THE Aktau Sea Commercial Port, or Kuryk port, and Aktau marine north terminal, key points in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), have doubled their box throughput, reports Kazakhstan's Astana Times.
According to the kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) company, more than 1.2 million tons of cargo have been loaded in the Aktau Sea Commercial Port, twice the amount shipped in the same period of 2021.
In February of this year, 1,657 TEU were transshipped, and in April the number increased to 3,099 TEU. Head of Aktau Sea Commercial Port Abai Turikpenbayev said that the traffic volume on the TITR route will increase sixfold this year - up to 3.2 million tons.
Aktau marine north terminal, which is part of TITR, Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) dispatches cargo to the ports of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan.
'A special project on its expansion in the northern direction has increased the port's capacity for general cargo from two million tons to four million tons, and the grain terminal's capacity from 0.6 million tons to 1.6 million tons,' said Aktau marine north terminal director general Dauren Kaliaskarov.
For comparison, during a 10-month period in 2021, the volume of cargo transportation through the Aktau marine north terminal was 813,500 tons.
Said Kuryk port director Serik Akhmetov: 'Since last month there are three times more machines, three times more wagons, and accordingly, the weight parameters have become larger.'
Today, ferry-boats accommodate 54 railway wagons and the port can serve four ferry-boats at a time, said Mr Akhmetov.
Kuryk port also carries out the shipment of automobiles. 'The whole logistics of Turkey is based on cars, so we put a lot of emphasis on creating a special corridor for motor transport,' he said.
This route, also known at the Middle Corridor, starts from southeast Asia and China, runs through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and further to European countries, and is part of the new so-called Silk Road.
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According to the kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) company, more than 1.2 million tons of cargo have been loaded in the Aktau Sea Commercial Port, twice the amount shipped in the same period of 2021.
In February of this year, 1,657 TEU were transshipped, and in April the number increased to 3,099 TEU. Head of Aktau Sea Commercial Port Abai Turikpenbayev said that the traffic volume on the TITR route will increase sixfold this year - up to 3.2 million tons.
Aktau marine north terminal, which is part of TITR, Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) dispatches cargo to the ports of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan.
'A special project on its expansion in the northern direction has increased the port's capacity for general cargo from two million tons to four million tons, and the grain terminal's capacity from 0.6 million tons to 1.6 million tons,' said Aktau marine north terminal director general Dauren Kaliaskarov.
For comparison, during a 10-month period in 2021, the volume of cargo transportation through the Aktau marine north terminal was 813,500 tons.
Said Kuryk port director Serik Akhmetov: 'Since last month there are three times more machines, three times more wagons, and accordingly, the weight parameters have become larger.'
Today, ferry-boats accommodate 54 railway wagons and the port can serve four ferry-boats at a time, said Mr Akhmetov.
Kuryk port also carries out the shipment of automobiles. 'The whole logistics of Turkey is based on cars, so we put a lot of emphasis on creating a special corridor for motor transport,' he said.
This route, also known at the Middle Corridor, starts from southeast Asia and China, runs through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and further to European countries, and is part of the new so-called Silk Road.
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