Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia, and thus has no seaports. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. The country is trying to develop regional transport corridors for trade purposes.
Construction start of $4.7 bln China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – Construction began on December 27 on the long-delayed 523 km-long China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU)...
Uzbekistan to increase use of Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – A delegation from double-landlocked Uzbekistan has visited Aktau Sea Commercial Port to discuss...
Rhenus to set up joint venture with Uzbek Railways
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – As part of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to Central Asia, delegation member Tobias...
First China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train departed from Wuxi, Jiangsu province near...
Landlocked Uzbekistan increasing cargo transport via Azerbaijan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Cargo transportation between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan will grow 20-30% in 2024, according to...
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to invest $150 mln in transport
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are developing measures worth some $150 million to expand cooperation...
Multimodal container route India-Uzbekistan launched
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 1, 2024 – A multimodal container route was launched in August from the Indian ports of Mundra, Nava Sheva...
Organization of Turkic States supports regaional trade corridors
Karabakh, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The Organization of Turkic States held a summit last weekend in Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The presidents...
Beijing not interested in China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – It looks like Beijing doesn’t see the 523 km long China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway as a...
$4.7 billion China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – Beijing will issue a $2.35 billion loan for the construction of the long-delayed $4.7 billion...
Central Asia-South Caucasus-Anatolia corridor – CASCA+
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Uzbekistan’s Railways has proposed the creation of a consortium to coordinate cargo transportation...
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...
China joins the race to build logistics centers in Uzbekistan
Guangzhou, China (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Chinese company Hichain Logistics (Supply Chain) will build new logistics centers in Uzbekistan’s...
Reference – Uzbekistan’s transport corridors
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2023 – A detailed list of transport corridors connecting Uzbekistan to international markets was published by...
“Game of Corridors” in Central Asia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The “Game of Corridors” continues to be played in Central Asia, following the Western sanctions...
Rhenus expands operations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Germany’s global transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group is stepping up...
Landlocked Uzbekistan to create a new corridor via Afghanistan, Pakistan to Indian Ocean
Astana, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan wants to create a new regional corridor from Russia and Central Asia, through...
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to create joint logistics company for TITR
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan intend to create a joint logistics company to operate within the...
Another transport corridor project to link Central Asia to Indian Ocean
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran are to open a new transport corridor, again bypassing...
Uzbekistan looks for a railway line via Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea
Termez, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – A trans-Afghanistan railway project would connect landlocked Uzbekistan to the Arabian Sea and the...