TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 17. The number of applications for cargo transportation to Uzbekistan from January through June increased by 77 percent compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
According to the international 'Freight Exchange ATI.SU', tariffs for cargo transportation in Uzbekistan increased by eight percent over the same period.
Demand for transportation from Russia increased by 75 percent, and Kazakhstan, Belarus and China also added significantly.
At the same time, the dynamics slowed down in the second quarter – compared to the first quarter of 2023, the number of applications for cargo transportation to Uzbekistan decreased by 31 percent, including a decrease in the Russian direction (by 30 percent).
The number of applications placed on the exchange from Uzbekistan for the first half of the year decreased by 4 percent compared to the same period last year.
In the Russian direction, the reduction was 8 percent, but the demand for transportation to Kazakhstan and Belarus, on the contrary, increased slightly. At the same time, rates for export cargo transportation showed an increase of 13 percent.
Uzbekistan is actively developing and modernizing its transport systems to improve the quality and efficiency of cargo transportation. Large investments are aimed at expanding and modernizing the road network, improving transportation conditions on railways, modernizing airports and developing seaports.