In Kostanay region, construction work has begun on a key section of the Center-West highway corridor, which is being implemented on behalf of the President of Kazakhstan. The new route covers the Astana-Zhanteke-Egindikol-Arkalyk-Torgay-Irgiz highway, 865 km long, and will become an important link in the development of national transport infrastructure.
The grand opening of the modern ZHETYSU container terminal, one of the key projects in the strategy of transforming Kazakhstan into a transport and logistics hub of Central Asia, took place in Almaty. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Board of JSC Samruk-Kazyna Nurlan Zhakupov, Akim of Almaty Darkhan Satybaldy, and the Governor of the Chinese province of Shaanxi Zhao Gang. On the opening day, the first container train from Chinese Xi’an arrived at the terminal.
According to the results of the first five months of 2025, the volume of railway transportation between Kazakhstan and China reached 14.2 million tons, which is 11% more than in the same period last year. Exports from Kazakhstan to China amounted to 9 million tons, which is 12% higher than last year. These results were possible due to the well-coordinated interaction between the railway administrations of the two countries and stable demand for export and transit transportation in the direction of China.
Rail operator Elron has started serving passengers on the new platform at Ülemiste station in Tallinn – the first completed element of the future Linda international terminal, which is being built as part of the Rail Baltica project. The new 230-metre-long and 9.3-metre-wide platform replaces the old infrastructure and already offers passengers more comfortable and modern waiting and boarding conditions.
On behalf of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan, large-scale reforms in the field of freight rail transportation have begun. The Association of Kazakhstan Freight Rail Carriers, together with the Ministry of Transport and the antimonopoly authority, are developing a set of measures to create conditions for real competition, ensure transparent and stable rules for access to infrastructure.
From the end of August, Contargo will launch two new regular rail services between Poland and France as part of the Poland France Shuttle service. One of the routes will directly connect the LDCT terminals in Dourges (France) and Miratrans in Krzewo (Poland), while the other will connect Dourges with Kutno in Poland, with a stopover in Duisburg.
The Port of Gdansk has launched a major infrastructure project – the construction of an Integrated Border Control Point (ZPKG) next to the Baltic Hub terminal. The new centre, covering an area of over 2 hectares, will unite the work of all control services in one place, which will simplify and speed up inspections of goods arriving in the European Union and increase the efficiency of the port against the backdrop of growing cargo turnover.
Spanish rail infrastructure operator Adif has joined the EULYNX international consortium, which develops technical standards for the unification of interfaces and components for microprocessor-based interlocking systems. Joining EULYNX will allow Adif to contribute to the creation of modern rail automation solutions at the EU level.
The 100,000th container (in TEU equivalent) was sent from Xi’an, China, as part of a freight train along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The train included 50 containers with electronics, furniture and consumer goods.
PSA Antwerp and Lineas have announced the launch of a new rail service directly connecting the PSA terminal in the port of Zeebrugge with the Noordzee Terminal in Antwerp. The first container train departed on 27 May 2025, and from 2 June the line began operating regularly, three times a week in both directions. This re-establishment of an important rail route was a highlight at the Transport Logistics trade fair in Munich.
