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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia, and thus has no seaports. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. The country is trying to develop regional transport corridors for trade purposes.

China wants Central Asia & Russia served it on a silver platter

Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – In the past decade, China has dreamed about having at its disposal the transport and market potential of Central...

Batumi Sea Port attends trade promotion in Uzbekistan

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – On April 28, 2023, a conference “Trade relations of Uzbekistan: the role of alternative...

AD Ports Group sets up logistics joint venture in Uzbekistan

Abu Dhabi, UAE (PortSEurope) March 7, 2023 – AD Ports Group has set up a joint venture with Uzbekistan’s SEG ENERA Group to provide end-to-end global...

Batumi port hosts delegation from Uzbekistan

Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – A delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Transport, visited Batumi...

Kazakhstan will build large trade and logistics hubs with five neighbours

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – By 2026, Kazakhstan will build five border trade centers with neighbouring countries, the Ministry...

Uzbekistan to open container terminals and storage facilities in Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan is looking for opportunities to open container terminals and storage facilities at...

Uzbekistan sends block train to Burgas, Bulgaria

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Uzbekistan has send its first block train to Burgas, Bulgaria along the “Middle Corridor”....

New cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – A new cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan and is declared “a new...

EBRD researches sustainable transport connections between Central Asia and Europe

As trade volumes, particularly container traffic, between Asia and Europe continue to grow and as geopolitical events disrupt existing trade corridors, major...

Ports of the Turkic states meet in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – On the eve of the 6th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the Organization of Turkic States, the Fifth...

Transport ministers of the Turkic States meet in Tashkent

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – The 6th meeting of the ministers in charge of transport of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)...

Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia

Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...

Uzbekistan pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) August 21, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan keeps pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports. Uzbekistan...

Landlocked Uzbekistan seeks export routes to Europe via Georgian Black Sea ports

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) July 31, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan, trying to avoid transit via western sanctions hit Russia, is looking for ways...

Uzbek government official visits Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – The Port of Baku has welcomed Akramjon Nematov, deputy head of the Institute of Strategic and Regional...

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan visits Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan Bahram Ashrafkhanov has visited the Port of Baku. Baku...

Uzbekistan and DP World sign framework agreement for strategic trade and digital partnerships

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, DP World signed a Framework...

Uzbekistan is the latest gateway to join DP World’s World Logistics Passport

Uzbekistan is the latest gateway to join the World Logistics Passport, connecting it to the network of the world’s first freight loyalty scheme across Asia,...

Turkic Council holds meetings on Trans-Caspian Corridor

Consultations on facilitating transportation through Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (Middle Corridor) were held on 5-7 April 2021 in Baku with the...

Georgia and Uzbekistan discuss joint transport devlopments

The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Natia Turnava, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Minister of Investment and Trade Sardor...

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