Kazakhstan’s growing importance in transport routes
Kazakhstan’s role in Eurasian transportation during recent years is indisputable. The country sees significant volumes transported through its railway infrastructure yearly. A crucial transit destination for trade in the New Silk Road and a primary...Read more
UTLC ERA reaches ‘half-a-million milestone’ for 2020
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) announced that it already reached its goal of 500,000 transported TEUs on the New Silk Road for the year. The amount concerns the...Read more
Russia tests shipment sanctioned goods from Ukraine to Central Asia
RZD Logistics, a dedicated subsidiary of Russian Railways, is testing new rail freight services between Ukraine and Central Asia. They are devoted to the delivery of sanctioned goods that were previously not allowed on transit...Read more
Containerised hospital on tracks in Kazakhstan
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
Longest freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line connecting Azerbaijan to Turkey saw the longest freight train since its opening on its tracks last week. A 940-metre-long freight train consisting of 82 containers ran from Turkey via Georgia to...Read more
From Japan to Europe: there is potential for a new route via Azerbaijan
Train by train, Azerbaijan is attracting new container volumes on its railway network. ADY Container, a dedicated subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, is making every effort in order to increase transit traffic running from Central Asia...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
Rhenus Group bets on New Silk Road in Kazakhstan
Rhenus Group plans to expand its activities in Kazakhstan. A head office and container depot will be setup in the industrial city of Karaganda. With this move the German logistics firms wants to tap into...Read more
Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road
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
Chinese-Kazakh border remains open for rail freight
Kazakhstan has closed its borders for all train, bus and air traffic from China, but remains open to freight transport. This was announced by the Kazakh commission of transport on Wednesday 29 January. The measures...Read more
Kazakhstan expects more containers from China
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
Knorr-Bremse and Alstom sign first Kazakhstan deal
Knorr-Bremse Russia and Alstom Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to facilitate the braking system of 295 locomotives in Kazakhstan for the next 25 years. The units all belong to national railway company KTZ. The service...Read more
First direct rail freight link from Turkmenistan to China
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
From China to Iran via Kyrgyzstan: is the faster rail link real?
Despite all complexities and tensions, China does not cease its efforts to establish a new railway from Xinjiang to Uzbekistan. The future line is expected to run via mountainous Kyrgyzstan and connect the Chinese city...Read more
Middle Corridor: more options for transit from China to EU
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 digitises freight service
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