Kazakhstan plans to significantly increase cargo traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, bypassing Russia. Marat Karabayev, Kazakhstan’s minister of transport, announced during the Astana International Forum (AIF) that freight volumes on the route are projected to surpass 10 million tons by 2027.
«Cargo turnover was 800,000 tons, and now it has reached 4.5 million tons, a sevenfold increase over the past three years,» Karabayev said. «I’m confident we’ll exceed 10 million tons by 2027. All the data supports this projection.»
He noted that Kazakhstan has already signed...