According to a report by NNTV on the 20th, the second phase of the Dostyk railway transshipment station located at the Dostyk railway on the China-Kazakhstan border (corresponding to the Chinese side Alashankou) has been put into use. cases increased to 320,000 TEUs.

The new transshipment station at Dostyk, which was commissioned in summer 2021 and operated by the Kazakh freight forwarder PTC Cargo, has handled 106,700 TEUs of cargo in less than a year at its designed capacity. 160,000 TEUs/year.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict in early 2022 and the repositioning of supply chains have led many logistics companies to look for new transit corridors. The Dostyk railway border, which has improved the reloading capacity, also ushered in new opportunities. The second phase of the newly built station provides a new transshipment point with a transshipment capacity of 160,000 TEUs/year. As a result, the total capacity of the transshipment station will reach 320,000 TEUs per year.

"We have many partners who want to actively use our reloading capabilities, such as Kazakhstan Railways and UTLC ERA, as well as large logistics companies in Russia, Belarus and Europe, which are in high demand," said the manager of PTC Forwarding.

Cargo from China can be quickly transshipped to Russia, Europe, Central Asia and Persian Gulf countries through this station. Since last June, UTLC ERA alone has transshipped 96,500 TEUs to Russia and Europe through the Dostyk terminal. There are also 10,200 TEUs of goods shipped to Russia, Europe and Uzbekistan under the PTC holding project. With the putting into use of the second phase of the dressing station, the export quantity and scope have been expanded for Kazakh enterprises.

Alexey Grom, President of UTLC ERA, said: "The commissioning of the second phase of the Dostyk reloading station is a major event for the entire Eurasian Economic Union. It will not only be an economic growth point for Kazakhstan, but also the entire The economic growth point of the Eurasian Economic Union.”