A trial container train linking Ukraine to China through the Caspian and Black Seas departed from the Baku International Sea Trade Port to Aktau, Kazakhstan, on January 22.
The container train, which consists of 20 cars, delivered cargo from Ilichivsk (Ukraine) to Dostyk (China) within 11-12 days. The container train on route Ukraine-Georgia-Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-China, officially known as Trans-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor or New Silk Road, left the Ukrainian port of Illichivsk on January 15.
The new route includes ferries of the Black and Caspian Seas (Illichivsk — Batumi and Alat — Aktau Port) and must be competitive in comparison with the traditional overland route. On January 14, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia signed a protocol on the establishment of preferential tariffs for cargo transportation on this transport route.
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