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-მა ყაზახეთიდან შეერთებულ შტატებში ხორბლის ფქვილის პირველი კონტეინერული გადაზიდვა განახორციელა. კოსტანაიდან წამოსული პროდუქტი წარმატებით ჩავიდა ნიუ-იორკში და გახდა პილოტური პროექტის ნაწილი, რომელიც ყაზახური ფქვილის Eurasian Legacy ბრენდის ქვეშ ამერიკულ ბაზარზე შეტანას ისახავს მიზნად, სადაც ის უკვე ხელმისაწვდომია Amazon-სა და საცალო ქსელებში.
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.
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.
DHL Express officially opened its new international hub at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The €80 million project, completed in less than two years, is the company’s largest investment in the region. The new facility can handle over 20,000 shipments per hour—seven times its previous capacity—and will accommodate the growing volume of international express deliveries and strengthen Barcelona’s position in DHL’s global network.
The automotive module of the DocPort digital platform has been launched at Yuzhny, Ukraine’s largest deepwater port. The system has previously been implemented at the ports of Izmail, Reni, Chornomorsk, and Odesa.
Starting October 1, German seaports will begin a digital procedure for releasing imported containers through the German Ports IT platform, called Secure Release Order (SRO). The solution, developed by DAKOSY AG and dbh Logistics IT AG, will eliminate the need for traditional PIN code transmission and make the process more secure. The new system is being introduced in stages to reduce risks and give all market participants time to adapt.
A Kazakh company, part of Railways Systems KZ and the Kazakhstan Union of Mechanical Engineers, plans to begin supplying railway wheels to Europe. The company is currently undergoing certification for Deutsche Bahn, which could take 2-3 years and includes operational testing according to EU standards.
