Kazakhstan is increasing the throughput capacity of the Port of Aktau from 180,000 to 240,000 containers per year. To achieve this, port infrastructure is being modernized, new container hubs are being built, and plans for additional terminals are under consideration. Eight vessels have also been ordered to transport cargo across the Caspian Sea, with four being built in Baku and the other four in China. Vice Minister of Transport Zhanibek Taizhanov announced the plans at an international exhibition in Astana. The event focuses on developing Central Asia’s logistics potential and increasing the capacity of the Middle Corridor. This year, the exhibition brought together 230 companies from 20 countries, more than half of them from abroad. Participants showcased modern technologies and solutions in transport and logistics.
«Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics sector is developing rapidly. Last year, transit freight volumes reached around 39 million tonnes. We plan to increase this figure to 67 million tonnes by 2030. Railway construction is also underway. Over the past five years, we have built around 5,000 kilometers of new railway lines. Over the next three years, we plan to build a further 2,500 kilometers,» said Zhanibek Taizhanov, Kazakh Vice Minister of Transport.
«Uzbekistan dispatches between 10 and 20 container trains a month, depending on the season, carrying export goods. It also receives at least 30 container trains a month from China, with volumes continuing to grow. There are also significant volumes of single-wagon shipments between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan,» said Mirziyod Mirkhamidov, Chairman of the Board of UzTemirYulKonteyner JSC.
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