KTZ tests new China-Europe route to avoid the congested Black Sea
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) sent the first trans-Caspian China-Europe train from Jiaozhou, in eastern China, to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The convoy, loaded with new electric vehicles, covered the 13,000-kilometre route in 45 days....Read more
Middle Corridor update: another vessel added to the Caspian Sea fleet
A seventh short-sea service has been added on the Caspian Sea, facilitating Middle Corridor traffic flows. The crossing of the Caspian Sea is considered a bottleneck on the corridor between Europe and China, which is...Read more
Record-breaking traffic on Russia-India corridor, but where is the train?
Record volumes are transiting through the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) this year, but it has little to do with rail. Shipments are passing through Iran by truck, as the railway network in the...Read more
New Asian intermodal train indicates Iran’s shifting transport role
A new China-Iran intermodal rail service also crossing the Caspian Sea is here to change the dynamics of Silk Road and Central Asian transport. It is the first service of its kind, linking the Chinese...Read more
New line Constanta-Budapest speeds up delivery from Guiyang
The railway line from the Romanian port of Constanta to the Hungarian capital Budapest opened in early June, operated by Grampet Group. The opening was a fact with the first shipment from Guiyang in China...Read more
Iran’s missing North-South corridor rail link proceeds with construction
About one-third of the railway line connecting Rasht and Bandar Anzali in Iran has been constructed. 11 out of 35 kilometres of track are in place already, and the line’s construction proceeds despite some technical...Read more
Middle Corridor room for 60-80 weekly trains this fall, is this enough?
From September this year, the number of vessels sailing between the ports of Aktau in Kazakhstan and Baku in Azerbaijan will increase to six, which means a doubling of the capacity on the Middle Corridor,...Read more
Azerbaijan upgrades railways to connect Russia and India
Azerbaijan is reconstructing an important part of its railway line that lies on the International North-South Transport Corridor. The works are upgrading the Sumgayit-Yalama railway line. Following the opening of a 23-kilometer section in late...Read more
Caucasian states a transit hub for freight from Central Asia
For Kazakhstan, the Caucasian states have already become an important region in terms of transport. It operates the seaport facilities in Georgia, engages the region into its multimodal logistics solutions such as the Middle Corridor...Read more
Russia proposes new corridor between Caspian and Black Sea
The ports on the Caspian and Black Sea could be connected with a new transport corridor which will run only through Russia. The new route will be an alternative connection to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway that...Read more