On April 24, 2026, the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan held parliamentary hearings on “Development of Kazakhstan’s Transit Potential.” Kanat Almagambetov, General Director of the Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan “KAZLOGISTICS,” presented a comprehensive report outlining the systemic limitations of the country’s transport and logistics sector and proposing specific measures to address them. Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, JSC NC KazAvtoZhol, and other stakeholders also participated in the event.
In his speech, Kanat Almagambetov covered all key segments of the industry. In road transportation, he noted the high average age of the truck fleet – approximately 15 years compared to 8 years in Russia and Belarus – and the shortage of professional drivers, proposing government support programs for equipment upgrades and personnel training. In the railway sector, the issue of excessive inspections of transit cargo at the Dostyk and Altynkol stations was raised: in the first quarter of 2026 alone, their number increased by 53%, leading to higher costs and delays. A proposed solution is to transfer inspections to the destination country. In water transport, KAZLOGISTICS advocated for the implementation of the “own cargo, own fleet” principle through state support for shipbuilding in the Caspian Sea. In the aviation industry, it advocated increasing the permissible age of cargo aircraft to 35 years and creating a specialized leasing company with state participation.
According to Kanat Almagambetov, the implementation of the proposed measures in the medium term will improve the safety and capacity of transport infrastructure, accelerate the development of air hubs, increase cargo flows, and create new jobs, thereby significantly strengthening Kazakhstan’s transit potential.