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  • October 24, 2025

DB Cargo Polska and Alstom will establish a modern locomotive service centre in Rybnik.

DB Cargo Polska signed a joint letter of intent with Alstom to establish a new locomotive service center in Rybnik. The center will complement Alstom’s existing facilities in Toruń and will enable efficient maintenance and repair of Traxx locomotives, as well as other diesel and electric models. According to Marek Staszek, CEO of DB Cargo Polska, the project demonstrates the strengthening of international cooperation and Poland’s growing role on the European railway map.

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  • October 24, 2025

Kazakhstan and China are developing grain and feed exports.

JSC National Company Food Contract Corporation and China’s Shandong Hi-Speed ​​Qilu Eurasia Railway Express Co. Ltd. signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at developing the supply of grain, feed, and oilseed crops from Kazakhstan to China. The parties agreed to develop exports, including through contract farming, whereby crops are purchased from farmers during the sowing season.

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  • October 24, 2025

Transport along the New Silk Road has fallen by a quarter.

In the first seven months of the year, rail freight volumes along the New Silk Road fell by 25.4% year-on-year to 170,700 TEU. According to the Eurasian Rail Alliance Index, the bulk of freight continues to be shipped from China to Poland, but volumes there also fell by 17% to 138,800 TEU.

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  • October 24, 2025

Latvian ports handled almost 24 million tons of cargo in the first nine months of 2025.

From January to September 2025, the ports of Riga, Liepaja, and Ventspils handled a combined 23.9 million tonnes of cargo. The Port of Riga remains the leader in volume with 12.3 million tonnes, followed by Ventspils with 6.5 million tonnes and Liepaja with 5.1 million tonnes. In September, cargo turnover at the Port of Riga increased by 12% compared to August, reaching 1.56 million tonnes, but for the first nine months of the year, it decreased by 6.6% compared to the previous year. The main categories of cargo are containerized cargo, agricultural products, and timber.

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  • October 23, 2025

Germany is losing cargo flows due to high fees and bureaucracy.

The German Aviation Association (BDL) has warned of a rapid shift of air cargo out of the country in favor of foreign hubs. According to the organization, costs and administrative barriers are making cargo handling in Germany increasingly unprofitable. At a meeting of the Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) in Frankfurt, BDL Managing Director Joachim Lang noted: “Handling air cargo in Germany is becoming too expensive.”

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  • October 22, 2025

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and Georgian Railways discussed the development of Kazakhstan’s export transportation to Georgia.

A roundtable discussion was held at JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy with representatives of the Georgian Railway (GR), Georgian terminals and ports (APM Terminals, Pace Georgia), and Kazakhstani shippers. The discussion brought together major exporters of oil and petroleum products, metals, grain, and other commodities that use routes through Georgia.