At the end of June, Georgian Railway recorded a record volume of freight traffic over the past ten years. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Economy of Georgia Tamar Ioseliani, noting that 1.36 million tons of cargo were transported through the country’s railway network in a month.
DB InfraGO AG has completed a major upgrade of the railway line connecting Hagen, Wuppertal, and Cologne. As of 9:00 PM today, the route has reopened to regional, long-distance passenger, and freight trains. The project’s completion was announced at a ceremony in Leverkusen attended by DB InfraGO CEO Philipp Nagl and Oliver Krischer, the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Chinese technology company Midea Group and international port operator Hutchison Port Holdings have signed a memorandum of understanding at the Shenzhen Port Global Supply Chain High-Quality Development Conference 2026. Over the next two years, the parties intend to deepen their strategic cooperation by pooling manufacturing, logistics, and digital resources to create a more resilient and efficient global supply chain.
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, has announced the French group’s ambition to become the world’s second-largest container shipping line by the end of 2027, trailing only MSC. This statement coincided with the arrival in France of the first French-flagged container ship with a capacity exceeding 24,000 TEU. Through this move, the company aims to displace Maersk from the number two spot in the global rankings.
The Kenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has announced the resumption of scheduled cargo flights between Haikou, China, and Johannesburg. The project is being implemented jointly with the Dubai-based company Fly Noor Aviation Services FZCO following the signing of a strategic agreement at the Air Cargo China 2026 exhibition in Shanghai. The document was signed by Astral Aviation CEO Sanjeev Gadhia and Fly Noor head Damanpreet Singh.
On July 1, 2026, the cargo airline Cargolux Airlines International acknowledged a Luxembourg court ruling approving an agreement reached with the country’s public prosecutor’s office as part of criminal proceedings. The case concerns allegations of trading in influence linked to the carrier’s operations in Gabon between 2010 and 2015. The investigation focuses exclusively on the Cargolux corporate entity and does not involve individual employees or company executives.
Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) has signed an agreement on the key terms of a deal to acquire a 20% stake in the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH). Additionally, the operator plans to increase its stake in the TC3 container terminal at the Moroccan port of Tangier from 10% to 20%. Completion of the transaction is subject to the finalization of agreements and the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.
The Governor of the Masovian Voivodeship has issued a location decision to the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) company for the eastern railway hub of the future national airport, part of the Port Polska program. The document has been granted immediate enforceability, allowing the operator to begin the process of obtaining construction permits for the railway and associated infrastructure, as well as to designate new land parcels for inclusion in the investment zone.
Talgat Aldybergenov, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC NC “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy” (KTZ), held talks with John Olin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wabtec. The meeting took place ahead of the Foreign Investors’ Council session attended by the President of Kazakhstan and focused on prospects for further cooperation within the railway industry.
The French group CMA CGM has signed an agreement to acquire the logistics division FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 billion. This deal marks a major step in the company’s expansion into logistics and will nearly triple the scale of the US operations of CEVA Logistics, CMA CGM’s logistics subsidiary. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined entity will manage a portfolio of approximately 150 warehouses and distribution centers.
