# China–EU Multimodal Cargo Corridor Opens via Tashkent

*10 September 2026 · CentralAsia+Aero*

**Uzbekistan Airports and My Freighter partner on truck-to-air e-commerce corridor targeting up to 300 weekly tons to Liege**

Transcontinental logistics between Asia and Europe received a boost this week as state operator Uzbekistan Airports and privately-held My Freighter—the [country’s largest cargo airline](https://centralasiaplus.aero/2026/09/03/my-freighter-finds-interline-partner-in-middle-east/)—launched a new multimodal route connecting China to the European Union via Tashkent International Airport (TAS).

**Truck-to-Air via Tashkent to Liege**

Operating on a Truck-to-Air model, e-commerce shipments are consolidated at logistics hubs across China before being transported by road to Tashkent. Following terminal processing at TAS, the freight is transferred to freighters bound for Liege Airport (LGG), one of Europe’s primary air cargo hubs.

Commercial operations officially began on August 22, 2026, with the initial phase completing seven flights using Boeing 767-300F aircraft. The partners aim to scale frequency to between four and six weekly flights, providing some 50 tonnes of commercial payload per leg and yielding a total transit capacity of 200–300 tonnes per week.

According to Kamoliddin Bukharov, Head of Cargo Operations at Uzbekistan Airports, combining road and air transport legs is designed to further anchor Tashkent’s infrastructure into global supply chains bridging China and the EU.

The launch follows a strong first half of 2026 for TAS, during which its cargo terminal processed over 48,000 tonnes of freight and mail—[a 33.2% year-over-year surge](https://centralasiaplus.aero/2026/07/18/tashkent-airport-cargo-terminal-volumes-surge-by-one-third/).

**Benchmarking Operations via World Bank LPI 2.0**

Alongside route expansion, Uzbekistan is benchmarking ground handling operations to improve turnaround times. Analysts from the Ministry of Transport’s Center for the Study of Transport and Logistics Development Problems have initiated operational audits across Uzbekistan Airports Cargo terminals using the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2.0) framework.

The primary focus is reducing dwell time—the duration import and transit shipments spend in terminal storage. The audit evaluates aircraft unloading, intra-terminal staging, customs clearance, and final release protocols to streamline processes, minimize holding costs for shippers, and expand overall throughput cargo capacity across the country's airport network.

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Source: https://centralasiaplus.aero/2026/09/10/china-eu-multimodal-cargo-corridor-opens-via-tashkent/