Shenzhen Neptune Logistics plans to invest from $10 million to $15 million in the construction of transport and logistics center in Uzbekistan. This became known at the meeting of the management of the Chinese company and Uztemiryulcontainer JSC.

Director of Shenzhen Neptune Logistics Nancy Tan proposed to create warehouses of A+ category in Uzbekistan.

Also, the parties are considering the possibility of joint use of logistics centers "Uztemiryulcontainer" and organization of container cargo transportation along the multimodal route "China - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan".

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French shipping company CMA CGM Group has announced it will resume Red Sea transits on a case-by-case basis.

The Marseille-based carrier said, "We have reevaluated the situation in the Southern Area of the Red Sea and the evolving conditions allow us to resume transit on a case-by-case basis."

CMA CGM noted that "the situation is being closely assessed for each vessel before each transit, routing choices, therefore, cannot be anticipated or communicated."

Otherwise, all other vessels will be rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope.

The French container line halted sailings through the Red Sea on 1 February routing all its vessels via the Cape of Good Hope due to continued attacks on cargo ships in the region from Yemen's Houthi movement.

From March 1, Tashkent will prohibit the movement of vehicles intended for cargo transportation, classified as N2, N3 and O4 with a permitted maximum weight of more than 10 tons, during peak hours. This is stipulated by the decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of February 21, which approved the State Program for the implementation of the Strategy "Uzbekistan-2030" in 2024.

The restriction does not apply to cargo vehicles of special services, including public utilities, landscaping and the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan.

The Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Transport have been identified as responsible for "full, quality and unconditional implementation" of the innovation.

"Uzbekistan Havo Yollari" national airline company started regular flights from Tashkent to New York in March 1995. Almost 30 years later, the Tashkent-New York-Tashkent route remains the only intercontinental flight from Central Asia.

Today, "Uzbekiston Havo Yollari" National Airline carries out regular non-stop flights on this route three times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

As the only airline in the CIS that operates direct flights to New York, "Uzbekistan Airlines" will begin to increase the frequency of flights in this direction.

From July 2024, the airline will operate flights five times a week: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Maersk pilots Shanghai as its new global gateway of Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) shipments.

The Danish company described this initiative as a "groundbreaking milestone" in the industry for shipments from different nearby countries and areas to be consolidated and transported via Shanghai to the rest of the world.

Maersk said that this development comes as a direct result of recently relaxed local restrictions, enabling Shanghai to play its role as an LCL global gateway to serve for international consolidation for the very first time.

"This decision also opens up new opportunities to further solidify Shanghai's position as a vital hub in global trade," added Maersk.

Previously LCL cargos in China were mainly transited through other traditional gateways, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, or Tanjung Pelepas. With this transformative development, Maersk has taken the initiative to pilot the new process and develop new route combinations, becoming the first company to utilize Shanghai as its LCL strategic global gateway.

"Comparing to other traditional gateways, the Shanghai gateway will greatly benefit Maersk’s global LCL network, especially for export and import operations within the Asia Pacific region, offering improved connectivity, shortened transit time, lowered cost and improved logistics efficiency," commented Jay Zhang, Head of LCL Product at Maersk Greater China Area.

To bolster the service coverage of the Shanghai gateway, Maersk is further expanding its LCL global consolidation network. This expansion entails the introduction of over 50 new trade lanes directly connecting to and from Shanghai, resulting in over 200 direct LCL routes facilitated through the Shanghai port.