TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 16. A joint
venture, UTK International Logistics Co. Ltd., established in the
People’s Republic of China with the participation of Uzbekistan's
Uztemiryulcontainer, has successfully dispatched its first pilot
container train from China to Tajikistan, Trend reports via the Uzbek company.
The train consists of eight 40-foot containers loaded with
consumer goods and construction equipment. It departed from Lanzhou
station and will travel to Dushanbe-2 station along the multimodal
transport corridor “China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan.”
The total route length exceeds 3,500 kilometers, while the
transit delivery time is estimated at 18–20 days.
According to the company, the launch of this pilot project
confirms its practical readiness to organize stable and regular
container shipments along the China–Central Asia route.
Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of UTK International Logistics
Co., Ltd. was held in Beijing in July 2025. The company was created
as a joint initiative between JSC Uztemiryulcontainer and Xinjiang
Union of Railway International Logistics Co. Ltd., aiming to expand
multimodal freight connectivity and strengthen logistics
cooperation between China and Central Asia.
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