(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. The Austrian Federal
Railways' Rail Cargo Group supports the development of the
Trans-Caspian International transport Route (TITR, or Middle
Corridor), Clemens Först, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group CEO, told Trend .
"In the Middle Corridor, geopolitics drive strong transport
demand. Its viability hinges on whether Kazakhstan and the other
nations along the route can use the current window of opportunity
to build a reliable, cost-effective corridor. We have close ties to
Kazakhstan and support Middle Corridor development," he said.
According to him, Kazakhstan is in a unique position to become
the most important transit hub between Asia and Europe.
"There is already good experience and close cooperation with the
Northern Corridor, and recent developments on the Central Corridor
also seem to be moving more and more in the right direction," he
said.
As he noted, the company's cooperation extends across the
Central Asian countries, from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan and Georgia,
and primarily involves working with state railway companies and
their logistics units for rail freight transport in the intermodal
sector.
"We offer our European customers a comprehensive transport chain
from the first to the last mile, covering all available modes of
transport between Europe and Central Asia," Först said.
The Middle Corridor is a transportation and trade route that
connects Asia and Europe, passing through several countries in the
region. It is an alternative route to the traditional Northern
Corridor and Southern Corridor.
The route starts in China and crosses Central Asian countries
such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It then passes
through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye before
reaching Europe.
The Middle Corridor offers a land route that connects the
eastern parts of Asia, including China, with Europe, bypassing the
lingering maritime routes.
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