Kazakhstan has sent a new export batch of wheat flour from its northern city of Kostanay to New York using the infrastructure of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor—a transit route linking China to Europe through Kazakhstan.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the shipment of 24 tons of Kazakh flour, produced by Salamat Company LLP, one of Kazakhstan’s largest flour mills, took place on March 10. The total transit time is approximately 58 days.
The shipment in a multimodal container format using rail and sea transport was organized by KTZ Express, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s national railway operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). The sea shipment is carried out in partnership with CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest shipping companies.
KTZ Express organized containerization and delivery of the cargo from Kostanay to the port of Aktau, from where the cargo was transported across the Caspian Sea to the port of Alat (Azerbaijan), then across the Black Sea from the port of Poti (Georgia) to Istanbul, and then through the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the port of New York.
The new delivery reflects the growing demand for Kazakh flour in international markets and the reliability of the transport route using the Middle Corridor.
