Is the Middle Corridor growing? In theory, it looks like so. The port of Poti witnessed an 80 per cent increase in containerised cargo volumes eastbound alone. Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) experienced an 86 per cent...Read more
After a long time, Maersk returned to the forefront of Eurasian connections. The global shipping player launched a new intermodal service connecting the port of Poti in Georgia with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan using the Middle...Read more
This year is certainly not easy for rail freight forwarders focusing on transportation between China and Europe. The northern route crossing Russia becomes even more complicated as the sanctions tighten. Meanwhile, the demand from Europe...Read more
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) has seen Middle Corridor volumes grow by 86 per cent for the first seven months of this year compared to 2022. The total volume amounted to 1.6 million tons, with the export...Read more
The Middle Corridor is gaining popularity in Scandinavian countries as a route connecting the region to Central Asian markets. As sanctions tighten and Scandinavians keep avoiding the Russian route, the alternative corridor is experiencing a...Read more
The Poti Sea Port, in Georgia, has experienced an eastbound volume increase of 80 per cent this year compared to 2022. The westbound growth is less significant, signalling a nine per cent increase compared to...Read more
KTZ’s container transportation via its subsidiary KTZ Express has increased by 2,6 times year-on-year for the first half of 2023. The overall transportation amounted to 346.000 TEU. Cargo flows linked to China have contributed much...Read more
ANALYSISThe ports of Baku and Poti, in Azerbaijan and Georgia, respectively, are on track to increase their significance for cargo flows directed to Europe. Both hubs are currently undergoing transformational processes that could facilitate and...Read more
A new multimodal terminal in the port of Poti area, Georgia, enters the construction phase. The project which requires an investment between fifteen to twenty million US dollars, will be carried out jointly by Kazakhstan...Read more
The European Silk Road Summit, the largest event dedicated to the New Silk Road, is preparing for its 7th edition, which will take place between 29 November and 1 December in Budapest. This year’s central...Read more
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) is currently carrying out its most extensive railway repair plan in recent years. The railway repair work includes locations across the country; it started in March and is expected to last until...Read more
For the first two quarters of 2023, the transit volumes of Azerbaijan Railways amounted to 3,527,698 tons, roughly 150.000 tons less than the same period last year. Transit traffic via Azerbaijan is relatively stagnant, with...Read more
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to establish a single company operating in the Middle Corridor. The two parties expect Georgia to join them as well soon. The result will be a new tripartite...Read more
Cargo volume transited via the Middle Corridor doubled last year, with an estimated amount of 1,7 million tons. Furthermore, for the first five months of this year, cargo traffic via the Middle Corridor has increased...Read more
Rhenus Logistics and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) are partnering up to further develop middle Corridor capacity and freight handling. The German firm and Kazakh state-owned company aim at developing transhipment facilities in the Caspian Sea ports...Read more
Though well-known in the sea world, Slovenia isn’t a big name in the China-Europe Express market. Not yet, because the first ships loaded with Chinese cargo have sailed to the Slovenian port of Koper from...Read more
PSA International and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) are establishing a new joint venture, called KPMC to further develop the Middle Corridor. The focus of the joint venture, as PSA explained, will be “the organisation of block...Read more
Kazakhstan’s exports via the Middle Corridor have almost tripled during the first months of 2023, with imports increasing by 22 per cent. As Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) mentioned, rail transportation along these routes between January and...Read more
China’s president Xi Jinping is to meet with the leaders of five Central Asian countries in Xi’an this month. Delegations will undoubtedly echo the synergy of the Silk Road development, especially on the Middle Corridor....Read more
China dispatched the first train carrying humanitarian aid products for Turkey on 29 March. This train carried fifty 40-foot containers; however, according to KTZ Express, 150 more containers remain to be dispatched to Turkey from...Read more
A China Railway Express train loaded in Tianjin, northeastern China, with earthquake-resistant tents departed for Turkey on 29 March. It is the first Chinese train to deliver humanitarian help to Turkey after the devastating earthquake...Read more