The heads of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, CJSC Azerbaijan Railways, and JSC Georgian Railways held a working meeting on the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The parties discussed measures to improve the corridor’s competitiveness, eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks, and upgrade rolling stock. By the end of 2025, traffic volume along the route had increased by 15% to 42,000 TEUs, with special attention paid to digitalization and the integration of information systems to expedite freight transit.
The meeting also included a general meeting of shareholders of the joint venture Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd., where a new board of directors was approved. The board included representatives of KTZ: Bauyrzhan Urynbasarov, Managing Director for Production Processes, and Darkhan Muratkhanov, Director of the Marketing Department. Rustem Sagiddinov was appointed General Director of the joint venture.
Participants also discussed current operational issues of the International Association “TITR.” The next meeting dedicated to the route’s development is scheduled for April 20–24, 2026, in Astana and will be held as part of the 40th meeting of the OSJD Conference of General Directors of Railways. The joint venture Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd. was established on a parity basis by the railways of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia and registered with the AIFC in November 2024.