Russian Railways has asked Kazakhstan’s railway company to reduce the transit tariffs for the transportation of agricultural products, including grain. It has been in negotiations with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) since September this year. This...Read more
UPDATEThe disturbance caused to Silk Road traffic a few days ago because of an alleged malfunction of three cranes in Altynkol seems to have been resolved. Industry sources say there is no specific update, and...Read more
The Khorgos Gateway dry port in Kazakhstan commissioned a new set of 1435mm rail tracks in its facilities. With the new tracks, the busy terminal will now be able to process more transiting trains coming...Read more
KTZ Express, an intermodal subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways, has contributed to fighting with the coronavirus in the country. It delivered to Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, the components for the prefabricated hospital. The medical...Read more
The rail freight traffic between China and Europe is growing year by year. The logistics companies compete for every customer and every container. Therefore, they are constantly improving their service. What measures are they doing...Read more
Over 3,000 container trains from China to Europe have run via Kazakhstan in 2019. This is 5 per cent more than in the previous year. KTZ Express, an intermodal subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways, expects further...Read more
In over a month after launching the direct rail freight link to Afghanistan, China inaugurated a container train to another Central Asian state – Turkmenistan. The new service connects Kelif railway station in the eastern...Read more
Six years after the official launch, the Marmaray Tunnel that connects the European and Asian part of Turkey has been opened for rail freight operations. As a result, containers from China to Europe could be...Read more
Kazakhstan Railways has tested the electronic consignment note in freight transportation from China. The fully-fledged service will be available after concluding the respective interstate agreement between China and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Railways is also introducing the...Read more
KTZ Express, a logistics provider and subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways considers launching a reefer container train service to Uzbekistan. The new option will allow the company to increase the freight volumes and extend the product...Read more
Railway traffic between Kazakhstan and China saw a major rise in 2018. Especially eastbound traffic increased significantly, with more than 50 per cent. This is a positive milestone for Eurasian railway traffic, which has seen...Read more
Finland and Kazakhstan are considering to launch a new rail freight connection between the countries. They regard the route as an opportunity for transporting products to and from other countries, especially Iran, Sweden and Norway.
Finland...Read more
Eurasian rail freight corridor alliance The United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC), has moved to strengthen the future of Europe-China freight transports by forging a new deal with a group of multimodal operators.
The Memorandum of...Read more
A new joint working group involving seven countries aims to pave the way for improved rail freight services between Europe and the Far East. The multilateral agreement by China, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Germany and...Read more
