Kazakhstan aims to increase its annual transit freight volume to 100 million tonnes by 2035. The country also plans to quadruple its seaport capacity and expand its fleet capacity fivefold. According to the Ministry of Transport, transit freight volumes through Kazakhstan rose by 18% last year, while the sector has grown by 7% since the beginning of the year. In recent years, Kazakhstan has modernised more than 36,000 kilometres of roads and over 5,000 kilometres of railway lines. Key priorities include introducing green corridors and a single-window system to speed up cross-border cargo clearance. The Smart Cargo digital platform has also been launched to facilitate digital document processing and cargo tracking.
«We are currently developing the Logistics Monitoring Centre platform. Smart Cargo helps streamline border-crossing procedures. We have introduced QR codes and digital transport passports, and we are already seeing results. To date, around 11,000 digital transport passports have been generated, and more than 15,000 vehicles and carriers have been registered on the platform. The system is already in use,» said Damir Kozhakhmetov, Kazakh Vice Minister of Transport.
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