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Today, the chairman of "Azerbaijan Railways" CJSC (ADY), Rovshan Rustamov, and the chairman of "Kazakhstan Railways" National Company (KTZ) Nurlan Sauranbayev, participated in the teleconference organized on the delivery of a container train from China to Azerbaijan via the China-Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan route along the Middle Corridor, in the presence of the presidents of both countries.
This container train’s dispatching by the Transport Logistics Centre in Xi'an, China, which is owned by Kazakhstan, is of great significance for all participants of the Middle Corridor route.
The train, consisting of 61 containers, covered the 7,000 km long route (from the Kazakhstan terminal in Xi'an to Aktau and ultimately to the Absheron station) in 11 days. During the multimodal transportation, the containers were reloaded at the ports of Kazakhstan and then transported via the Caspian Sea to the Baku International Sea Trade Port and subsequently to the Absheron station on board the trains operated by ADY.
It is noted that the launch of the Transport Logistics Centre in China, which aims to significantly increase the volume of cargo transportation along the route, is intended to promote the development of the Middle Corridor and attract new cargoes. According to initial planning, it is expected to dispatch 10 container trains to Azerbaijan per month through the Kazakhstan-owned logistics center in China.
Moreover, a digital DTC platform has been created to develop the Middle Corridor, and the digital systems of the Azerbaijani and Kazakh railways have been integrated with a "Track and Trace" function for real-time tracking of cargoes along the route. The creation and development of a unified digital ecosystem is increasingly enhancing the transparency and attractiveness of the Middle Corridor.
Azerbaijani and Kazakh railways have already teamed up to significantly increase the volume of cargo transportation by 2024.
Meanwhile, during January-February 2024, the volume of cargo transportation between KTZ and ADY increased by 25 % compared to the same period in 2023, amounting to 539.5 thousand tons.
The developing Middle Corridor is increasingly reshaping the East-West connectivity. Previously, the delivery of cargoes from China to the Black Sea ports via the Middle Corridor used to take approximately 53 days, whereas now it has been reduced to 18 days.
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