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The economy of Uzbekistan is growing at a stable pace. The country is famous for precious stones and metals, tungsten, coal, and radioactive uranium.

Anyone who’s ever received services knows that a small personal touch goes a long way. That’s especially true in oversized logistics, where no two projects are identical.

Logistics is not only about delivering goods from point A to point B with dimensions C. Often there are also non-standard requirements, strict conditions, and special restrictions to consider.

To get a clear understanding of the economic situation in Central Asian countries and adequately assess your prospects for business cooperation there, you must take a number of factors into account.

In an intensely competitive business environment, the decisive factors for successful development are comprehensive service offerings and strong, trust-based relationships with Customers and Partners.

The AsstrA corporate group summarizes its HiTech Logistics Division’s results for the first 9 months of 2019.

The coastline of the People's Republic of China is 18,400 km long.

On October 11, 2019 in Gdynia, Poland, the 20th annual “Wspólnа Kaczka 2019” maritime industry meeting took place. AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG experts once again participated in this strategic conference.

Sea container transportation is the most cost-efficient transport mode. By sea, it is possible to ship multiple large consignments simultaneously. This transport mode is reliable and efficient, especially in case of long-distance and multimodal solutions.

In previous articles you’ve learned about the features and benefits of rail, air, and auto transportation. This final information is dedicated to sea transport. What is going on off the coast of Europe? Why might customers choose short-sea shipping? Let’s find out with Andrej Zajtsev, Deputy COO for AsstrA Sea Freight Transportation.

In September of this year, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group of companies opened its first office in France. The city of Lyon was chosen for the location of the transport and logistics provider’s first office in the country.

The International Maritime Organization (IМО) has been developing a program to reduce the negative impact of shipping on the environment since the 1960s.

In May 2019, the AsstrA corporate group launched a multimodal LNG (Argon) transportation project using modernized tank containers.

The Middle Kingdom is the largest importer of goods from Europe. Every year, more and more products of European origin reach the Great Wall.

The idea of life extension has fascinated humanity since ancient times. In the 21st century, the search for immortality inspired scientific and technological progress.

Sea freight container shipping offers the most carrying capacity at the lowest costs over long distances, even from one continent to another.

Transports to and from China are becoming more and more popular among Clients of the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international transportation and logistics corporate group.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group sums up its results for the first half of 2019.

At the end of 2018, compared to 2017 revenue was up 195% for the dedicated division providing comprehensive logistics services for the pharmaceutical industry.

North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. They are far apart and very different from one another. At the first glance, transport from one continent to another might seem incredibly complicated. As it turns out, with AsstrA the horizon is not a limit…

A 20-meter Moscow metro wagon. A 6-ton passenger plane engine. A 1,000-part city tram. All these vehicles’ components must go a long way before they can function together as a whole.

Shipping oversized cargo over almost 9,000 kilometers is a great challenge. Especially if delivery requires four different types of transport equipment...

11 tons of cargo over 12,021 kilometers in only 4 days. It takes modern express air transport to put up those kinds of numbers, as AsstrA recently achieved for an Argentine customer importing metal rods from Poland.

Developed infrastructure is a critical component of any successful economy. The World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report includes an efficiency index rating.

Lower transportation costs, more capacity, less damage, and minimized risk of theft are just a few of the advantages of multimodal transportation.

For over 10 years, the largest Russian producer, importer, and seller of beer and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages has relied on AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG.

Despite the much-discussed trade disputes (so-called Trade Wars) between the United States, Europe, and Russia, international transportation and logistics services provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG’s year-on-year Transatlantic cargo volume grew by 27% in 2018.

The AsstrA corporate group sums up its sea transport results for 2018.

The new Silk Road was one of the most discussed topics in global logistics in 2018, and it remains a focus of attention this year.

The largest Estonian distributor of medical equipment appealed to international transport and logistics provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG to organize the supply of medical equipment from China to Belarus via Lithuania.

Europe is not just about the European Union. It is also worth remembering the significant road transport export and import potential of Southeastern Europe, including the Balkan Peninsula.

Petrol, acids, and chocolate. What do these seemingly different products have in common? They are all liquids!

Everyone has heard ancient tales about merchants bringing goods from distant countries. Spices from India, silk from China, and cloth from England traveled thousands of kilometers and fell into the hands of buyers only after several months. Today, in the era of high speeds and constant availability of goods, late delivery can quickly lead to a perfume falling out fashion. The efficiency of product transportation is a critical factor – especially for lines of goods that are regularly updated.

Within the framework of this project, the AsstrA corporate group transported equipment for the manufacture of plastic cards microchips from Zelenograd to Taipei.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." It’s a proverb that is true not only for Italy, and not just for travelers.

Every year, China hosts hundreds of events dedicated to logistics, SCM, and transport-related infrastructure. These events focus on both domestic issues and large-scale international cooperation, including the implementation of the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Urgent shipment? Small and valuable cargo that needs to be delivered yesterday? Specialists from the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group have your solution: express delivery.

In every logistics project, time matters. But in the medical industry, lives can depend on it. AsstrA Polska continues to serve the evolving needs of the health sector.

From March to August 2018, transport and logistics operator AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG transported crane parts, counterweights, crane maintenance equipment, and several self-propelled heavy and oversized cargo moving modules.

In August of this year, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group of transport and logistics companies shipped a new 26-meter rail wagon to Germany, and then shipped similar cargo from Switzerland a few weeks later.

InnoTrans is one of the world’s most prestigious international transport technology exhibitions. Taking place every two years in the Messe Berlin exhibition complex, it turns the German capital into a real magnet for railway industry representatives from around the world.

Want to deliver cargo to a faraway country securely, on time, and on budget? Sea containers are your best choice.

Top Transport Europe is a two-day event gathering logistics and transportation services buyers and suppliers for a series of meetings in Marseille, France. This year the event is being held from 17th October to 18th October. Following the success achieved during the event last year, international logistics group AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG will be attending it again this year.

Transporting oversized cargo is a true test for a transport company: it requires competent knowledge of every aspect associated with logistics including engineering, the subtleties of customs clearance, and insuring goods.

International transport and logistics provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG won a recent tender for the door-to-door transportation of tobacco products.

As of August 2018, AsstrA will be working directly with such airlines as Aeroflot, AirBridgeCargo, UTair, Lufthansa, and Emirates without third-party intermediaries.

Christopher Columbus first shipped tobacco to Europe as a partial load. Today, 500 years later, around 8 million tons of tobacco products are produced and transported all around the world. We talked with AsstrA Drinks and Tobacco Logistics Specialist Maria Pobolovets about how modern logistics work with regards to tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars.

Express delivery is an innovative service and an effective logistics solution for the delivery of small cargo. Over the last 2 years, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group’s partial loads delivery division has seen steady growth in demand for express freight forwarding.

AsstrA specialists visited two key conferences devoted to the development of port logistics in the Azov-Black Sea and Caspian regions.

International transportation and logistics services provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG systematically adds newly established business entities to its client portfolio. For example, in April of this year, an up-and-coming company from the fashion and beauty industry partnered with AsstrA.

TAPA organizes numerous educational conferences, meetings, and other events on particular topics. The last forum was held in Warsaw on April 11th and 12th of this year.

As part of the ongoing development of its Industrial Gas Logistics Division, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG had added 6 new Scania R400 tractors to its dedicated gas transportation fleet, which now includes 70 vehicles

As reported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global cargo traffic in the first half of 2017 increased by 10.4%, the most dramatic shift in the last seven years.

In 2018, the international logistics operator targets having petrochemical product shipments account for 3% of the company’s total turnover, up from 2.2% in 2017. Plans include increasing shipment volumes in Iraq. Among AsstrA’s latest projects was the delivery of 40 tons of motor oils from Russia to Iraq for a Russian company.

International transport and logistics company AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG has been specializing in organizing rail transport solutions for many years. Small and medium-sized companies as well as global leaders in various industries trust AsstrA’s extensive experience and high-quality services. From 2015 – 2017, the total number of wagons sent increased almost 6 times to 4,500. Turnover from rail transport in 2017 amounted to 18.7 million euros.