A large-scale project to deepen the seabed by 1.5-2 meters is starting in the waters of the Kazakh port of Aktau as part of expanding the potential of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The work is planned to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Transport reported. The contractor will be the Belgian company Jan de Nul, which specializes in dredging.
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed the implementation of the instructions given by the Head of State at the Security Council meeting. Representatives of the Ministries of Transport and Finance, the Samruk-Kazyna Fund, as well as the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and the Border Service of the National Security Committee took part in the work. The main focus was on accelerating key infrastructure projects and modernizing border checkpoints.
Intermodal transport operator Hannibal, part of the Contship group, continues to modernize its equipment at the port of La Spezia by ordering 20 new Terberg YT Series terminal tractors. The delivery of the vehicles is scheduled for the end of 2025 – beginning of 2026 and will be the next step after the first 16 vehicles were delivered in March. The new tractors will be used for shuttle operations at the LSCT container terminal.
China’s Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of SAIC Group, has sent the world’s largest car carrier Anji Ansheng, with a capacity of 9,500 CEU, on its maiden voyage. The vessel is heading from China to Europe and is the first in a series of 14 similar vessels, the construction of which was financed as part of a $1.4 billion investment program.
Rail operator Lineas, together with the Port of Ostend, has brought a road train into the port area for the first time, marking the return of block trains after a 15-year break. This marks a major milestone in the transformation of the port and is the result of a year and a half of work with infrastructure operator Infrabel to restore rail capacity.
Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) Rovshan Rustamov held a meeting with Pakistani Minister of State for Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani. The talks took place within the framework of the activities of AZCON Holding, which manages ADY.
Kazakhstan investment company Semurg Invest and AD Ports Group (UAE) signed an agreement on key terms for the creation of a new multi-purpose terminal “Sarzha” in the port of Kuryk on the Caspian Sea. The joint venture will design, finance, build and manage the terminal, which will specialize in the transshipment of general, container and bulk cargo.
Astana hosted the second meeting of transport ministers of China and Central Asian countries, which was attended by delegations from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The main topic was strengthening regional transport and logistics cooperation, including in the digital sphere.
Port Kuryk LLP signed key agreements with Chinese SPG Qingdao Port Group Co., Ltd within the framework of the first Kazakhstan-China transport forum, which was opened by the transport ministers of the two countries – Marat Karabayev and Liu Wei. The event brought together more than 300 representatives of the business community and logistics companies, and also included B2B and G2B meetings. The forum is expected to become an annual platform for the development of bilateral transport cooperation.
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim) has acquired the German transport company Deisser Group, based in Stuttgart and specializing in container shipping in the Neckar region. The deal is effective retroactively from 1 January 2025 and aims to strengthen Egim’s position in the combined rail-road transport segment, as well as to increase the sustainability of the service in the face of market instability.
