{"id":211916,"date":"2025-05-06T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62178"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:46","slug":"ktz-launches-door-to-door-service-between-kazakhstan-and-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=211916","title":{"rendered":"KTZ launches door-to-door service between Kazakhstan and Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kazakh Railways (KTZ), through its subsidiary KTZ Express, has launched a new door-to-door service to Belgium. The company organises the entire transportation process, including the first and last mile.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-62178\"><\/span>The service is not quite new, as it started in February 2025. \u201cThe company has been providing a full cycle of transportation: internal logistics in Kazakhstan, rail transit, road delivery in Europe, customs clearance and control at all stages\u201d, KTZ explains.<\/p>\n<p>The service kicked off with a shipment of Kazakh molybdenum concentrate, carried in 68 twenty-foot equivalent containers. However, says KTZ, the company can scale up the service to accommodate other types of freight as well.<\/p>\n<p>KTZ receives support from its European office in Budapest, which allows it to act \u201cas a single operator, ensuring uninterrupted and transparent logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Expanding internationally<\/h2>\n<p>The Kazakh national rail operator is expanding its international network. KTZ Express similarly organised the entire transport process for a shipment to Houston, Texas. \u201cIn this shipment, KTZ Express provided a full range of transport and logistics services, including the organisation of the first mile, cargo insurance, provision of containers and preliminary declaration\u201d, the company commented at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event became an important milestone, confirming the readiness of KTZ Express to provide reliable and high-quality service in any route direction, which opens up new opportunities for Kazakhstani manufacturers to enter world markets.\u201d KTZ also announced a first shipment of grain to Morocco via a Latvian port last week.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/beltandroad\/2025\/05\/02\/ktz-now-also-ships-to-africa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rbU8E6DjYM1nO42WIVyxiMHg7OVVTXVfNW9HjB2b-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/beltandroad\/2025\/05\/02\/ktz-now-also-ships-to-africa\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">KTZ now also ships to Africa<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazakh Railways (KTZ), through its subsidiary KTZ Express, has launched a new door-to-door service to Belgium. 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