The Swedish Club has announced a strategic partnership with Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance, part of the Ping An Group, to expand its presence in the Chinese maritime market. This is the club’s first such alliance in China.
A meeting between Kanat Almagambetov, CEO of Kazlogistics, and representatives of the Boston Consulting Group (USA), took place in Astana. The parties discussed key challenges and opportunities for developing freight transportation in Kazakhstan. They focused on infrastructure, document management, and the limited capacity of terminals and transport and logistics centers.
The Kazakh government has unveiled plans for the large-scale development of transport infrastructure and the digitalization of logistics. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, the volume of freight traffic in the country will double by 2029 as part of the implementation of the President’s instructions.
DB Cargo has introduced a new Slovakia Shuttle service, which directly connects Žilina (Slovakia) via Ostrava (Czech Republic) with Halle (Germany). The journey time is just one day, making the route particularly convenient for companies handling metal products, pulp, consumer goods, and palletized cargo.
AD Ports Group-მა ბაქოს გემთმშენებელ ქარხანასთან (აზერბაიჯანი) ხელი მოაწერა კონტრაქტს ორი არაღრმა წყლის კონტეინერმზიდი გემის მშენებლობის შესახებ, რომელთაგან თითოეული 780 TEU ტევადობისაა და სპეციალურად კასპიის ზღვაში ოპერაციებისთვისაა შექმნილი. გემების ექსპლუატაციაში შესვლა 2027 წლის მეოთხე კვარტალშია დაგეგმილი, რაც გაზრდის კონტეინერმზიდავობას და გააძლიერებს ტრანსკასპიურ ლოჯისტიკურ დერეფანს.
The logistics group Contargo announced the launch of a new intermodal service, Poland France Shuttle (PFS), connecting Poland and France on two routes: Dourges–Krzewie and Dourges–Kutno. The first route will begin with a weekly service between the LDCT terminal in Dourges and the Miratrans Terminal in Krzewie, while the second will provide regular service across central Poland using PCC’s partner network.
Ukraine’s largest private railcar operator, Lemtrans Group, and Rail Trans Investment, have completed the first phase of construction of the Fastiv Container Terminal. The project includes the construction of two new railway lines and a modern container yard designed to store up to 1,350 TEUs. The terminal, covering over 13 hectares, is already capable of handling up to 19,000 TEUs per year, with future capacity expected to increase to 55,000 TEUs.
In July, German exports fell by 0.6% compared to the previous month, primarily due to a 7.9% drop in shipments to the United States due to tariffs. This represents a significant challenge for Europe’s largest economy, where foreign trade plays a key role: in 2024, bilateral trade with the United States was expected to reach €253 billion, making it Germany’s largest trading partner.
At the end of August, the Baltic Hub in Gdansk received the first container ship as part of the new Poland Shuttle (PLS) service, operated by the shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE). The new service strengthens Gdansk’s role as a strategic maritime hub in the region and expands its network of connections to key European ports.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), implementing the national megaproject to build a new airport and high-speed rail network in Poland, will hold approximately 100 tenders in 2026–2028. In 2026 alone, their total value will be approximately 40 billion zlotys (over 9 billion euros), half of which will be awarded in the second quarter. The largest contracts are related to the construction of the Warsaw–Łódź High-Speed Railway (HSR) and airport infrastructure.
