Gebrüder Weiss announced that it is expanding the number of transport links on the New Silk Road to transport goods between Europe, Turkey, and China amid a steady rise in demand.
The Austria-headquartered logistics provider said the focus is on routes along the Middle Corridor of the historic trade route that runs through Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan to China.
"This route is geographically shorter and links up directly with services that Gebrüder Weiss operates every day between West and South-East Europe, Turkey, and Tbilisi (Georgia)," Gebrüder Weiss added.
The Gebrüder Weiss logistics centres in Tbilisi and Almaty (Kazakhstan), the company noted, will in the future serve as hubs for the transport of goods, where they will then be transported by road, sea, or rail along the New Silk Road, among other routes, to countries in Central Asia or even as far as China.
Increased demand expected
Gebrüder Weiss said it is preparing for a sharp rise in demand for transport capacity and will offer more truck transport along this route from now on.
"We expect demand for road transport to increase as China re-opens its borders, having closed them as a result of the coronavirus. The fact that we have long-term contracts with reliable regional partners means that we can offer our customers sufficient cargo space, regular services, and acceptable transport times," said Thomas Moser, director and regional manager of Black Sea/CIS at Gebrüder Weiss.
Gebrüder Weiss noted that it has been supporting industrial and trading operations in the growing markets along the traditional trade route with transport and logistics solutions for more than 20 years, using its own branches in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and China as a basis.
"It is from here that Gebrüder Weiss organizes direct connections between Europe and Asia, but also services within and between the countries of Central Asia," it added, noting that these services include truck and rail transports, air and sea freight, customs clearance, warehouse logistics, and e-fulfilment.
