CF&S Group announced the opening of a new transit hub in Poti, Georgia! Strategically located, this hub delivers on its promise by providing superior transit connectivity seamlessly connecting Europe, the US, the Far East and Central Asia.
The European Commission has granted approval for state aid amounting to €6.9 billion from seven member states to support the third Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the hydrogen value chain. The IPCEI, named “Hy2Infra,” aims to enhance renewable hydrogen supply, reducing reliance on natural gas and aligning with the goals of the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan. The project involves the collaboration of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia.
The Forum of Internal Trainers “Bilim Express” was held in Astana, which brought together more than 100 participants from various regions of Kazakhstan at the training center of the branch of JSC NC KTZ – the Center for Assessment and Development of Railway Transport Personnel. The event included a review of the achievements of internal trainers for 2023, approval of plans for 2024, rewarding the best and holding a master class.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a prominent global family-owned company, continues its commitment to driving digital transformation within the logistics industry through extensive collaborations with innovative start-ups. Since February, Hellmann has taken on the role of a corporate partner at the Digital Hub Logistics in Hamburg (DHLH), contributing its wealth of expertise to advance sustainable innovation within the framework of a global medium-sized enterprise. As part of the German network “Digital Hub Initiative,” initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection in collaboration with the Digital Association Bitkom, DHLH operates as an innovation hub, fostering collaboration among companies, investors, start-ups, and the scientific community to propel lasting innovations.
Undergoing a strategic transformation in 2022, the TransFER Vienna–Scandinavia has been rebranded as TransFER Linz–Scandinavia–Wels, signaling a shift in its route and operations. The updated connection now travels overland through Germany (Rheinkamp near Duisburg) and Denmark, aligning with the TransFER Linz–Duisburg–Wels route up to Rheinkamp. RCG operates the service with three weekly round trips to the Danish border, providing a versatile solution for transporting various goods, with a focus on rails and paper.
Expanding its European network, Metrans, the rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has completed the acquisition of the Adria Rail Group, operating in Serbia and Croatia. This move reinforces Metrans’ presence in South-East Europe, as Adria Rail becomes an integral part of the Metrans Group, providing rail transport services from the Adriatic region to Central and South-Eastern Europe. The acquisition enhances container transport efficiency, covering a substantial 70% of container movements to and from Serbia through Croatia. Additionally, Adria Rail manages an inland terminal near Belgrade, facilitating daily Metrans trains between this terminal and the Croatian port of Rijeka, further connecting to the Metrans hub terminal in Budapest.
In January 2024, the Kazakhstan Transport Railway (KTZ) noted an increase in the total volume of loading on the network to 20.2 million tons. Domestic rail transport grew by 4.7% to 13.2 million tonnes, while exports stood at 7 million tonnes.
The mild winter is favoring the progress of work at the T3 terminal in the Baltic hub, where the main reinforced concrete work is being carried out entirely thanks to favorable weather conditions, especially high temperatures. Completion of the formation of reloading embankments on 98% of the area is planned by the end of February 2024, and soil consolidation on 70% of the loaded area opens up new fronts of work.
During a video conference on February 15, 2024, an exchange of views on the activities of each organization and a discussion of prospects for cooperation in the field of customs management took place between the Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA and the European Regional Office for Institutional Development (ROID).
ბოლო ერთი წლის განმავლობაში, აზერბაიჯანის სახელმწიფო საზღვაო აკადემიის სასწავლო და საგანმანათლებლო ცენტრმა (TEC), რომელიც აზერბაიჯანის კასპიის საზღვაო გადაზიდვების კომპანიას (ASCO) დაქვემდებარებაშია, წარმატებით განახორციელა სამუშაოები ოპერაციული პროცესების გაუმჯობესების, მაღალკვალიფიციური პერსონალის ჩამოყალიბებისა და საგანმანათლებლო პროგრამების მაღალ სტანდარტებთან ადაპტაციის მიმართულებით. ძირითადი ყურადღება დაეთმო მეზღვაურების სერტიფიცირებას, ტრენინგებსა და პრაქტიკულ წვრთნებს.
