Infrabel, together with Lineas, has completed the €12.5 million investment project, co-financed by the Belgian federal government and the European Union. The upgrade enables the handling of full 750-metre freight trains in the Mercator rail network, located near the Mercator dock between the John F. Kennedylaan and the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal.
The Port of Trieste is strengthening its role as a key maritime hub in Central Europe thanks to direct services from Rail Cargo Group (RCG). As part of the international TransNET network, the port is connected to Villach, Salzburg, Linz, Vienna, Munich, Burghausen, and Wolfurt by regular direct services several times a week. Additionally, the combined TransFER Vienna–Trieste and TransFER Wels–Vienna–Budapest routes provide access to the BILK terminal, while a separate corporate train connects Budapest and Trieste directly.
The Izmail branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed a contract with the Turkish company Onur Marine Gemi Işletmeciliği Tic. A.Ş. for dredging work worth UAH 45.90 million excluding VAT. The work will cover the waters near berths 12–14 and 19–22 of the port of Izmail, where 170,500 cubic meters of soil are to be removed and transported to an underwater dump in the Danube by the end of 2025. The company will use its own vessel, the Hegemann IV, for the project.
The railway industry remains a key element of the global transportation system, and for Kazakhstan, this sector is of particular importance. Despite significant track deterioration in recent years, the government has adopted a large-scale program to modernize and build over 5,000 kilometers of tracks, repair another 11,000 kilometers, and expand the network by 2029. The country’s unique geographic location in the center of Eurasia offers significant prospects for transit and the transformation of railway infrastructure into a driver of economic growth.
Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Transport, Talgat Lastayev, held talks with Iranian Ambassador Ali Akbar Jowkar, where the two sides discussed key areas of cooperation in transport and logistics. The central topic was the prospects for developing the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCITR), which strengthens the two countries’ role as strategic transit hubs in Eurasia.
Ocean Network Express (ONE), a liner shipping company, announced a new world record: its flagship container ship ONE Innovation loaded 22,233 TEUs in the Port of Singapore—the largest container volume ever on a single vessel. The ship departed on an Asia-Europe (FE4) voyage bound for the UK port of Felixstowe, with a subsequent port call in Rotterdam.
KTZ Express organized the first container shipment of wheat flour from Kazakhstan to the United States. The product from Kostanay successfully arrived in New York and became part of a pilot project to introduce Kazakh flour under the Eurasian Legacy brand to the American market, where it is already available on Amazon and in retail chains.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and the American company Wabtec signed an agreement for the supply of new TE33AT series locomotives, whose production will be localized in Astana at the Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty plant. The total contract value reached USD 4.2 billion, making this the largest deal in the history of locomotive manufacturing in Kazakhstan.
On September 27, Dutch shipping company WEC Lines will launch its NWC Spain service, adding a second vessel to the line. The new route will offer weekly departures from Bilbao and Gijón to Liverpool and Dublin, offering a fast and reliable alternative to road transport from Spain to the UK and Ireland. Departures from Bilbao will be on Fridays, arrivals in Liverpool on Mondays, and arrivals in Dublin on Wednesdays.
At the TRAKO-2025 railway exhibition in Gdansk, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC and the Polish operator PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe signed a framework cooperation agreement. The document provides for joint actions to ensure uninterrupted and safe train traffic across the Polish-Ukrainian border, as well as the development and maintenance of railway infrastructure.
