JSC National Company Food Contract Corporation and China’s Shandong Hi-Speed Qilu Eurasia Railway Express Co. Ltd. signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at developing the supply of grain, feed, and oilseed crops from Kazakhstan to China. The parties agreed to develop exports, including through contract farming, whereby crops are purchased from farmers during the sowing season.
In the first seven months of the year, rail freight volumes along the New Silk Road fell by 25.4% year-on-year to 170,700 TEU. According to the Eurasian Rail Alliance Index, the bulk of freight continues to be shipped from China to Poland, but volumes there also fell by 17% to 138,800 TEU.
The Khorgos border railway port celebrated a significant milestone: the 50,000th freight train since the terminal began operations traveled through Kazakhstan to Poland. This milestone train carries electronics, mechanical and electrical equipment, and consumer goods.
In September, logistics company VEGA Logistic increased its intermodal road transport service between Wörth am Rhein, Germany, and Fernetti (near Trieste), Italy, to three trips per week. This decision is due to growing transport volumes and strong customer demand.
From 2020 to 2024, transit traffic through Central Asian countries increased by 75%, reaching 35 million tons, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). In 2020, this figure was just over 20 million tons.
The German Aviation Association (BDL) has warned of a rapid shift of air cargo out of the country in favor of foreign hubs. According to the organization, costs and administrative barriers are making cargo handling in Germany increasingly unprofitable. At a meeting of the Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) in Frankfurt, BDL Managing Director Joachim Lang noted: “Handling air cargo in Germany is becoming too expensive.”
A roundtable discussion was held at JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy with representatives of the Georgian Railway (GR), Georgian terminals and ports (APM Terminals, Pace Georgia), and Kazakhstani shippers. The discussion brought together major exporters of oil and petroleum products, metals, grain, and other commodities that use routes through Georgia.
CEVA Logistics has introduced a new “Mass Balance” solution in Europe, aimed at decarbonizing the road transport sector and supporting customers in their transition to more sustainable logistics practices. The new service enables customers to reap the environmental benefits of using low-carbon energy sources, ensuring a transparent and consistent approach across all European routes.
As part of the BALTEXPO 2025 international exhibition, a working visit was made by a delegation from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the Odesa branch of the USPA to the Port of Gdansk (Poland). The Ukrainian delegation learned about the operations of one of the most dynamically developing ports in the EU, visited the waters and infrastructure facilities, including the Baltic Hub container terminal, which is expanding to a throughput capacity of 4.5 million TEUs.
Hungarian transport group Waberer’s signed a new letter of intent with regional rail operator GYSEV and its freight subsidiary, GYSEV CARGO. GYSEV, jointly owned by Hungary and Austria, provides passenger and freight transportation in the border region between the two countries.
