Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways, KTZ) is a state-owned railway company in Kazakhstan. The company is responsible for the management and operation of the country’s rail network, which spans over 15,000 kilometers and connects Kazakhstan to other countries in Central Asia, Russia, and China. KTZ provides a range of services, including freight and passenger transportation, logistics, and infrastructure development.
2.6 times more containers via Middle Corridor in Jan-Oct’24
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – Container shipments along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor),...
New intermodal cargo terminal in Azerbaijan’s Alyat port
Alyat, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China created a joint venture to build a new 40-hectare large intermodal...
China joins the Middle Corridor Multimodal JV via CRTC
Xi’an, China (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – China, via its state-owned China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRTC), is to join the...
Kazakhstan’s ports handled 4.5 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug’24
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 26, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk handled 4.5 million tonnes of cargo in the...
Finally, a JV is created for the container hub in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – KTZ Express, Port Lianyungang and Aktau Sea Trade Port finally announced the creation of a joint...
200th container train from China arrives in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The 200th container train so far in 2024 from China has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port...
Kazakh ports handled 1.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug’24 – really?
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports handled 1.9 million tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of the...
Container transit from China via Middle Corridor increased 14 times
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – Container transit from China via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle...
Kazakhstan’s ports handled 1.37 mln tonnes of cargo in H1’24 – really?
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 27, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports handled 1.37 million tonnes of cargo in the first six months of the...
EBRD provides finance to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe), July 23, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior corporate loan...
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port handled over 1 mln tonnes of cargo in H1’24
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 20, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s second largest Caspian Sea port of Kuryk handled 1.053 million tonnes of cargo in the first...
China to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau. Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – China is set to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau, a Caspian Sea port. At recent discussions...
Romanian, Kazak rail companies sign Middle Corridor MoU
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – KTZ Express and Romania’s state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfa have signed a Memorandum of...
Port of Aktau sees cargo up +14% in first quarter
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Aktau port handled 1.1 million tons of transshipment cargo, up +14%...
Railway JV between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looks to China
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kazakhstan and doubly landlocked Uzbekistan will create a railway joint venture that will create cargo...
Aktau port handled 360,000 tonnes of cargo in January’24
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Aktau in January 2024 increased by 12.7%...
Sanctions change Kazakhstan’s cargo transport geography
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The transport industry of Kazakhstan faces an increase in cargo volumes and periodic shortages of...
Kazakh ports’ cargo statistics for Jan-Nov don’t make sense
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports increased by 10% to 6.5 million tonnes in the...
AD Ports Group, Kazakhstan Railways sign transport agreement
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (Kazakhstan Railways) to form a joint...
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port handled 1.8 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23
Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Kuryk processed more than 1.8 million tonnes of cargo during...