en.Wedoany.com Reported - German logistics company Rhenus has announced the modernization of its existing logistics hub in Andijon, Uzbekistan, a project unveiled during a visit by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Uzbekistan. According to a press release issued by Rhenus on June 18, this initiative aims to strengthen the country's logistics infrastructure and promote the development of stable trade links along the Caspian transport corridor.
Rhenus is collaborating with Uzbekistan's national railway company, Uzbekiston Temir Yollari, on the site's development, planning a three-phase expansion to transform the existing site into a modern road-rail combined hub. After modernization, the hub will gain new transshipment capacity. The company plans to expand rail container transport and add warehousing logistics to its services, with a simultaneous storage capacity of approximately 2,000 TEU and a total rail infrastructure length of about 1,140 meters upon completion.
Construction is expected to begin in July 2026. Upon completion of the first phase expansion, the company anticipates an annual transshipment capacity of approximately 200,000 TEU, with an estimated investment of around €11 million for this phase. Heinrich Kerstgens, Project Director at the Rhenus Group Board, stated that by increasing capacity and ensuring more reliable transport processes at the Andijon site, better conditions are created for one of Uzbekistan's most important growth regions. Export-oriented industries in the Ferghana Valley, particularly the textile sector, will benefit from this.
Rhenus stated that the project will not only strengthen Uzbekistan's position as a transit hub between Asia and Europe but also promote economic development in the Ferghana Valley. This region is considered one of the country's most densely populated and industrially significant areas, with export-oriented industries set to particularly benefit from the increased capacity and improved transport processes.
Rhenus has been active in Uzbekistan's freight and logistics market since 1997 and has increasingly focused on developing its own integrated logistics hubs in Central Asia since 2022. This hub project is being implemented through the joint venture UzContargo Andijon, established in January 2025, in cooperation with Uzbekistan Railways and its subsidiary AO UzTemirYulKonteyner, continuing previous agreements on further developing hub infrastructure and strengthening rail container transport.
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