In Kazakhstan, a comprehensive plan for the development of maritime infrastructure for 2024–2028 has been adopted, the press service of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan informed. The document provides for the creation of a large maritime transport and logistics cluster based on the ports of Aktau and Kuryk in Caspi Sea. This will increase container capacities, develop cargo handling terminals and international transport logistics, and reduce administrative barriers, the Ministry says.
- Starting from July 2024, work has begun on deepening the waters of the Kuryk port, and the construction of a container hub at the Aktau port is also planned. The majority of the projects will be implemented through private investments, including within the framework of the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. By the way, the volume of cargo transportation via the TMTM increased by 65% over the first 6 months of the year, reaching 2.1 million tons, reported Lyazzat Stambaziyeva, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan.
According to the ministry, in the first half of 2024, the volume of export-import cargo transportation by road in international communication amounted to 3.8 million tons, which is a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The volume of transit cargo transportation was 2.4 million tons, a 4% increase from the previous year, the Ministry reported.
- An important event was the ratification of the intergovernmental agreement with China on international road transport. Now, Kazakh carriers can deliver cargo to industrial and port cities in China and transit through other countries, added Stambaziyeva.
She also mentioned that in 2024, a test transit road transportation from China to Europe via Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea was organized for the first time, following the route China - Kazakhstan - Azerbaijan - Georgia through the ports of Kuryk and Baku.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
July 30, 2024