The volume of cargo carried by the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (CASPAR) in the 9-month period of 2008 exceeded 8.5 mln t of cargo. In 2009 the company plans to obtain permits for 20 vessels to pass inland waterways of Russia. Aidyn Bashyrov, head of CASPAR tells PortNews IAA about the company’s results and implementation of its new projects