Baku:Romania's Financial Intelligence has highlighted the expansion of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, known as the Middle Corridor, which traverses Azerbaijan and facilitates the export of products from Kazakhstan to Latin America.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the article details that KTZ Express, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway operator of Kazakhstan, has arranged for the shipment of polymer products from Almaty to the Mexican port of Veracruz.
The cargo journey involves transportation from Kazakhstan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan's port of Alat, then onward to the port of Poti in Georgia. The international logistics company Maersk is responsible for the final leg of the shipment to Mexico by sea.
The report further emphasizes that the Middle Corridor serves as a vital international transport route linking China and Central Asia with Europe, passing through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye. The shipment from Kazakhstan to Mexico underscores the corridor's potential for supporting intercontinental trade.