According to the EBRD forecast, if current growth rates persist, the volume of container transit along the Central Trans-Caspian Route could increase from 18,000 TEU in 2022 to 130,000 TEU by 2040. “According to the World Bank forecast, freight traffic along the Middle Corridor may triple between 2021 and 2030, reaching 11 million tons per year,” the report by the Astana International Financial Centre and the Institute of Development and Diplomacy at ADA University states, Azertag reports.