В 2025 году в Казахстане досрочно будут завершены два масштабных железнодорожных проекта: участок Достык–Мойынты и Алматинская объездная линия. Об этом сообщил министр транспорта Нурлан Сауранбаев на заседании правительства, подчеркнув, что эти проекты значительно увеличат пропускную способность сети и укрепят транзитный потенциал страны.
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority has carried out a major overhaul of the Baudouin Lock, first opened in 1955 by King Baudouin. The facility, which mainly handles river vessels and small seagoing vessels, had been in operation for over 60 years and needed to be updated to improve its reliability and safety.
The world’s largest container port of Shanghai handled 4.62 million TEU in July, which is almost 5% lower than the level of the previous year. The decrease is explained by the high base effect: in July 2024, an absolute record of 4.85 million TEU was set here. At the same time, compared to June, the figure also decreased by almost 2%, which is unusual for the traditional peak season.
В Баку состоялась встреча председателя «Азербайджанских железных дорог» Ровшана Рустамова, генерального директора «Грузинских железных дорог» Давида Абашидзе и председателя правления «Казахстан темир жолы» Талгата Алдыбергенова. Участники обсудили деятельность совместного предприятия Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd., координирующего развитие Транскаспийского международного транспортного маршрута.
Председатель правления АО «НК «Қазақстан темір жолы» Талгат Алдыбергенов в ходе своего визита в Баку встретился с министром цифрового развития и транспорта Азербайджана Рашадом Набиевым. Во встрече также приняли участие советник президента Казахстана Асель Жанасова, председатель Комитета железнодорожного и водного транспорта Жанибек Тайжанов, руководители «Азербайджанских железных дорог» и «Грузинских железных дорог». Стороны обсудили вопросы развития Среднего коридора, цифровизации логистики и реализации дорожной карты по устранению узких мест.
The total volume of cargo handled in Turkish ports increased by 3% in the first seven months of 2025, reaching 322.8 million tons, according to a report by the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In July, the volume of transshipment amounted to 47.67 million tons, which is 8% more than in July 2024. The leaders in cargo handling were the ports of Kocaeli and Aliaga (7.66 million tons each), Iskenderun (6.18 million tons), Tekerdağ (4.11 million tons) and Mersin (3.9 million tons), with the ten largest ports accounting for 83.4% of the total volume.
According to the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, in the first half of 2025, Germany’s foreign trade turnover with 29 countries in Central, Eastern, Southeastern Europe and Central Asia increased by 2% and reached 275 billion euros, which is 5.4 billion euros more than a year earlier. At the same time, German exports to these regions increased by 2.2% to 144 billion euros, while Germany’s total exports decreased by 0.1% to 786 billion euros.
On July 9, 2025, at the Dostyk station, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) set a new record for the transfer of export cargo to China – 28 trains were sent in one day, which corresponds to 1,060 cars.
In the second quarter of 2025, XPO reported revenue of $2.08 billion, maintaining the level of the previous year. Operating income was $198 million, net income was $106 million (versus $150 million a year earlier, when the company received a one-time tax effect in Europe). Diluted earnings per share decreased to $0.89, but the adjusted figure was $1.05 and exceeded expectations. Adjusted EBITDA reached $340 million, almost the same as last year ($343 million).
According to ARFC, in January-July 2025, the Transport and Warehousing sector in Kazakhstan recorded a 22.5% increase in the physical volume of services compared to last year. The volume of transportation by all modes of transport amounted to 649.6 million tons (+10.1%), freight turnover reached 324.5 billion ton-km (+12.1%). Passenger traffic increased to 1.08 billion people (+10.7%), passenger turnover — to 51.5 billion p-km (+10.7%).
