The growth of freight traffic through the Middle Corridor faces several challenges, as outlined by Victor Aragones, Senior Transport Economist at the World Bank, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

What is hindering the growth of freight turnover through the Middle Corridor?

  • Insufficient equipment in Kazakhstan’s ports
  • Lack of container transport capacity across the Caspian Sea
  • Non-transparent formation of port tariffs
  • High and non-uniform tariffs
  • Absence of integration of information systems between Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
  • Low coordination among operators
  • Limited throughput capacity
  • Shortage of capacity from China

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