By the beginning of April, more than 1,340 Kazakh containers with various cargoes are idle in China.
NCE Atameken, where the problematic issue was considered, noted that Kazakhstani exporters strictly comply with the PRC ban on the transportation of "liquid cargo" in the summer, including vegetable oils, to ensure safety on the railway. In particular, vegetable oils are transported in containers in flexible flexi-bags from a manufacturer certified by the railway, transport packaging meets all the standards and requirements for such cargo in the usual order and beyond it.
According to Konstantin Nevzorov, president of the Fat and Oil Union of Kazakhstan Association, entrepreneurs are even ready to consider the issue of additional voluntary liability insurance for the transportation of liquid cargo.
However, according to the speaker, not only liquid cargo is idle in China, but also raw materials allowed for transit, without which many enterprises cannot work and fulfill their contractual obligations.
Last year, due to bans, members of the union were forced to transfer the supply of oils to another transport channel - through the Black Sea ports of Ukraine and Russia, which led to a rise in the cost of supplies. Entrepreneurs are ready to pay more for the sake of compliance with contractual relations and maintaining jobs. However, due to hostilities in Ukraine and anti-Russian sanctions, this transit route was closed for an indefinite period, which prevents the return of containers.