The two companies are jointly managing and aiming to expand their combined terminals in Andijan and Samarkand, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Uzbekistan Railways

German logistics company Rhenus and Uzbekistan Railways have signed a memorandum of cooperation to expand transshipment capacities in Uzbekistan.

The regular operation of the first TRAMLINK tramcar has commenced.

Part of this new agreement is directed at increasing the throughput of the ancient city of Samarkand along the Silk Road.

The memorandum was signed during the Central Asian Government Summit in Berlin at the end of September 2023.

Uzbekistan Railways is the national carrier of Uzbekistan and has a total railway network length of 7,400 km.

As part of the agreement, two joint ventures will be established between Rhenus and Uztemiryulkonteyner, a subsidiary of Uzbekistan Railways specializing in container transportation.

Tobias Bartz, the CEO and Chairman of the Rhenus Group, explained how the ‘new chapter’ began: “This strategic partnership with Uzbek Railways opens a new chapter in Rhenus’ presence in Central Asian countries, a region with a population of around 94 million people, almost 30 years after we first entered the market.”

In the photo: Henrich Kerstgens, Project Leader and Director of the Project Council at Rhenus Group, and Ilhom Mahamov, Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan. Photo credit: Rhenus.

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