Uncategorized

MSC’s logistics subsidiary Medlog is acquiring Britain’s largest carrier Maritime Transport. The deal was announced by both companies, but details of the price remain confidential. Maritime Transport operates more than 30 rail routes and eight freight terminals across the UK, including Wakefield, Manchester, Tilbury and Birmingham. The company’s fleet includes more than 1,600 trucks.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the launch of new trade routes in Asia and Europe, the Pacific and the Middle East, which will commence operations from February 2025. The updated service offering will offer customers more reliable and flexible solutions with expanded global coverage, including more than 80 direct port calls.

International relations expert Anuar Bakhitkhanov noted that Kazakhstan is actively developing its transport and logistics potential due to its unique geographical location and large investments. The country seeks to become a key player in global trade chains, which will increase transit revenues and attract foreign investment.

One of the world’s largest iron ore mining companies, Vale, has chosen the Port of Tarragona and Euroports for its new logistics operations to supply steel plants in the Mediterranean. The first shipment was marked by the arrival of the Magsenger 10, which delivered over 110,000 tonnes of iron ore from the Brazilian port of Ponta da Madeira.

Almaty hosted a meeting between the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEU) Arzybek Kozhoshev and entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as representatives of government agencies and companies. The main topic of discussion was the free movement of goods and the development of transport and logistics infrastructure within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).