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Corridors & Network

The Corridors That Connect Central Asia

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Geopolitics, capacity and seasonality continually reshape Eurasian freight flows. Navigator Sea Land Limited keeps every major corridor open to you, and we re-plan quickly when conditions change.

Navigator Sea Land corridor network mapSchematic map of Eurasia from Europe to eastern China showing the freight corridors Navigator Sea Land operates, with offices in Almaty and Atyrau. China Land Bridge: Shanghai – Xi'an – Lianyungang – Urumqi – Khorgos / Altynkol – Almaty – Saryagash – Tashkent – Dostyk / Alashankou – Astana. Middle Corridor (TITR): Xi'an – Urumqi – Dostyk / Alashankou – Astana – Aktau – Kuryk – Baku / Alat – Tbilisi – Poti / Batumi – Istanbul – Europe – Mersin. INSTC: Mundra / Nhava Sheva – Bandar Abbas – Jebel Ali – Tehran – Anzali – Aktau – Turkmenbashi – Bolashak – Atyrau. Caspian Sea: Aktau – Baku / Alat – Kuryk – Turkmenbashi – Atyrau – Tengiz. Europe & Türkiye: Europe – Istanbul – Tbilisi – Baku / Alat – Poti / Batumi – Astana. Air links: Europe to Almaty and Jebel Ali to Atyrau.Caspian SeaBlack SeaPersian Gulf / Arabian SeaMediterraneanAlmatyAtyrauAstanaAktauKurykTengizBolashakSaryagashTashkentBishkekKhorgos / AltynkolDostyk / AlashankouBaku / AlatTurkmenbashiAnzaliTehranTbilisiPoti / BatumiIstanbulMersinEuropeUrumqiXi'anLianyungangTianjinShanghaiMundra / Nhava ShevaBandar AbbasJebel Ali
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  • Road
  • Sea / Caspian
  • Air (dashed)
  • Office
  • Port
  • Border crossing

Five Corridors Compared

Corridor routes and what each is best for
CorridorRouteBest for
China Land BridgeChina → Khorgos / Altynkol or Dostyk / Alashankou → Kazakhstan → Uzbekistan / Kyrgyzstan / Russia / EuropeContainers, BESS, industrial equipment, consumer goods from China
Middle Corridor (TITR)China → Kazakhstan → Aktau / Kuryk → Caspian → Baku / Alat → Georgia → Türkiye / Black Sea → EuropeChina–Europe cargo avoiding northern routes; Europe → Central Asia project cargo
INSTCIndia / Gulf → Bandar Abbas → Iran (rail/road) → Turkmenistan / Kazakhstan / Caspian → Central Asia / RussiaIndian steel, pipes, equipment and pharma to Central Asia
Caspian SeaAktau · Kuryk · Baku / Alat · Turkmenbashi; river-sea access via Volga–DonHeavy-lift, ro-ro and project cargo to western Kazakhstan
Europe & TürkiyeRoad (TIR), rail and ocean links via Georgia, Türkiye and Black Sea portsMachinery and equipment from European OEMs

Transit-time ranges are published for each corridor only after internal validation, because corridor performance changes frequently. Ask us for the current range for your routing.

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