On December 11, the first block train from Uzbekistan to Brazil departed from the First Dry Port Terminal in Tashkent. The train consists of 54 forty-foot containers, each carrying 28 tonnes of urea, according to Logistan.
The train’s route crosses the territories of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. At the Georgian port of Poti, the containers will be transferred onto a vessel that will deliver them by sea to the Brazilian port of Paranaguá.
The shipper is Uzkimyoimpeks, the sole agent responsible for export and import operations in Uzbekistan’s chemical industry.
The total delivery time is expected to range from 60 to 70 days. The rail journey from Uzbekistan to Poti will take 20 days, while the sea transportation from Poti to Paranaguá will require an additional 35 to 45 days.
