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On September 9, 2025, KTZ Express, together with Slavtrans-Service JSC and TLC Alatau LLP, signed a cooperation agreement on the implementation of the Agro-Industrial Park project in the Almaty region. The document was concluded within the framework of the International Multi-Industry Business Mission in the presence of the Governor of the Moscow Region and the Akim of the Almaty Region, which emphasizes the high level of significance of the initiative.

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is expanding its rail network with three new services, strengthening multimodal connections and increasing cargo flows. Since August 2025, the Swiss operator Schweizerzug (Swissterminal Group) has launched the Widnau Express service, which connects the Antwerp Gateway terminal with Frenkendorf three times a week and with Widnau twice a week. From Frenkendorf, cargo is sent along existing routes to Antwerp, Rotterdam and Genoa, providing fast and environmentally friendly access to major European ports.

On behalf of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, a Chinese delegation visited to analyze the current state of rail transportation between China and Europe and the development prospects of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).

JSC Kedentransservice and the Chinese company China Construction Sixth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd agreed to further develop their partnership aimed at implementing new infrastructure projects and strengthening the transport and logistics system of Kazakhstan. The companies highlighted their successful experience of working together in the construction of the Zhetysu container terminal in Almaty, which was built in record time – just 88 days.

The metal cutting ceremony for the construction of the first container ship to run on renewable ammonia took place at the Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding shipyard in Qingdao. The 1,400 TEU vessel will be ice-classified and equipped with a 250 kWh battery pack, as well as a shore power supply system.

A meeting was held in Beijing between the Chairman of the Board of JSC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) Talgat Aldybergenov and Deputy Director General of the State Corporation China Railways Wang Lixin. The talks were devoted to increasing transportation volumes, developing the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), and CRCT’s participation in the MSM joint venture.

At a meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that transport and logistics remain a priority for bilateral cooperation. He emphasized that Kazakhstan is actively involved in the implementation of the One Belt, One Road initiative, providing 85% of all continental transportation between China and Europe.

A meeting was held in Beijing between the Chairman of the Board of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Talgat Aldybergenov and the President of China Communications Construction Company Zhang Bingnan, dedicated to the implementation of the strategic project for the construction of the Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line.

KTZ Express held talks with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort), the largest port operator in China, and Sinotrans Limited, the leading international logistics operator of the China Merchants Group. The meeting discussed the development of the terminal network and new areas of cooperation in the field of multimodal transportation.

A meeting was held in Shanghai between Yermek Koishibayev, Deputy Chairman of the Board for Logistics of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, and Lin Ji, Vice President of China COSCO Shipping Corporation. The parties summed up the results of cooperation and discussed further development of partnership in the field of transport and logistics services. The Kazakhstan company presented key infrastructure projects that strengthen the country’s position as a strategic transit hub on the East-West and North-South routes.