Hupac is increasing the frequency of its intermodal services between Antwerp and Spain from 16 September. The number of departures will now increase from 5 to 10 per week, significantly expanding transport options for customers.
At a joint meeting of JSC NC KTZ and CJSC Azerbaijan Railways, the modernized Baku-Tbilisi-Kars route was presented to Kazakhstani shippers. The meeting participants discussed the route’s prospects, its capacity, tariffs and terminal capabilities. The main topic was increasing the efficiency of cargo transportation between Asia and Europe, bypassing the Black Sea ports.
On August 27, at 14:00 local time, the container ship “Hamburg Express” was successfully delivered by the Hanwha shipyard to Hapag-Lloyd AG in Hamburg. With a capacity of 23,660 TEU, “Hamburg Express” is the seventh vessel of 12 in this class under construction.
A video conference was held in Kazakhstan between the new National Secretary of the Permanent Secretariat of the TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission, Mr. Bektassov S.B., and the Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat of TRACECA, Mr. Assavbayev A.A. The meeting discussed Kazakhstan’s participation in TRACECA initiatives, as well as the prospects for developing the routes of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia International Transport Corridor.
A seminar was held as part of the 19th Exhibition of Chinese Goods in Astana, bringing together interregional business associations of China and Kazakhstan. Representatives of key industries, including agriculture, logistics, chemistry, light industry, tourism and mining, took part in the discussions.
The resumption of rail transport across the Baltic Sea by ferry has been made possible by recent infrastructure investments. In early August, a batch of rail cars from the Swedish port of Ystad arrived at the ferry terminal in Świnoujście. The container platforms were transported on the ferry Polonia and then headed to southern Poland for repairs. This is the second such transport in recent months, and another is expected in August.
In the first half of 2024, Stadler increased its order book by €2.5 billion to a record level of CHF 26.8 billion. However, other financial indicators were lower than in the same period last year.
PTC Cargo together with PTC Freight Agency (PRC) and Poti Transterminal (Georgia) successfully completed the first multimodal transportation on the new route Jinan (China) – Poti/Tbilisi (Georgia). This project, carried out on a door-to-door basis, included the transportation of 56 containers, of which 2 were 20-foot and 54 were 40-foot.
During the year of operation of the Black Sea corridor, the port of Yuzhny in Ukraine handled 27.6 million tons of cargo, which is almost three times more than under the Grain Initiative. From September 2023 to August 2024, the port handled 11.7 million tons of agricultural cargo and 15.9 million tons of ore and metal products.
The Georgian Roads Department has announced an international tender for the construction of new roads that will connect Georgia with Armenia and Azerbaijan. The project will be financed by a €250 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
