The Ukrainian Navy has taken delivery of a new armoured gunboat built by Kyiv-based shipyard Kuznia na Rybalskomu. Named after a city in northern Ukraine, Bucha is the eighth vessel to be constructed under the Project 58155 series of small armoured artillery boats (Malі bron’ovanі artilerіys’kі...
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has entered the Uzbekistan logistics sector via a new joint venture with the country’s multisectoral holding company, SEG Enera Group. The ADL-Ulanish jv will provide end-to-end global logistics services across the landlocked Central Asian country, offering freight...
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DP World has signed a framework agreement with Uzbekistan, which is expected to enable the UAE-based port operator to expand its presence in the Asian country, boosting global trade flow and supporting the development of digital infrastructure.
The agreements cover broad areas of cooperation, including the establishment of a new inland logistics network to support the expansion of the Navoi Free Economic Zone (FEZ) and the cargo terminal at Navoi International Airport, as well as the launch of...
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U.S. Army soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to departure for Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on Aug. 13, 2021. US Air Force Photo
Russia’s Afghanistan failures in the 1980s are driving the Kremlin’s thinking of how to deal with the Taliban and the possible rise of religious extremism near its borders, two scholars on Central Asia said Wednesday.
Pavel Baev, a professor at Oslo’s Peace...
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Uzbekistan has become the latest gateway to join DP World’s World Logistics Passport (WLP), connecting it to the network of the world’s first freight loyalty scheme across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The UAE-based global operator DP World said the WLP is a global, private sector-led, initiative designed to smooth the flow of global trade, unlock market access and provide economic efficiencies to members, while with its global presence, it is providing benefits to members such as priority...
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The first transit cargo has been dispatched from Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau to Uzbekistan, Kazinform correspondent reports.
In particular, the Aktau-Tashkent container freight train with 10 well cars carrying 20-foot containers, which belong to O’zbekiston Temir Yollari (the Uzbekistan Railways), departed the Port of Aktau.
According to O’zbekiston Temir Yollari JSC, the first transit container cargo dispatched to the Republic of Uzbekistan is a result of successful cooperation of the railway...
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Central Asia is considered an integral part of the global transport and communication system. Uzbekistan has made a great contribution to the modernization and opening of new international roads in this region.
Uzbekistan joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported.
Representatives of the railway administrations of Kazakhstan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met in Almaty to mull further development of freight...
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The economy of Uzbekistan is one of the largest in the Central Asian region. In recent years, the Uzbek economy has been actively developing and showing high results of stable growth.
The foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan amounted to $ 3.35 billion, according to the results of January 2019 and increased by 26.8 percent, compared with the same period in 2018.
According to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, exports reached $ 1.67 billion (growth rate – 16.6 percent), import volume – $...
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Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will create a joint venture that will be engaged in railway container transportation to China, the Uzbek media reported on September 26.
The relevant agreements were reached during the visit of the Kazakh delegation to Tashkent. The railway administrations of the two countries will be engaged in the organization of the enterprise.
Moreover, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to extend the tariff preferences for the transportation of rail cargo until 2019 and to open...
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