OREANDA-NEWS. October 22, 2012.  A delegation of JSC “National company “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy,” including JSC “National Centre for Transport Logistics Development,” JSC “Kaztransservice,” JSC “Kedentransservice,” and International Centre of Boundary Cooperation “Khorgos” headed by President of JSC “Kaztransservice” A.Sultanov has paid a working visit to Shenzhen (China) for participation in the international transport and logistics exhibition "China International Logistics Transportation Fair 2012" ("CILF 2012"). Moreover, within the visit JSC “NC “KTZ” surveyedYantian Port and signed the Memorandum on cooperation withShenzhen Yantian Port Group Company Limited.  

On October 15-17 the delegation of JSC “NC “KTZ” and ICBC “Khorgos” took part in the largest international logistics exhibition CILF-2012 dedicated to warehouse technologies, transport transportation, distribution systems, freight transport and information flows. During the exhibition the delegation participants exchanged experience with the experts of the largest international logistics companies on logistics technologies and software, supply chain management, logistics IT solutions and established business contacts with the exhibition delegates.

President of JSC “ICBC “Khorgos” T.Abylgazin and representatives of JSC “NC “KTZ” presented a stand of transit opportunities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which allowed to represent the company’s projects, which are implemented for the transport and logistics sector of Kazakhstan, in detail. In particular, the exhibition participants were able to get acquainted with the project ICBC “Khorgos” which is located on the border with China and transferred the management to JSC “NC “KTZ.”

The project of ICBC “Khorgos” is one of the largest projects implemented on the initiative of the presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of China. One of the key goals of ICBC “Khorgos” is creation of favorable investment climate and special legal regime for attraction of internal and foreign capital. On the territory of ICBC “Khorgos” will operate special legal regime for boundary commerce and business cooperation with the PRC and other countries.

Within the exhibition the Kazakh delegation held a meeting with representatives of companies Sinotrans, Shenzhen Warehouse Railway Co.Ltd, following the results of which the sides agreed on cooperation in the sphere of formation of joint logistics products. Also the delegation surveyed the united exposition “Logistics of Eurasia,” where the Kazakh, Russian and Latvian transport logistics companies were represented. During the exhibition visit, the Kazakh side held bilateral meetings with foreign colleagues on procurement, supply and deliveries.

Moreover, the delegation of JSC “NC “KTZ” visited Yantian Portand railway station Pingyan. Within the reached agreements the sides plan to unite conditions and develop cooperation in conducting joint work in the sphere of providing logistics services on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to establish interaction in development of innovative approaches in the transport and logistics sphere and participate in creation of joint integrated logistics product.

The sides also agreed on cooperation in the field of multimodal transportations on transcontinental routes in the communication Asia-Europe and attraction of new cargo traffic passing through Kazakhstan and China in transit communication. In particular, this means increase in container cargo transportation in the communication China-Europe, including via a border-crossing Khorgos-Altynkol and seaport Aktau.