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The IGC TRACECA Permanent Secretariat meeting was held in Georgia with the participation of national secretaries and experts from the ILA member states, as well as representatives of the presiding party – Georgia. TRACECA Secretary General Askar Assavbayev expressed gratitude to the Georgian side and its representative, Deputy Minister of Economy Guram Guramishvili, for the warm welcome. He also reported on the results of the events held since the previous meeting in June 2024.

DP World has begun trials of a new Carbon Inset Programme at its London and Southampton logistics hubs to help importers reduce their emissions. From 1 January 2025, participants will receive 50kg of CO₂e carbon credits for every loaded container passing through the company’s terminals. The credits, certified by independent organisations, will be issued quarterly and demonstrate the reduction in emissions in participants’ supply chains.

At a government meeting, Vice Minister of Transport Maksat Kaliakparov presented measures to modernize transport infrastructure and develop international corridors. Particular attention was paid to the ports of Aktau and Kuryk, where active work is underway. Construction of a container hub has begun in Aktau, and a new grain terminal with a capacity of one million tons per year has been commissioned in Kuryk.

At a government meeting, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed the development of five cross-border hubs with Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev. The main focus is on the Khorgos Hub for cooperation with China, the Caspian Hub on the trans-Caspian route, the Central Asia hub on the border with Uzbekistan, and the industrial trade and logistics complex near the border with Kyrgyzstan.

The 2nd Global China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) Partnership Conference, entitled “Connectivity and Open Exchange”, was held in Chongqing, China. Among the participants was Saut Shynybayev, Deputy Secretary General of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR).

Global DTC, a member of the PSA Group, together with the national logistics operator KTZ Express, launched the Tez Customs digital platform to automate customs clearance of transit cargo. The solution covers the entire process from preliminary preparation of documents to the automatic issuance of transit declarations, reducing the transaction time to 30 minutes from the moment the cargo arrives at the border station.

The construction of the Eurasian Logistics Park with an investment volume of 22 billion tenge ($42 million) has started in the Talgar district of the Almaty region. The new complex will be located on a 13-hectare site next to the Big Almaty Ring Road and will become a key facility in the regional logistics infrastructure.

The Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan “Kazlogistics” and the International Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT) signed a memorandum of cooperation at the 33rd plenary meeting of the CCTT in Lonavala (India). The event, organized with the support of the Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations of India, was attended by Kazlogistics CEO Kanat Almagambetov.

Kazakhstan and China have successfully transferred the process of exchanging foreign permit forms (FPF) to an electronic format. On the night of November 26-27, the system was tested, after which the electronic system was officially introduced. FPF is a key document for international cargo transportation, simplifying the departure of vehicles with cargo abroad.

At the round table “Trans-Caspian Connectivity: Experience, Changes and Results” in Istanbul, Deputy General Director for Logistics of JSC “KTZ Express” A.I. Kapar presented the company’s key initiatives for the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The event brought together representatives of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and other countries participating in the TITR working group.