Alstom has signed a contract in Romania for the modernization of the historic Bucharest-Giurgiu railway line, opened in 1869. The total value of the project is approximately €450 million, with Alstom’s share being approximately 25%. The project aims to increase capacity, energy efficiency and reliability of the connection.
At a government meeting, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Zhaslan Madiyev reported that transport and infrastructure startups are actively developing in Astana Hub. By the end of 2024, their total income exceeded 4.5 billion tenge, and the number of jobs created exceeded 400.
The global market for highly automated smart ports will increase from $2.53 billion in 2025 to $7.95 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 25.8%. According to MarketsandMarkets, the growth is driven by the growth of international trade, the need to reduce emissions and port congestion, and the desire of governments and businesses to improve the efficiency and sustainability of logistics.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will provide a grant of US$275,000 to prepare a preliminary feasibility study for the construction of the Balikchi-Cholpon-Ata railway line in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. The funds will be allocated from the bank’s technical assistance fund.
The Government of Kazakhstan has made a number of decisions aimed at implementing the President’s instructions to expand the country’s transport and transit potential. The Ministries of Transport and Finance, together with the Border Service of the National Security Committee, have been instructed to speed up and improve the quality of public services at interstate checkpoints in order to eliminate cargo delays at the border.
A working meeting was held in Warsaw within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. The Head of the International Relations Department Oleksiy Panasyuk took part from the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” (USPA). The central topic was the presentation of the report on the “Master Plan and Feasibility Study for the Reconstruction of Ukrainian Ports”.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy held a meeting with the participation of the country’s leading industrial companies, including Bogatyr Komir, ERG, Zhairemsky GOK, Shubarkol Komir, Qarmet, Kazphosphate and other partners. The participants summed up the work results for the first half of 2025 and discussed future plans.
JSC Kedentransservice and JSC OʻZTEMIRYOLKONTEYNER (Uzbekistan) discussed joint steps to develop container transportation on key routes. The negotiations were aimed at finding new solutions to improve logistics efficiency and strengthen the companies’ positions in international transport corridors.
DP World has signed a memorandum of understanding with ITOCHU, one of Japan’s largest trading corporations, to jointly develop logistics, supply chain infrastructure and distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement was signed during the TICAD9 conference in Yokohama with the participation of DP World’s Chief Operating Officer for Logistics, Beat Simon, and ITOCHU’s top managers.
The first direct container train has been sent from Chengdu, China, to Antwerp, Belgium, which will transit through Kazakhstan. The specialized DPD train for La Poste includes 55 containers with cross-border e-commerce goods and products requiring cold chain compliance. The route runs through the Altynkol checkpoint, then the train will pass through Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
