Who are we?
Connecting Europe and Central Asia
Our focus is on utilizing the “middle corridor” as the backbone for our solutions that connect Central Asia with the rest of the world.
Central Asian Bridge connects Europe with Türkiye, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Central Asian Bridge is run and operated by professionals with more than 30+ years’ experience in logistics from Europe across Türkiye via the Caucasus region to Central Asia.
Central Asian Bridge is the new and easy solution for transporting your cargo from Europe to The Caucasus and Central Asia.
We are experts in managing processes across road, rail and sea transport, customs procedures, warehousing, port management and multimodal solutions incl. creation of new logistics corridors.
The flexibility of our set-up allows for the creation of individual solutions tailormade for smaller and larger projects.
We are an international company with strategic locations in Europe as well as on central logistical location throughout the route from Europe to Central Asia.
Our customers are not only export companies but also European transport and forwarding companies. Trust, reliability, and neutrality are the keywords in our daily work and cooperation with our colleagues in the transport and logistics industry.
Central Asian Bridge is the solution of choice for companies who are looking for experience, long term competitive rates and customers focused service.
Countries
With one exit point in Germany, we connect companies across Europe with customers in the following countries
Türkiye
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kirgizstan
Tajikistan
FAQ
What services do you offer?
We offer delivery of full loads, part loads, groupage and project cargo with delivery to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
We load from all EU countries + Norway + Switzerland. We can also load transit cargo that arrives from overseas destinations to ports or warehouses across Europe.
How do you go there?
It depends if we go with containers or trailers.
With containers we go with train from Duisburg to Istanbul, and from Istanbul to Baku with truck, from Baku the container will go with container vessel to either Aktau in Kazakhstan or Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan and from there it is delivered to the destination.
Trailers go from Duisburg via Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and then with ro-ro vessel to either Aktau or Turkmenbashi, and from there delivery is made to the destination.
What equipment do you use?
Our focus is on delivery with 45” high cube containers however we also do delivery with both swap bodies and normal standard tent trailers.
Is it better to use containers?
Imbalance in trade between Europe and Central Asia as well as the general positioning of and availability of empty truck/trailers in Europe that can load and drive directly to Central Asia, combined with the total number of loads means that it is cheaper – if the cargo nature allows it – to reload full-loads via our hub than it is to load and deliver cargo directly with the same trailer/container.
How often do you go?
We pick up full-loads, part loads and groupage every day however we only have part loads and groupage departure once a week. We depart with part loads and groupage from our warehouse in Duisburg on Tuesdays.
What about export customs who will do that?
It is the shipper/freight payer’s responsibility make the necessary export declaration EX1 or transit documents T1 with his local customs office. The documents should be sent to us by email and if the country of loading demands hard copies of the documents they need to be handed to the driver when collecting the cargo.
When and how should I make booking?
Bookings should be made min. 3 days before loading through our website or by email. All necessary documents should be sent to us.
Can I get my own login/account to make dater interchange easier?
Please contact us to receive log in for your account.
Do the driver need to get original documents?
Yes, all original documents + 3 copies of each should be handed over to the driver. It includes invoices, packing list and all other documents that your customer has required from you.
Do you deliver the whole way to our customer?
For full loads we pick up on FOT terms in Europe and deliver DAP at destination. It means that you should load the truck that picks up the cargo and then we will deliver to the address of the consignee.
For part loads and groupage, it is a bit different due to local customs rules. Here we will load FOT but deliver DAT which mean that we will deliver it to the bonded warehouse where the consignee is going to make the customs clearance. From there it is the consignee himself who should pay for local delivery after customs clearance.
What is the free time for loading/offloading?
You have 4 hours hours free at loadingplace load and do customs clearance in Europe. After that you will be charged 750 € per hour.
In destination country you have for full loads 48 hours and for part loads/ groupage 24 hours to do customs clearance and offloading
Is it always same terms of delivery?
For full loads delivery is DAP at destination which means that we will delivery cargo to the consignee s warehouse after customs clearance.
For part loads and groupage cargo we deliver on DAT (Delivered At Terminal) which means that we delivery to a SVH/bonded warehouse used by the consignee for doing customs clearance.
Can we reduce our CO2 emission?
Utilizing the rail set up from Europe to Türkiye will contribute positively to reduction of the CO2 emis-sions compared with going by trucks. For a container the CO2 emission can be up to 75% smaller with train/container than when using truck/trailer.
Do you have fixed rates?
Yes, we don’t change our rates every week, so our rates are normally valid for a longer time period
What is the transit time?
Our transit time from Europe by containers is almost similar than by truck/trailer. In peak season when the ro-ro capacity is used to the maximum our transit times are several days faster than by trailers.
Are there any issues with capacity on the Caspian Sea?
Yes, limited roro- ferry capacity for trucks/trailers across the Caspian Sea can result in the load waiting for ferry departure for 1-2 weeks.
Do you only go via Turkey?
Yes, we are utilizing the “Middle Corridor” for all our transports to and from Central Asia and Turkey is an essential part of that. We currently do not do any transit via Russia or Iran.