Companies from Kazakhstan, Russia and China start building transport hub in Moscow region
ASTANA. April 26 (Interfax) - Russia's Slavtrans-Service, Kazakhstan's National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ, Kazakhstan Railways) and Chinese Xi'an Free Trade Port Construction & Operation Co., Ltd. have officially started construction of a new transport and logistics center, the CRK Terminal at Selyatino station (Moscow region), the KTZ press service said.
A hub-to-hub container train departed Selyatino station bound for Xi'an as part of the construction commencement ceremony, the statement said.
"This key logistics hub is designed to develop direct transport links between the Kazakh-Chinese terminal in Xi'an with Russia and other countries," the statement said.
The construction of the hub will provide a number of advantages for transshipment and cargo handling for Kazakh shippers among others, will have a positive impact on delivery times, and will contribute to improving the medium- and long-term planning of container transportation. The joint venture will make it possible to maximize the potential for the project's participants and expand the range of services provided in logistics and terminal activities, KTZ said.
As previously reported, linear transportation will run along the Xi'an - Alashankou/Khorgos - Selyatino route.
Xi'an is a hub transit center in China; the country's largest dry port is located there and accounts for up to 40% of the total volume of container trains between China and the EU.
The Kazakhstan cargo terminal in Xi'an opened in February 2024. The design capacity of the Kazakhstan terminal is over 66,500 TEU per year.
Transit cargo transportation volumes by rail through Kazakhstan in the China-Russia direction and back in 2023 totaled 3.8 million tonnes (a 35% increase versus 2022), KTZ said. Transit traffic in the China-Russia-China direction remained at the 2023 level of 0.9 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy is a transport and logistics company controlled by the state. The company manages railway, seaport and airport infrastructure, as well as transport and logistics centers.
Xi'an Free Trade Port Construction & Operation is an operator of international trade channels and a provider of logistics transport services for Russia, Central Asia, and Europe.
Slavtrans-Service was founded in 2001. The company provides transport and warehouse logistics services. It has been implementing an investment project since 2021 to create an agrological complex in Selyatino, Moscow region.