In Almaty, a meeting was held between the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Arzybek Kozhoshev and entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as representatives of government agencies and companies. The main focus was on transport and logistics issues related to the free movement of goods within the Eurasian Economic Union.
As part of the implementation of the Address of the Head of State to the people of Kazakhstan “Economic Course of a Fair Kazakhstan”, the Government of Kazakhstan is actively working on a roadmap to eliminate bottlenecks and develop the Middle Corridor until 2027, covering Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. The goal is to increase the capacity of the corridor to 10 million tons per year.
Danish logistics giant DSV A/S and a consortium of investment companies led by CVC Capital Partners Plc have submitted mandatory bids for logistics operator DB Schenker, each valued at around 14 billion euros.
At a meeting organized by the branch of JSC NC KTZ – Integrated Planning Directorate together with representatives of the Azerbaijan Railways, the modernization of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars route was presented. After the upgrade, the capacity of the route increased fivefold – from one to five million tons of cargo per year, the electrification and reconstruction of the Akhalkalaki station was completed.
A meeting with representatives of the National Development and Reform Committee of the People’s Republic of China and the Grain and Material Resources Administration of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was held in the Almaty Freight Transportation Department. The main focus was on increasing the transportation of grain cargo and improving logistics processes.
Since the beginning of the year, the volume of container transportation from China via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route has increased 14 times compared to the same period last year.
cargo-partner has expanded its services by adding new routes for transportation from Europe to Asia. Now, in addition to the classic routes to China, the company offers deliveries to India and Southeast Asia. This is due to the growing demand for imports from Asia and the shortage of empty containers in Asian ports, which encourages shipping companies to return equipment to Western routes faster.
On August 6, Astana hosted the 6th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Business Council, dedicated to the role of small and medium-sized businesses in economic growth. The event was organized by the Chamber of Foreign Trade of Kazakhstan and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.
On August 15, 2024, a meeting with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was held at the headquarters of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR Association). The meeting was attended by UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan Katarzyna Wawernia and Analyst of the Effective Governance Department Aimgul Nurgaliyeva.
In Ukraine, in the Zakarpattia region, on the border with Hungary and Romania, a new multimodal terminal “Terminal Chornotisiv” has started operating. This is a modern “dry port” designed for handling various cargoes, including agricultural products, sunflower oil and, in the future, petroleum products, for further transportation around the world.
