❗️Kazakhstan has decided to supply oil directly to China, bypassing the damaged port in Novorossiysk – Reuters
The country reportedly plans for the first time to deliver 50,000 tons of oil from the Kashagan field directly to China via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline.
The country reportedly plans for the first time to deliver 50,000 tons of oil from the Kashagan field directly to China via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline.
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
❗️Kazakhstan has decided to supply oil directly to China, bypassing the damaged port in Novorossiysk – Reuters
The country reportedly plans for the first time to deliver 50,000 tons of oil from the Kashagan field directly to China via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline.
The country reportedly plans for the first time to deliver 50,000 tons of oil from the Kashagan field directly to China via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline.
I kick off on my almost-all-overland trip from Bali to Leeds on Sunday. For those curious, from Bali to Alashankou on the China/Kazakhstan border will take me 16 days:
1 car trip 4 hours
1 ferry 1 hour
15 trains totalling around 100 hours
1 flight 3 hours
Map of first third of the trip.
1 car trip 4 hours
1 ferry 1 hour
15 trains totalling around 100 hours
1 flight 3 hours
Map of first third of the trip.
May 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I kick off on my almost-all-overland trip from Bali to Leeds on Sunday. For those curious, from Bali to Alashankou on the China/Kazakhstan border will take me 16 days:
1 car trip 4 hours
1 ferry 1 hour
15 trains totalling around 100 hours
1 flight 3 hours
Map of first third of the trip.
1 car trip 4 hours
1 ferry 1 hour
15 trains totalling around 100 hours
1 flight 3 hours
Map of first third of the trip.
Russian crude currently reaches China through the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline, which can transport up to 10 million tonnes per year from Russia. The planned expansion would strengthen Kazakhstan’s role as a key transit corridor between Russian oil producers and Chinese buyers.
May 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Russian crude currently reaches China through the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline, which can transport up to 10 million tonnes per year from Russia. The planned expansion would strengthen Kazakhstan’s role as a key transit corridor between Russian oil producers and Chinese buyers.
Couchfish: Bali to Leeds Day 17: Alashankou to Almaty
Fun times with immigration.
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Fun times with immigration.
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Bali to Leeds Day 17: Alashankou to Almaty
Fun times with immigration
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June 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Couchfish: Bali to Leeds Day 17: Alashankou to Almaty
Fun times with immigration.
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Fun times with immigration.
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This planet is big and it takes a while to get around…my next few days by train.
Fri: Luang Prabang-Kunming: 9 h
Sat:
Kunming-Xi An: 11 h
Sun:
Xi An-Turpan: 12 h
Mon:
Turpan-Urumqi: 1.5 h
&
Urumqi-Alashankou: 10.5 h
Tue:
Dostyk-Almaty: 18 h
Wed: May lay down for a bit
Contemplating by the Mekong
Fri: Luang Prabang-Kunming: 9 h
Sat:
Kunming-Xi An: 11 h
Sun:
Xi An-Turpan: 12 h
Mon:
Turpan-Urumqi: 1.5 h
&
Urumqi-Alashankou: 10.5 h
Tue:
Dostyk-Almaty: 18 h
Wed: May lay down for a bit
Contemplating by the Mekong
May 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This planet is big and it takes a while to get around…my next few days by train.
Fri: Luang Prabang-Kunming: 9 h
Sat:
Kunming-Xi An: 11 h
Sun:
Xi An-Turpan: 12 h
Mon:
Turpan-Urumqi: 1.5 h
&
Urumqi-Alashankou: 10.5 h
Tue:
Dostyk-Almaty: 18 h
Wed: May lay down for a bit
Contemplating by the Mekong
Fri: Luang Prabang-Kunming: 9 h
Sat:
Kunming-Xi An: 11 h
Sun:
Xi An-Turpan: 12 h
Mon:
Turpan-Urumqi: 1.5 h
&
Urumqi-Alashankou: 10.5 h
Tue:
Dostyk-Almaty: 18 h
Wed: May lay down for a bit
Contemplating by the Mekong
Bali to Leeds Day 16: Turpan to Alashankou
“... the centuries of desert winds since its cessation have sculpted the remains into an eerily beautiful tableau—Yarghul’s slate is one never to be wiped clean, even if the ever-depositing loess will one day bury it.”
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“... the centuries of desert winds since its cessation have sculpted the remains into an eerily beautiful tableau—Yarghul’s slate is one never to be wiped clean, even if the ever-depositing loess will one day bury it.”
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Bali to Leeds Day 16: Turpan to Alashankou
Desert, destruction, yummy fruit, icy water
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June 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Bali to Leeds Day 16: Turpan to Alashankou
“... the centuries of desert winds since its cessation have sculpted the remains into an eerily beautiful tableau—Yarghul’s slate is one never to be wiped clean, even if the ever-depositing loess will one day bury it.”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
“... the centuries of desert winds since its cessation have sculpted the remains into an eerily beautiful tableau—Yarghul’s slate is one never to be wiped clean, even if the ever-depositing loess will one day bury it.”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
Choo choo training it across #Kazakhstan with @travelfish.bsky.social on his way from Bali to Leeds, almost entirely overland: www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
Bali to Leeds Day 18: Alashankou to Almaty Part 2
Border towns, cosmonauts, griffins, and a robbery attempt
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June 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Choo choo training it across #Kazakhstan with @travelfish.bsky.social on his way from Bali to Leeds, almost entirely overland: www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
CEVA Logistics has opened a new 4,300-square-metre international road transport (TIR) centre in Alashankou, China.
#CEVALogistics #Logistics #China #Alashankou #Eurasiantrade #TIRcentre
#CEVALogistics #Logistics #China #Alashankou #Eurasiantrade #TIRcentre
CEVA opens TIR centre in Alashankou, China to boost Eurasian trade
This marks CEVA’s first TIR hub designed to consolidate both inbound and outbound TIR road freight.
www.stattimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
CEVA Logistics has opened a new 4,300-square-metre international road transport (TIR) centre in Alashankou, China.
#CEVALogistics #Logistics #China #Alashankou #Eurasiantrade #TIRcentre
#CEVALogistics #Logistics #China #Alashankou #Eurasiantrade #TIRcentre
French-headquartered logistics company CEVA has just inaugurated a new 4,300 square metre international road transport centre in Alashankou, a city in the Xinjiang region of China
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CEVA Logistics Unveils New International Road Transport (TIR) Center in Alashankou, China | CEVA Logistics
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July 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
French-headquartered logistics company CEVA has just inaugurated a new 4,300 square metre international road transport centre in Alashankou, a city in the Xinjiang region of China
www.cevalogistics.com/en/news-and-...
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Atasu-Alashankou pipeline, to China, because of US sanctions on Rosneft. The Kazakhstan government is waiting on clarifications from the US Treasury, to see if they can operate under the new rules.
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Atasu-Alashankou pipeline, to China, because of US sanctions on Rosneft. The Kazakhstan government is waiting on clarifications from the US Treasury, to see if they can operate under the new rules.
Bali to Leeds Day 18: Alashankou to Almaty Part 2
“Regardless of the cause, I wake with a start, properly this time, & while still laying down, I open my eyes & see my couchette door is wide open. Sitting opposite me is a complete stranger, staring at me intently.”
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“Regardless of the cause, I wake with a start, properly this time, & while still laying down, I open my eyes & see my couchette door is wide open. Sitting opposite me is a complete stranger, staring at me intently.”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
Bali to Leeds Day 18: Alashankou to Almaty Part 2
Border towns, cosmonauts, griffins, and a robbery attempt
www.travelfish.org
June 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Bali to Leeds Day 18: Alashankou to Almaty Part 2
“Regardless of the cause, I wake with a start, properly this time, & while still laying down, I open my eyes & see my couchette door is wide open. Sitting opposite me is a complete stranger, staring at me intently.”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
“Regardless of the cause, I wake with a start, properly this time, & while still laying down, I open my eyes & see my couchette door is wide open. Sitting opposite me is a complete stranger, staring at me intently.”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
June 15, 2026 at 6:26 AM
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
According to reliable sources, a large number of large trucks went straight to Russia through the China-Kazakhstan Customs. Recently, a Chinese truck bound for Russia was overturned by a strong wind at the Alashankou (Alatau) customs of China and Kazakhstan.
April 18, 2023 at 8:32 AM
According to reliable sources, a large number of large trucks went straight to Russia through the China-Kazakhstan Customs. Recently, a Chinese truck bound for Russia was overturned by a strong wind at the Alashankou (Alatau) customs of China and Kazakhstan.
[2/2] Malaszewicz, Poland. The smooth exit of this train marks that the cumulative volume of China-Europe trains at the Alashankou and Horgos ports in Xinjiang will exceed 10,000 in 2026. (CCTV)
July 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
[2/2] Malaszewicz, Poland. The smooth exit of this train marks that the cumulative volume of China-Europe trains at the Alashankou and Horgos ports in Xinjiang will exceed 10,000 in 2026. (CCTV)
[1/2] 2026-07-18 14:26:32 - [Xinjiang dual-port China-Europe freight train traffic exceeds 10,000 trains in 2026] On July 17, a China-Europe freight train loaded with mechanical equipment and electronic products went through the formalities at the Alashankou Port and sailed to
July 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
[1/2] 2026-07-18 14:26:32 - [Xinjiang dual-port China-Europe freight train traffic exceeds 10,000 trains in 2026] On July 17, a China-Europe freight train loaded with mechanical equipment and electronic products went through the formalities at the Alashankou Port and sailed to
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
June 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
June 15, 2026 at 6:27 AM
[1/2] 2026-06-15 14:18:38 - [Customs Release: 1,500 Hercules Cups Failed to Pass Customs] Recently, Alashankou Customs inspected a batch of exported department stores and seized a total of 1,500 plastic ornaments suspected of copyright
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
May 26, 2026 at 10:20 AM
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
May 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
May 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)
May 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
[4/4] 30,000. China-Kazakhstan's Horgos, Alashankou, and Baktu ports will open and close normally during the holidays. Durata and Jimuna ports will be closed on the weekend of May 31 and will open and close normally from May 27 to May 30. (CCTV News)