01:30Cargo volumes through Kazakhstan jumped from 800,000 tons in 2021 to 4.5 million last year with the goal of reaching 10 million tons by 2028.
01:41Joining us now to discuss the developments along the China-Europe route is Sajan Uzbekow, Deputy Director of the Transport Policy Department at Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport.
01:52Mr. Uzbekow, welcome to the program.
01:53How much investment has gone into railroad and maritime infrastructure, and how is it helping improve the middle corridor's capacity?
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02:19Nowy tereniala w portu Kruk.
02:21A także prowadzenie modernizacji
02:24odzielenia drożnych участków,
02:26które idą w dół Sredniego Corridorów.
02:28Osobowa jest około 4 miliardów dolarów.
02:32Jakie świetne kroki w Kazachstanie przyjmuje,
02:35aby odzyskać obecną bottlenecką?
02:37Dla niektórych miejskich miejsc,
02:39mamy prowadzenie modernizacji
02:41limitujących drożnych участków
02:43i w sferie drożnych drożnych,
02:44i w sferie drożnych drożnych drożnych.
02:46Osobowa jest podajem racji projektu.
02:48I w sferie drożnych drożnych drożnych,
02:50po modernizacji tych drożnych.
02:51Słowa investiw to 1 milionów dolarów.
02:53Człowa na to,
02:55rozwiedź do korridoru z Europą i Zafodnego Kitału.
02:59Osobowa jest podajem nowy drożnych drożnych drożnych drożnych.
03:03Słowa investiw to około 1 milionów dolarów.
03:06W całości na rozwiedź drożnych drożnych drożnych drożnych.
03:11Więc podajemy o podajem stuprogramowanej drożnych drożnych,
03:14Jakie potencje widzenia?
03:44To pozwoli w celom narasti obiemy transkaspijskiego międzynarodnego transportu.
03:50Mr Uzbekow, thanks for being with us today.
03:52I want to thank you very much.
03:56Kazakhstan and Bulgaria are also aligning strategies,
03:58planning to link the ports of Burgas and Varna to the middle corridor.
04:02Meanwhile, Kazakhstan has opened a new logistics terminal
04:05in Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti,
04:08a joint project with local and Azerbaijani partners
04:10with a processing capacity of up to 200,000 containers.
04:14It's a key connection to the Black Sea.
04:16Kazakhstan is also expanding its own port infrastructure.
04:19Let's take a closer look.
04:22Akhtau is now home to the largest container hub on the Caspian Sea.
04:26Its capacity could reach 240,000 standard containers per year,
04:30helping meet growing cargo demand between Europe and China.
04:33The container hub in Akhtau will be equipped with more advanced technologies.
04:38We'll be using a terminal operating system that will enhance the efficiency of the hub.
04:43The latest technologies like RMG crane,
04:46the latest ZPMC model that will be more efficient in terms of handling
04:52and loading and unloading the cargo coming from China to Caspian Sea.
04:59KTZ Express, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways,
05:01is leading the project as multi-model operator of the Trans-Caspian Route,
05:05providing rail links, port infrastructure and digital solutions.
05:08We have launched a project called TESS Customs.
05:12It helps the cargo to get the clearance at the customs
05:17when the cargo arrives to the border stations.
05:20And we decrease the time from 8 hours to 30 minutes.
05:24The company now plans to expand further with new terminals in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Hungary,
05:29completing the logistics chain and simplifying access to European markets.
05:34A core EU focus is digitization to streamline border checks, customs and logistics.
05:40Digital freight documents, tracking systems and improved data exchange are all in the works.
05:46Here to speak to us about the attractiveness for business of the Trans-Caspian transport corridor
05:51is Gajdar Avdikarimov, expert consultant on transport corridors at the Asian Development Bank.
05:56He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
06:02Mr. Avdikarimov, welcome. Great to have you with us.
06:04Good morning. Thank you for inviting us.
06:06At full operational efficiency, how economically attractive could the Trans-Caspian transport network become?
06:13The digitalization of this route will improve the speed of the service.
06:17For example, we have a Global DTC company,
06:21which was designed by the configuration between the Chinese and the Kazakhstan borders.
06:26They were combined with Kazakhstan, KTG Express,
06:30the KTG Express, the National Credit Union,
06:32and the Commission has improved the process
06:33and from 4 hours to 20 minutes
06:35they were in the process of the configuration of one vehicle with a container.
06:39How are you helping simplify the cross-border formalities?
06:42and how will that help with the regional coordination across the Central Asian states?
06:46As you know, on the Trans-Caspian transport network,
06:49there are several transport rights.
06:52There are several transport rights.
06:54When they are connected and connected,
06:58we lose a lot of time.
07:00For the harmonization of this process,
07:02we need a digitization
07:04and, of course, the right field
07:07must be used as a symbol.
07:10And today, this is also a work that is started,
07:13and it is carried out by various institutions of development,
07:16such as the Asian Bank of Development.
07:19Going forward, how do you envision
07:20the regional connectivity of the region
07:22that is bound by the Trans-Caspian route?
07:24All 5-6 countries of Central Asia
07:27today
07:28do not have a direct exit
07:30from the World Ocean
07:32to the world market.
07:34And for the region,
07:35this route is very important.
07:37We are now seeing our neighbors
07:39who are starting to push
07:41their infrastructure,
07:43technologies
07:44and connecting
07:46with the already created chain
07:48that we have today.
07:50Yes.
07:51Thank you so much for your perspective today.
