At the 2024 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, participants signed 25 cooperation documents, focusing on economic issues. The event was the admission of Belarus to the SCO, which became the tenth member of the organization along with India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law ratifying three transport agreements with China. One of them concerns the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route, including China-Europe container trains. This document provides for the creation of a joint working group on cargo transportation through the Middle Corridor.
Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna JSC Nurlan Zhakupov signed an agreement on joint management of the investment fund with the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov. The signing ceremony was attended by the presidents of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
During a meeting of the SCO Business Council, the General Director of STC “Kazlogistics” Talgat Lesov signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the President of the Global Logistics Alliance Grace Sun from China. The purpose of the agreement is to strengthen partnerships and jointly promote innovative solutions in the field of transport and logistics.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with the head of the CITIC Group Xi Guohua the pace of implementation of joint infrastructure projects. At the meeting, issues of developing Kazakh-Chinese cooperation in the fields of energy and industry were discussed. Currently, with the participation of CITIC Group, major projects are being implemented to reconstruct roads of national importance, including the Taldykorgan – Ust-Kamenogorsk and Karaganda – Balkhash highways, where construction work is carried out on 24 sections with a total length of 1,131 km.
Within the LI session of the OSJD Ministerial Conference held from June 18 to 20, 2024, a significant Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed. The ceremony, marking this milestone, was opened by Mr. Miroslaw Antonowicz, Chairman of the OSJD Committee, who welcomed delegations to Warsaw and highlighted ongoing OSJD initiatives.
Contargo Beteiligungs GmbH has acquired a ten percent stake in Lille Dourges Conteneur Terminal SAS (LDCT) in France, which has operated the Dourges terminal since 2003. This strategic investment aims to broaden Contargo’s customer base, enhance service offerings for existing clients, and strengthen its foothold in the French market.
Rhenus, Europe’s leading home goods delivery operator, has acquired a 15% stake in French logistics company C Chez Vous from Geopost. The deal, concluded on June 28, 2024, allows Rhenus to enter the French home delivery market for the first time. Geopost retained an 80% stake in the company and through this partnership, C Chez Vous will have access to the expertise of Rhenus, a leader in the home and lifestyle logistics market.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping held negotiations with official delegations of the two countries. The discussion centered on the prospects for investment cooperation in areas such as e-commerce, production of automobiles and auto parts, logistics, energy, agriculture, finance and tourism.
A new Alliance of Logistics Centers and Cargo Carriers has been launched under the aegis of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) following its inaugural meeting on June 28, 2024, in Tashkent. The meeting, chaired by OTS Deputy Secretary General Dr. Mirvokhid Azimov, attracted over 100 participants, including representatives from more than 30 major logistics centers, ports, and transport companies from OTS member states. High-level officials from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Customs Committee, along with diplomatic missions from OTS countries, also attended the event.
