{"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":"

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>
\n<\/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

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

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

Expanding internationally<\/h2>\n

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

\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