The International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" (TITR) at its meeting announced that in 2022 there was a positive dynamics of transportation along the TITR and its increased role in modern geopolitical realities, the press service of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" reports.
In 2022, the volume of cargo transportation increased by 2.5 times and reached 1.5 million tons. At the same time, the export of Kazakhstani cargo increased by 6.5 times compared to 2021 and amounted to 891 thousand tons. 33.6 thousand TEUs (an internationally accepted indicator of containerized freight turnover) were transported in containers, which is 33% more than in the same period last year.
“During the meeting, issues of increasing the efficiency of work on attracting cargo to the TITR and developing container traffic were discussed. Agreements were reached on the issues of increasing the volume of cargo transportation along the route for 2023, running a regular shuttle train on a fixed schedule and creating a single transit product,” KTZ gave details.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
February 8, 2023