Terminal construction starts in Chinese port of Lianyungang in 2014
LIANYUNGANG. December 20. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan will start building its own terminal in the eastern Chinese port of Lianyungang the following year, has been announced today by Vice-President of "Lianyungang Gankou Zituan" Chen Guanpin. According to her, during the visit of the President Xi Jinping to Kazakhstan "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" JSC and the people's government of the city of Lianyungang signed the agreement on cooperation.
In 1995 between Kazakhstan and China was signed the agreement on the use of the Chinese port of Lianyungang by Kazakhstan for freight. China's new leadership pays attention to the development and expansion of the port of Lianyungang container transport on a transcontinental bridge.
Following the visit, the head of China to Kazakhstan in September of this year, the parties agreed to grant Kazakhstan some territory in the port of Lianyungang to build its own terminal.
Lianyungang Port, located in Jiangsu Province (East China), has a favorable geographical position. It is connected by rail links with other major Chinese ports like Qingdao, Tyantszyan, Dalian and Shanghai, and also has maritime line with the Korean port of Busan and the Japanese port of Osaka.