From 11 to 13 December, the Iecava Cultural Centre will host information days organised by Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and the general contractor ERB Rail. The aim of the events is to inform local residents and stakeholders about the upcoming construction of the Rail Baltica highway and the impact of the project on the Bauska region and its community.
The 2nd Global China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) Partnership Conference, entitled “Connectivity and Open Exchange”, was held in Chongqing, China. Among the participants was Saut Shynybayev, Deputy Secretary General of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR).
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) held a naming ceremony for its new 16,828 TEU container ship OOCL Bauhinia at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. The ship is the first of ten new-generation vessels ordered by OOCL and marks a new milestone for the company, which has commissioned its first NeoPanamax container ship in a decade.
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to create a feasibility study for the construction of a new highway that will connect Almaty with the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. This decision was made at a meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Council.
Lithuanian freight operator LTG Cargo has successfully completed the first rail delivery from Austria to Lithuania. The special cargo was transported along the European gauge from Leoben-Donawitz via Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland. The main part of the route through Poland was organized by the subsidiary LTG Cargo Polska.
Over the past decade, China has significantly strengthened its position in the global shipbuilding market. The total order book for shipbuilding by Chinese companies has grown by 170%, and China’s share in global shipbuilding orders has reached 65%. This result is achieved through government support and large-scale investments in the national shipbuilding ecosystem, according to the Intermodal report.
In the first 10 months of 2024, the volume of rail freight between Kazakhstan and China reached 26.6 million tons, an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year. This represents an increase of 3.06 million tons, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reported.
Aviator Airport Alliance, a member of Avia Solutions Group and a provider of services at 15 airports in Northern Europe, has signed a three-year contract with Danish airline Jettime. Aviator will now provide ground handling services at Copenhagen Airport (CPH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), expanding its existing cooperation, which includes Gothenburg Airport (GOT) and Malmö Airport (MMX), as well as de-icing services in Copenhagen.
The Kołobrzeg seaport on the Baltic Sea is planning large-scale dredging and widening of the main channel, which will allow it to receive ships up to 130 meters long instead of the current 100 meters. The project includes reconstruction of infrastructure, including 250 meters of the embankment, and updating access to the port channel, which is managed by the Szczecin Maritime Authority.
In 2024, more than 7,500 trains passed through the Khorgos station in the direction of “China – Europe”, which is 11.2% more than last year. As of the end of November, 7,770 trains passed through the station in both directions, ahead of schedule by almost 36 days.
