TERMINAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN AT THE CHINESE PORT OF LIANYUNGANG

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[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT Today the Republic of Kazakhstan, a member of EEU, is in the process of active building of its transit policy, market strategy and formation of new vectors of development. Enhancing transport infrastructure is a real step to improve competitiveness of the country’s transport complex. Among key projects in that sphere the article names own terminal infrastructure in the Chinese port of Lianyungang wich is built in order to consolidate freight flows in Southeast Asia, to establish and develop related logistics mechanisms, to increase freight transit through the territory of Kazakhstan. Keywords: logistics terminal, seaport, cargo transportation, international transport corridors, transit capacity, border crossing point. REFERENCES 1.Mamin, A. U.Main trends and strategic directions of development of transport and logistics centers in the Republic of Kazakhstan [Osnovnye trendy i strategicheskie napravlenija razvitija transportno-logisticheskih centrov v Respublike Kazahstan].Vestnik KazATC, 2013, Iss.6, pp. 8-12. 2.Construction of a logistics terminal at the sea port of Lianyungang (China).Feasibility study.Vol.1 [Stroitel’stvo logisticheskogo terminala v morskom portu Ljan’jungan (KNR). Tehniko-ekonomicheskoe obosnovanie. T.1].B. B.Zhardemov, B. M.Kuanyshev, E. E.Karsybaev [et al].Almaty, KazATC publ., 2013, 230 p. 3.Kuanyshev, B.M., Kisselyova, O.G., Badambayeva, S. E.Strategic aspects of development of transit and transportation capacity of Kazakhstan.World of Transport and Transportation, Vol.13, 2015, Iss.3, pp.146-155. This article is based on papers presented by the authors at International scientific and practical conference «International Logistics: science, practice and education», held on March 3, 2015 at Institute of Management, Administration and Information Technologies of Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT).