The first freight trains will start running on a new rail route between Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Crailsheim (Germany) from September. The route improves ECS’s logistics network, offering convenient connections to the UK and Ireland via existing rail and shipping lines. The project is being implemented in cooperation with Lineas, the largest private rail operator in Europe.
The Government of Kazakhstan has reported on the progress in implementing the Roadmap for the Development of the Middle Corridor, which connects Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. It is planned to increase the throughput capacity to 10 million tons of cargo per year by 2027. This initiative was a response to the Address of the President of Kazakhstan to the Nation on the modernization of the economy.
Kedentransservice JSC will participate in the creation of a joint venture for the organization of multimodal transportation in the port of Alyat (Azerbaijan). At a meeting in Baku with the participation of Xi’an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co., Ltd and BMMTP CJSC, the details of the project for the creation of an intermodal terminal in the port and the formation of a partner enterprise for the development of cargo transportation were discussed.
At the end of July and beginning of August, the ports of Riga began to receive and load local grain of the new harvest, the terminal management reports. More than 10 ships with rapeseed and 3 bulk carriers with wheat have already been dispatched. This year, Riga is actively receiving grain from both Latvian and Lithuanian farmers, although record export volumes are not expected.
China’s two largest shipbuilding concerns, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), have announced a merger in what promises to be the largest deal on the Chinese stock market in a decade.
DB Cargo, a freight operator of the German railways (DB), has implemented a technology for monitoring the condition of wagons using artificial intelligence at eight large marshalling yards. The technology, installed in 13 diagnostic portals, allows around 10,000 freight wagons to be checked daily in motion.
PTC Cargo LLP signed a memorandum of cooperation with New Land-Sea Corridor Operation Co., Ltd. and New Land-Sea Corridor Operation Gansu Co., Ltd., aimed at developing multimodal transportation within the framework of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor initiative.
A meeting was held in Abay region with the participation of the management of JSC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) and shippers of the region, where they discussed ensuring stable transportation both on the domestic market and for export. In particular, in the first seven months of 2024, loading in the region exceeded 6.1 million tons, of which 4.8 million tons were shipped domestically, which is 4% more than last year. Exports amounted to 1.3 million tons.
This year, a vessel with a state-of-the-art wind assistance system (WAPS) will be presented for the first time at SMM. The Dutch cargo vessel Eems Traveller (owned by Amasus) arrived at the Überseebrücke quay in Hamburg on 3 and 4 September. Two 17-metre eSAIL sails from bound4blue are installed on board, demonstrating how wind can be used to reduce costs and emissions, while also meeting new environmental standards.
Liège International Airport and terminal operator Liège Logistics Intermodal (LLI) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at creating a major multimodal hub in the Liège area. The project will be based on the modernization and expansion of the existing road and rail terminal owned by the SPI Economic Development Agency.
