Transport & Logistics
Main indicators. The sector has +12.3% CAGR for the last 5 years. Investments reached $1.8bn in 2016 (11.6% of total).
Infrastructure. Uzbekistan has one of the best transportation infrastructure in the region. The total length of highways exceeds 42,000 km. Annual cargo turnover is more than 1.5bn tn, and passenger turnover is around 105 bn pass/km.
Uzbekistan Airways, National air carrier, has well developed networks of airports, including 10 international airports. Currently the fleet consists of 31 aircraft, including 16 Boeings, 10 Airbuses, and 5 ILs. 4 additional Boeing 787-800 Dreamliners are expected to be delivered in coming years.
The country has a well-developed network of railroads, with an average density of 150 km per 10,000 sq. km. Annual passenger turnover is 3.8 bn pass/km, and cargo turnover exceeds 22 bn tn. Uzbekistan inherited the best railway infrastructure in the region. Currently the railway system exceeds 4,500 km, connecting Uzbekistan with major transcontinental routes and with all of its neighboring countries.
Recent main projects. In 2009-2011, Uzbekistan built the first railway into Afghanistan, connecting Uzbekistan's southern city of Termez with Afghanistan’s city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The Uzbeks also built all affiliated infrastructure facilities for this 75-kilometer line. The line is managed by Uzbekistan Railways.
In the beginning of 2016 Uzbekistan completed the 123 km Angren-Pap railway line, which will enable Uzbekistan to better connect its Fergana Valley region to the rest of the country without relying on transit routes through neighboring countries.
Transport corridors. Uzbekistan currently transports cargoes via following 8 transport corridors:
Corridor 1 - to ports of the Baltic States, Lithuania and Estonia (transit via Kazakhstan and Russia)
Corridor 2 – in direction of EU, through Belarus and Ukraine (transit via Kazakhstan and Russia)
Corridor 3 – to Ukrainian Black Sea port Ilyichyovsk (transit via Kazakhstan and Russia)
Corridor 4 – in direction of Trans-Caucasian corridor (transit via Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan)
Corridor 5 - to Bandar Abbas, Iran, Persian Gulf port (transit via Turkmenistan)
Corridor 6 - eastwards through the Kazakh-Chinese crossing point (Dostyk / Alashankou) to eastern ports of China and the Far East ports: Nakhodka, Vladivostok, etc.
Corridor 7 - to Chinese ports (transit via Kyrgyzstan ) with access to Yellow, East China, and South China seas
Corridor 8 – subject to resolution of Afghan problem, new prospects open for corridors to Iranian and Pakistani ports: Bandar Abbas, Chahbahar (Iran) and Gwadar and Karachi (Pakistan) via Afghanistan.
We expect the transport and logistics will play pivotal role in new economic circumstances. Forecasted substantial growth in coming years and rise in economic activities in imports, exports and investments will increase demand for the services. Besides, also expected that ongoing transportation infrastructure development projects will attract considerable volumes of government investments and international loans.