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Rail Baltica is strengthening its role in the European transport network by becoming part of two key corridors at once. This large-scale project will connect the Baltic, Black and Aegean Seas, providing strategic routes to Ukraine and Moldova. The importance of the railway corridor is also increasing from a military point of view: Rail Baltica plays a key role in ensuring NATO military mobility, which underlines its importance for the security of the region.

Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze visited the office of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, where the Georgian delegation was presented with digital solutions in the railway industry. In particular, the guests got acquainted with the work of the Single Digital Window application and intelligent systems aimed at accelerating cargo transportation and increasing the transparency of logistics.

In 2024, intercontinental rail traffic along the New Silk Road rebounded significantly after a two-year decline caused by European logistics companies abandoning the route due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to the Eurasian Rail Alliance, traffic volumes increased by more than 80% compared to 2023, reaching 380,434 TEU. Despite the development of the Trans-Caspian Corridor, most cargo continues to move along the northern route via Poland, which accounted for 55.7% of the total last year.

CargoBeamer, a specialist in intermodal transport and freight migration from road to rail, has raised €65 million in equity and debt financing from Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC). With €50 million previously raised from an existing shareholder and €90 million in grants from the German Federal Railway Authority and the Swiss Federal Office of Transport, the total investment over the past 12 months has reached €205 million.