The potential of the United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC) allows tripling the volume of freight transport between China and the European Union by 2020, said the Head of Belarusian Railways, Vladimir Morozov, quoted by BeLTa agency.
The Head of Belarusian Railways said: “While three to four organized container trains used to cross our country every week as little as 3-5 years ago, at present as many as 3-5 trains cross the country every day. And I believe it is a small figure. I see some potential for higher accomplishments. We expect that using the United Transport and Logistics Company we will be able to triple freight from China to Europe by 2020.” Vladimir Morozov explained he was talking about 500,000 containers per annum.
“It is important for us to find strategic partners in Europe. While cooperation schemes are already working in China, there are still difficulties in cooperation with European partners. We look for companies with potential growth, with prospects of organizing transportation all over Europe,” the Head of Belarusian Railways stated.
The national railway operators of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus signed the agreement on setting up the United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC) in June 2013. UTLC takes care of transporting cargoes in containers in the single economic space, including in transit between Europe and Asia.
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