At a meeting with Christian Roeder, CEO of APM Terminals Poti, Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev reported a significant increase in transportation along the Middle Corridor in the first nine months of 2024. Cargo transportation volumes increased by 70%, reaching 3.4 million tons, while container transportation tripled to 34.6 thousand TEU compared to 12.6 thousand TEU in the same period last year. Particularly noted was the sharp increase in container transit from China – more than 20 times.
The meeting was held at the Kazakh Ministry of Transport, where the parties discussed the development of transport infrastructure and an increase in cargo transportation volumes within the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). Both participants expressed their readiness to continue cooperation aimed at strengthening transport links between Kazakhstan and APM Terminals and further growth in container transportation.
APM Terminals Poti, located in the Georgian port of Poti on the Black Sea, plays a key role in the region’s logistics and is an important part of the global APM Terminals network, providing comprehensive services for sea and land transportation.