The Government of the Republic of Moldova has approved the reorganisation of State Enterprise Calea Ferată din Moldova (CFM), creating a new joint stock company, Moldova Railways – Passengers and Freight (Calea Ferată din Moldova – Pasageri și Marfă), with 100% state ownership. The decision separates railway infrastructure management from passenger and freight transport activities.
The Czech State Fund for Transport Infrastructure will allocate about €2.9 billion to rail projects this year, including around €0.8 billion for track maintenance. Additional funding will go to station renewals, level crossing safety (around €30 million) and network electrification.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, together with the International Finance Corporation, is supporting the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in preparing an open and competitive international tender for the concession of the Chornomorsk Port Container Terminal. The EBRD emphasizes that the project is being implemented according to high international transparency standards and is intended to attract private investment to modernize one of the Black Sea’s key ports and improve its operational efficiency.
DSV Group delivered solid financial results in the fourth quarter and for the full year 2025, despite a challenging and volatile market environment. Gross profit in Q4 2025 reached DKK 19.1 billion, and EBIT before special items was DKK 5.6 billion, largely driven by the contribution of the acquired Schenker. For the full year, EBIT before special items was DKK 19.6 billion, revenue increased to DKK 247.3 billion, and adjusted free cash flow reached DKK 16.3 billion, reducing net interest debt by more than DKK 7 billion since the acquisition.
KTZ Express JSC and National Logistics Corporation, Pakistan’s state-owned logistics company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing multimodal transportation and strengthening transport and logistics ties between the two countries. The document was signed during the state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and represents an important practical step in expanding bilateral cooperation in logistics.
ADY Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, launched an express container block train service on the Azerbaijan-Georgia route. The first train under the new service was successfully dispatched on January 30 in accordance with a bilateral agreement signed between Azerbaijan Railways and Georgian Railways. The launch of the service is viewed by both parties as a new stage in the development of regional transport and logistics cooperation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin held talks with Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh. The parties emphasized that over more than 30 years, the two countries have built a stable political dialogue and established intergovernmental and interparliamentary cooperation. It was noted that the leaders of Kazakhstan and Vietnam have set a clear course for deepening cooperation in trade, investment, transport and logistics, agriculture, and IT. Kazakhstan reaffirmed its goal of doubling mutual trade turnover by 2026 and expressed its readiness to send a trade and economic mission to Vietnam mid-year.
In the coming years, the Ülemiste district will become Tallinn’s new urban center, thanks to large-scale development around the capital’s largest transportation hub. Tallinna Lennujaam, Rail Baltic Estonia, and Mainor Ülemiste are jointly investing approximately €500 million to transform the former industrial area into a modern, internationally oriented business and community center. Rail Baltica plays a key role in this process, integrating international and domestic rail connections, trams, buses, and the airport into a single space. According to Sten Pärnits, head of Mainor Ülemiste, Ülemiste will become more than just a transportation hub, but a “city within a city,” complementing Tallinn’s historic center and the Telliskivi district.
Representatives of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and the European Commission met in Sofia to discuss the development of the Black Sea-Aegean Sea cross-border transport corridor, as part of a cooperation agreement signed in Brussels in December 2025. The parties discussed key infrastructure projects aimed at improving regional connectivity, including road, rail, and border crossings, as well as the synchronization of national investment plans.
The Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has announced the start of the procurement process for contractors for the first stage of the southern port development. The selected contractor will build the southern port gate, marking the starting point of a large-scale port infrastructure expansion project. Algis Latakas, General Director of the Port of Klaipeda, noted that the need to develop the southern zone has been emphasized for several years, and the announcement of the tender is a tangible step toward the launch of the largest project in the port’s history, with construction scheduled to begin this year.
