As part of her summer tour, Federal Minister for Economics Katharina Reiche visited the Port of Hamburg, where she learned about current projects, innovative technologies and the challenges facing one of Germany’s key logistics hubs. She emphasized the strategic importance of the port for the country’s economy and announced her intention to increase state support for port infrastructure.
Kazakhstan’s KTZ railway company has signed a loan agreement with the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Deutsche Bank for up to 480 million Swiss francs (about $595.5 million). The funds will be used to finance key infrastructure projects along the Trans-Kazakhstan corridor. The deal was organized with the support of the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, which fully owns KTZ.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported its financial results for the first quarter of its 2025 financial year (April-June). For the period, revenue was $4.049 billion, and net income was $86 million.
In January–June 2025, 550.8 million tons of cargo were transported in Kazakhstan by all modes of transport, which is 53.6 million tons or 10.8% more than in the same period last year.
In July, business activity in the eurozone exceeded expectations, reaching an 11-month high. According to the preliminary composite PMI index from HCOB and S&P Global, the indicator rose to 51.0 points against 50.6 in June, which indicates moderate economic growth due to a confident recovery in the services sector and a gradual revival in industry.
The Klaipeda Port Authority has officially opened the call for applications for participation in the Southport project, the largest expansion programme in the history of the Lithuanian harbour. The project envisages the creation of about 100 hectares of new port territory and the construction of 1.3 km of berths, which will significantly increase cargo turnover and attract investment in modern production and logistics facilities.
The freight division of the German railway corporation Deutsche Bahn — DB Cargo — ended the first half of 2025 with an EBITDA operating profit of 70 million euros. For comparison: a year earlier this figure was negative — minus 53 million euros. The operating loss according to EBIT also decreased significantly — from 256 million to 96 million euros.
The President of Kazakhstan met with the Chairman of the Board of JSC NC KTZ Talgat Aldybergenov to discuss the company’s performance in the first half of 2025. According to Aldybergenov, operational freight turnover increased by 8.6%, and transit traffic reached 14.6 million tons, indicating the growing importance of KTZ in the country’s transport sector.
The world’s largest container port of Shanghai handled over 4.7 million TEU in June 2025, the third-highest volume in the port’s history. Although growth was only 1.1% compared to June last year, analysts attribute the slowdown to the early start of the high season, while in May the growth rate reached 10%.
Vessels of ASCO, a part of AZCON Holding, have completed dredging operations in the waters and approach channel of the Baku Shipyard. The project was implemented by order of the enterprise itself in order to improve the conditions for receiving and maneuvering large-tonnage vessels.
