Broekman: Middle Corridor gains weight for project cargo and OOG

Netherlands-based Broekman Logistics, in a Breakbulk News piece dated 13 October 2026, highlights the strategic role of the Middle Corridor — the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) — for project cargo, industrial equipment and high-value freight as Europe–Asia supply chains are reshaped.

The route links European networks with Central Asia via Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian, with onward connections into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It combines rail, road and short-sea shipping. Turkey acts as a gateway: its ports, rail and road networks support moves into landlocked regional markets. Heavy machinery, oversized equipment and energy infrastructure components often need a mix of road, rail and short sea.

Investment in rail links, ports and terminals is improving connectivity, but for breakbulk and OOG infrastructure alone is not enough: customs documents, transit permits, route surveys and coordination among local operators remain essential. Cargo dimensions, axle loads, infrastructure limits and transshipment conditions shape the choice of scheme. Corridor competitiveness also depends on predictable border crossings, Caspian vessel capacity and efficient mode transfers.

For Gateway Logistics this is a corridor signal on the Turkey — Caucasus — Caspian — Kazakhstan axis: 45 t / 5-axle and 90 t / 10-axle lowbeds, 145 m³ tandems, and rail/ferry handoffs for indivisible loads.

Source: Breakbulk News, 13 October 2026.