Kazakhstan - VibeWire Magazine

Kazakhstan greenlights infrastructure upgrades with Middle Corridor logistics cluster in mind

Nikos Papatolios
August 1, 2024
0

Investments under discussion for quite some time have been made official in Kazakhstan. As the Kazakh government announced, the Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and…

Kazakhstan to modernise nearly 200 stations by 2030 for more rail capacity

Guest authors
July 23, 2024
0

Kazakhstan is planning to modernise over 180 railway stations by 2030. With the investment, the country wants to grow throughput capacity on the railways. It…

Countries are warming up to Trans-Afghan corridor, aim for 2028 completion

Guest authors
July 18, 2024
0

The Trans-Afghan corridor is planned to be built by 2028. Even if it goes through difficult terrain and with political instability abound, the rail project…

‘CKU line cannot compete with Kazakh infrastructure for China – Europe freight’

Guest authors
July 16, 2024
0

After a long time of political tug-of-war, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan seem to have agreed on an outline for the China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan…

Russia reportedly smuggling grain into Kazakhstan after refusal to lower rail transit fees

Guest authors
July 15, 2024
0

Russia is reportedly smuggling millions of tonnes of grain into Kazakhstan, according to an investigation by Kazakh Railways (KTZ). Data from the agriculture ministry and…

How can rail freight help during the Red Sea Crisis?

Marco Raimondi
July 11, 2024
0

The Red Sea Crisis has been one of the most impactful factors for the logistics and transport sectors worldwide in 2024. The situation led to…

China and Kazakhstan agree to invest in Aktau port container hub

Guest authors
July 4, 2024
0

The Port of Aktau will gain a new container hub. China and Kazakhstan agreed to build the port expansion at an investment roundtable on 2…

China, Belarus and Kazakhstan to build terminal on Belarusian-Polish border

Guest authors
June 27, 2024
0

China, Belarus and Kazakhstan intend to build a logistics terminal on the Belarusian-Polish border. The three countries signed a memorandum of intent consolidating their plans…

Kazakhstan considering the privatisation of Kazakh Railways

Guest authors
June 24, 2024
0

Kazakhstan is considering the privatisation of Kazakh Railways (KTZ). The company is not doing well financially, which has led the transport ministry to discuss alternative structures. Moreover, infrastructure management will likely be removed from KTZ’s portfolio. Marat Karabayev, Kazakhstan’s transport minister, stated that officials are discussing a privatisation of KTZ. The Kazakh rail operator and…

Nurminen Logistics and Kazakhstan eye joint Middle Corridor investments

Nikos Papatolios
June 19, 2024
0

What started as a regular service cooperation in late 2022 is now ready to upgrade into a full partnership aimed at rail investments. Nurminen Logistics and the Government of Kazakhstan, represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Murat Nurtleu, are discussing the possibilities of improving the Middle Corridor. Their negotiations entail the possibility of launching joint investment…