ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 13. The total volume of cargo transshipment through the Aktau seaport of Kazakhstan amounted to over 360,000 tons in January 2024, Trend reports.
Thus, this is 12.7 percent higher than the same period in 2023. The port provided transshipment of 3,000 tons of grain and 310,000 tons of oil and petroleum products.
The seaport handled over 2,300 twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs), up 30 percent from January last year. Including over 2,000 TEU along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, or Middle Corridor). This figure has doubled compared to last year.
The Middle Corridor is a transportation and trade route that connects Asia and Europe, passing through several countries in the region. It is an alternative route to the traditional Northern Corridor and Southern Corridor.
The route starts in China and crosses Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It then passes through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye before reaching Europe.
The Middle Corridor offers a land route that connects the eastern parts of Asia, including China, with Europe, bypassing the longer maritime routes.
