Road checkpoints on Kazakhstan's border with China to close for three days
From March 21 to 23, 2024, road checkpoints on the Kazakhstan-China border will suspend the passage of citizens, vehicles and cargo.
The reason is the celebration of Nauryz in Kazakhstan.
Railroad checkpoints on the Kazakhstan-China border will continue to operate normally during this period.
Shenzhen Neptune Logistics wants to invest up to $15 million in the creation of a logistics center in Uzbekistan
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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CMA CGM resumes Red Sea transits
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.
In Tashkent from March 1, the movement of trucks during rush hours is prohibited
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 Airways increased flights from Tashkent to New York
"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.