OREANDA-NEWS. The first wagons of JSC "Kaztemirtrans" on the route Kazakhstan - Turkey was sent by train ferry from the port of Poti (Georgia) in the direction of the port Derince (Istanbul, Turkey) by ship "Heroes of Shipka" on August 29, 2013.

On arrival at the port of Derince railway wagons were unloaded. On September 14 wagons of "Kaztemirtrans" returned by ferry to the port of Poti for onward carriage of cargo by rail to Karagandy station.
 
- The project is implemented through the active cooperation of several companies: shipping "Ukrferry" which is the largest Ukrainian carrier ferry on the Black Sea, "Bati Rail" - a well-known Turkish multimodal transport group and "Global Hauling" - Georgian transport company - regional operator of JSC "Kaztemirtrans" in Georgia, - noted the president of JSC "Kaztemirtrans" Kanat Almagambetov.
 
The Company intends to continue to work on the efficient use of freight car fleet and the expansion of transportation geography. In the long term is the promotion of freight services by "Kaztemirtrans" wagons between the other countries of the Central Asian region - Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey through this ferry and regional operator.