Calea Ferată din Moldova (CFM) and the Romanian rail operator Carpatica Feroviar Romania signed a cooperation agreement to develop cross-border freight rail transport. The document provides for the intensification of traffic through the recently opened Prut 2-Fălciu border crossing, which will be an important step in strengthening transport links between Moldova and Romania.
Craiss Generation Logistik GmbH & Co. KG officially broke ground on its future headquarters in the Ziegelhöhe district of Mühlacker. The groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of the project, attended by company management, architects, designers, Mühlacker Mayor Frank Schneider, and district administrator Bastian Rosenau. General contractor Rommel plans to complete construction by spring 2027, after which all company administrative departments will gradually move into the new complex.
TransLogistica Romania, the international exhibition dedicated to transport and logistics, returns for its fourth edition on 14–16 October 2025. This year, the event will take place in Pavilion B1 at ROMEXPO, Bucharest – a larger and more modern venue reflecting the growing demand from both exhibitors and visitors.
Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), participated in the panel discussion “Development of Eurasian Railway Infrastructure” at the 7th International Forum “New Silk Road” in Kazakhstan. Discussions focused on the integration of the Middle Corridor, modernization of ports and railways, increasing transit potential, and technological upgrades to transport infrastructure.
The 34th meeting of the Joint Commissions of the Border Railways of Kazakhstan and China was held in Almaty, where the results of freight and container transportation were discussed. In the first eight months of 2025, total transportation volume reached 23.2 million tons, exceeding the previous year’s figure by 10%. By the end of the year, the parties plan to transport 35 million tons, 3.6 million more than in 2024, and outlined forecast figures for 2026.
A meeting of the heads of delegations from countries participating in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) was held on the sidelines of the New Silk Way Forum. The event was attended by Kazakhstan’s Minister of Transport Nurlan Sauranbayev, Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rahman Hummatov, and Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Gennady Arveladze.
In anticipation of the national holiday in China from October 1 to 7, 2025, when many factories, ports, and customs offices temporarily suspend operations, Maersk has taken measures to minimize the impact of the “golden week” on customers. The company has adjusted the schedule of services between the Far East and Europe and temporarily rerouted the AE12 line in the Adriatic region: vessels now call in Rijeka before the port of Koper.
At the 1st Azerbaijan International Investment Forum, held in September 2025, a World Bank representative stated that approximately $28 billion would be required to develop the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) over the next 15 years. Of this, $25 billion is planned for modernizing rail infrastructure and $1.8 billion for developing port capacity. The route’s main bottleneck remains the junction of sea and rail transport due to limited capacity and differences in infrastructure across participating countries.
During Transport Week in Almaty, Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways, Lasha Abashidze, CEO of Georgian Railways, and Ufuk Yalçın, Chairman of the Board and CEO of TCDD Taşımacılık, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to organize freight transportation via the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway. The document aims to increase the route’s competitiveness, attract additional freight traffic by optimizing delivery times, ensure stable transportation conditions, and implement transparent tariffs.
On September 23, Hamburg Port Marketing hosted a reception in Stuttgart for approximately 120 guests from business, politics, and logistics, dedicated to strengthening economic ties between Baden-Württemberg and the Port of Hamburg. Hamburg State Councilor Andreas Rickhoff, Director General of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs Michael Kleiner, and Director General of the Baden-Württemberg Transport Authority Berthold Fries addressed the event, emphasizing the importance of Germany’s largest universal port for the export-oriented southern region.
