Serik Akhmetov, General Director of Port Kuryk LLP, took part in business negotiations with the largest Chinese holding company, Shandong Port Group. The meeting was held within the framework of cooperation on the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor, for which a working group was created to establish international relations and interaction.
American company Protio, specializing in the production of green metals and chemicals, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Tallinn on the possibilities of producing environmentally friendly fuels. Protio plans to produce electromethanol, sustainable aviation fuel and possibly e-NG in the territory of the Port of Muuga.
By the end of 2026, Spanish rail operators Adif and Adif AV plan to invest €24.1 billion in infrastructure development. More than half of this amount, €12.1 billion, will be spent on modernizing traditional rail, suburban and freight lines. The main works concern the renewal of signaling, electrification and communication systems, as well as the reconstruction of logistics hubs in key transport areas such as Vicálvaro, Valladolid and Fuente de San Luis.
CMA CGM has added the first of four new vessels designed for car transportation to its fleet. The 200-metre vessel, with a width of 38 metres, can carry 7,000 cars on 12 decks and runs on liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is currently considered one of the most environmentally friendly options for maritime transport. LNG allows for a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as harmful substances such as nitrogen and sulphur oxides.
In Astana, a meeting was held between Vice Minister of Transport Satzhan Ablaliyev and representatives of the Hungarian companies L.A.C. Holding Zrt. and CR CargoHolding SE, where they discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the possibilities of implementing investment projects, including the construction of intermodal terminals of Kazakhstan in Europe.
WEC Lines has added Hamburg to its NWC-Portugal service from 23 September. The Dutch shipping company is launching a weekly fast connection from Hamburg to the ports of Leixões and Setúbal in Portugal. Departures from Hamburg will be on Sundays, with arrivals in Leixões on Saturdays and Setúbal on Mondays. The route will be an environmentally friendly alternative to road transport from Germany to Portugal.
A meeting of the heads of railways of Kazakhstan and China was held in Xi’an, where strategic cooperation in the field of railway transportation was discussed. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in freight traffic between the two countries, and in 2023, the volume of transportation reached a record 28.3 million tons.
Turkey’s first ever floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) has arrived. The rig will commence operations in 2026 under a 20-year contract, doubling gas production at the Sakarya field in the Black Sea.
At the end of May, RCG completed the acquisition of the Dutch rail operator Captrain Netherlands B.V., significantly expanding its network to 14 countries. Now RCG is celebrating another success: its Dutch subsidiary has successfully completed its first international transport within the group.
In the first eight months of 2024, transit along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) increased 20-fold compared to last year. These impressive results were announced at a meeting of the management of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy with Zhao Gang, Governor of the Chinese province of Shaanxi, in Xi’an as part of a forum dedicated to the TITR.
