Kazakhstan continues to upgrade its border infrastructure: by the end of 2025, it plans to modernize five more automobile checkpoints. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Bakytzhan Slyamov. We are talking about the Temir Baba checkpoint on the border with Turkmenistan, Kazygurt and Tazhen on the border with Uzbekistan, as well as Maykapchagay and Bakhty in the Chinese direction.
According to the results of 2024, the volume of cargo transportation along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) reached 4.5 million tons, which is 62% more than in 2023. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, noting that the route is becoming increasingly popular against the backdrop of growing trade activity between Asia and Europe.
From 1 October 2025, the logistics company Gebrüder Weiss will officially become the new CargoLine partner in Aldingen, Germany, replacing the current franchisee Swiss Post Cargo (formerly Hugger GmbH), which is winding down its groupage activities in Germany by the end of September.
Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE, which holds around 90.4% of the shares in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has proposed a change to the dividend amount on the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders on 3 July 2025. Instead of the previously proposed €0.16 per Class A share, the majority shareholder is proposing to pay €0.10 per share.
UIRR CEO Ralf-Charlie Schulze and Europlatform President Alberto Milotti signed a Memorandum of Understanding, opening a new stage of cooperation between the two associations. The document aims to strengthen cooperation in the field of logistics infrastructure development and intermodal transport in Europe.
Train Alliance and MSG Terminal have signed a lease agreement for the construction of a new transfer terminal in the Hallsberg Rala logistics area. The project entails an investment of slightly over SEK 20 million (approximately EUR 1.77 million), which Train Alliance will cover. MSG Terminal will lease the facility for ten years, with annual rental and fee payments amounting to around SEK 2.6 million (about EUR 230,000).
CargoBeamer, a specialist in semi-trailer rail transport and intermodal terminal operator, has announced the construction of a new, highly automated terminal in Kaldenkirchen, near the border between Germany and the Netherlands. It will be the company’s first own terminal in Germany, designed specifically for the automated loading of non-crane-mounted semi-trailers on rail. Construction will start in the second half of 2025, with commissioning scheduled for 2026.
From 2021 to 2024, the volume of cargo transportation along the Middle Corridor (Central Trans-Caspian Route) increased more than fivefold — from 840 thousand to 4.5 million tons per year. According to a joint report by the Astana International Financial Center and the Institute for Development and Diplomacy at ADA University, Kazakhstan accounts for 63% of the total volume of transportation, confirming its key role in the development of the route.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the second Central Asia-China summit, expressing gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping for the course of strengthening cooperation with the Central Asian regions. He also thanked the leaders of neighboring states for supporting regional partnership and active participation in the dialogue.
CF&S successfully implements a unique logistics project for the delivery of used John Deere combines from the USA to Kazakhstan. The customer is a client from Kazakhstan, now living in the USA, who purchases equipment for further resale on the Kazakhstan market. CF&S undertakes the full cycle of transportation – from the American warehouse to the final destination in Central Asia.
