Middle Corridor Multimodal, a joint venture between the national rail operators of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, is getting a new participant. Stakeholders have agreed to China Railway Container Transport entering the joint venture during a meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.
With the way clear for China Railway Container Transport to participate in the joint venture, the expectation is that Middle Corridor Multimodal will have more clout to boost container traffic along the China-Europe route. In September 2024, an announcement was already made that the Chinese subsidiary would take part in the company.
Train monitoring
Other points on the meeting agenda in Baku concerned bottlenecks, digitalisation of logistics and container train monitoring. When it comes to the latter, the attendees agreed to implement train travel time monitoring. “This will ensure schedule stability, enable prompt resolution of logistical issues, and improve route efficiency”, Kazakh Railways stated.