baltic waterway , begin sailing to the countries of Northern Europe .

In 1962, the largest steamship-ferry crossing was opened - the Baku- Krasnovodsk line.

In 2004, Caspar received the largest tonnage tanker on the Caspian Sea, the flagship of the President Heydar Aliyev shipping company, the Babek tanker, the Shah Ismail Khatai vessel was connected to the cargo conveyor in 2005, and in 2006 two more tankers joined the Caspar fleet.

By the orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 6 dated October 22, 2013 "On the establishment of the Closed Joint-Stock Company" Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company "and No. 213 dated January 10, 2014 " On the organization of the activities of the Closed Joint-Stock Company "Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company" the Closed Joint-Stock Company was established The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company Society by combining and reorganizing the two large fleets existing in the republic - the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea of Shipping Company and the Caspian Sea Oil Fleet of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic .

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), which began functioning in 1959 , is responsible for improving the reliability and safety of shipping in the field of international trade and for preventing pollution of the sea from ships.

Azerbaijan has been a member of the International Maritime Organization since 1995 . ^[2]

Since January 2000, the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy has been included in the catalog of marine educational institutions of the International Maritime Organization under the number 012. ^[3]

In 1881, the foundation of marine education was laid by the creation of Nautical classes in Azerbaijan. In 1902, the Baku School of Long-Range Navigation was established on the basis of the Baku Nautical Classes. It was later renamed the Baku Naval College, and since 1944 the Baku Naval College became known. By the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 91 dated July 15, 1996, the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy was established on the basis of the Baku Naval College.

The Academy employs faculty of 96 people. Of these, 10 are doctors of sciences , professors , 20 - candidates of sciences , associate professors , 35 - senior teachers and 31 - assistants.

The Academy has 3 faculties (“Marine Engineering and Technology”, “Marine Navigation and Management”, “Electromechanics and Radioelectronics”) and 6 departments.

To date, diplomas and certificates issued by the Academy have international recognition. ^[four]

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• Caspian Shipping Company (Baku)
• Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy