Kazakhstan rising as economic power; cargo handling goes up
The Peninsula
Astana: Kazakhstan registered significant increase in cargo handling in 2023, which shows rising trade and economic power of the central Asian country...
Astana: Kazakhstan registered significant increase in cargo handling in 2023, which shows rising trade and economic power of the central Asian country. It handled a total of 980.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, a 4.4% increase from 2022.
The rail transport accounted for 416.4 million tonnes, an increase of over 2.8 percent; road transport 287.1 million tonnes, a rise of over 10.6%; pipelines consisted of 275 million tonnes, an increase of over 0.8%; sea and coastal transport 1.3 million tonnes, an increase of over 11%; and inland water transport consisted of 762,200 tonnes, a rise of over 9.5%. However, 2023 saw a slight decline in air transport cargo as it handled 23,800 tonnes, a decrease of 2.8%.
Kazakhstan is situated at a strategic in terms of trade as 13 international transport corridors cross the country, including five railroad and eight road corridors.
In 2023, transit traffic volume reached 32 million tonnes and there is a plan to increase it to 35 million tonnes by 2029.The Middle Corridor (TITR) has a throughput capacity of 6 million tonnes, including 100,000 TEU, over a length of 6,180 km.
In 2023, 2.76 million tonnes of cargo were transported along the TITR route, a 65% increase from 2022, representing a rise of 1.7 million tonnes, and three times the volume in 2021 (840,000 tonnes).