Kazakhstan has made decisions to improve the efficiency of grain transportation for the 2024 harvest

Published Aug 15, 2024

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Kazakhstan's national operator, KTZ, is planning to enhance logistics efficiency by operating headquarters for grain and milled product transportation from August 15 to December 31, 2024. This move aims to speed up wagon turnover and prevent shortages by encouraging elevators to operate 24/7 during harvest periods. However, KTZ has expressed dissatisfaction with the work of railway enterprises at the Kostanay hub, reporting improper facility maintenance and unsatisfactory station conditions. The head of the Kostanay station and the deputy director of the Kostanay branch of the main network for station facilities have been dismissed, and other directors are facing disciplinary action.

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Kazakhstani elevators are offered to switch to 24-hour operation To improve the efficiency of logistics, the national operator KTZ decided to resume the work of headquarters for organizing the transportation of grain and milled products in the period from August 15 to December 31, 2024. This was reported to APK-Inform by market participants. KTZ also asked the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs and the Food Corporation to inform market participants about the need to route transportation. Such a measure will help speed up the turnover of wagons and avoid their shortage, KTZ believes. During the period of mass transportation of the harvest, elevators are offered to switch to 24-hour operation (including holidays and weekends) to ensure timely shipment of grain. MEANWHILE... The management of KTZh has raised a number of complaints about the work of railway enterprises at the Kostanay hub In Kostanay, the management of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy noted the improper ...

Source: Agrosektor