Aktau, one of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports, now has the region’s last container hub. The Chinese-Kazakh developers finished the project ahead of schedule on 9 June.
The Aktau container hub, a joint project by Kazakh Railways (KTZ), the Chinese Lianyungang port and the Aktau port, has a throughput capacity of 66,000 containers per year.
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“I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who took part in the project. The development of transit and transport potential is one of the country’s strategic goals. In this direction, Samruk-Kazyna JSC, together with KTZ, is actively working not only in Kazakhstan, but also abroad”, commented Nurlan Zhakupov, CEO at the sovereign wealth fund and KTZ parent company Samruk-Kazyna.
“Over the 10 years of KTZ’s partnership with the port of Lianyungang, the Kazakh-Chinese terminal in Lianyungang, the Khorgos Gateway Dry Port, and now the container hub in Aktau have been opened. This project is an important step in the development of transport and logistics in Kazakhstan.”
Unmatched technology
The Aktau container hub provides transit opportunities and strengthens Kazakhstan’s position as an important link on the international transport corridors, says KTZ. Moreover, the rail operator comments that modern logistics infrastructure, including advanced technologies that have no analogues in Kazakhstan, will significantly speed up the processing of container freight.
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