(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. Uzbekistan's Orient
Logistics company, which is part of one of the largest diversified
holdings of Uzbekistan, Orient Group Management, is potentially
considering cooperation with the ports of Azerbaijan to establish
transmodal transportation, Svetlana Kondakova, the Head of
Logistics, Orient Group Management, General Director Orient
Logistics told Trend .
Kondakova noted that Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan already cooperate
in the field of logistics as there are both railway and road
transport corridors linking the countries.
'Unfortunately, at the moment we see a slight decrease in cargo
turnover, which, however, is lower than our initial forecast. In
fact, we faced an up to 15-percent decrease in the southern
direction. Basically, the increase in the cost of logistics
services contributed to the decline in volumes,' she said.
Commenting on the issue of transportation of goods through the
territory of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan with subsequent delivery to
China, Kondakova noted that with the possible accession of
Kyrgyzstan to the route would held significantly reduce the cargo
delivery time, by 20-25 percent.
'Negotiations are underway in this regard and there are already
agreements reached between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the
development of this route. If the project is implemented, the
necessary infrastructure will have to be built by the Kyrgyz side,
since Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan already have theirs built,' she
said.
Commenting on the issue of cooperation with Azerbaijan,
Kondakova noted that at the moment, unfortunately, the company does
not have major agreements with Azerbaijani companies.
'However, we will soon start looking deeper into this. We also
plan to discuss cooperation with the ports of Azerbaijan in order
to be able to offer transmodal transportation services to our
customers. Perhaps someone will see this as a logistical benefit,
in particular for access to Europe,' she concluded.
Founded in 2014, Orient Logistics provides a range of
warehousing and terminal handling services (dry port) by incoming
road and rail. The capacity of the Company's terminals is 330,000
TEU per year.
The Orient Group of companies is one of the largest private
investors in Uzbekistan. The group unites many enterprises and
projects in various sectors of the economy: it is a leader in the
development, logistics, and textile industries.
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