An extended meeting of the operational headquarters on the development of non-resource exports was held in Astana. The event was attended by more than 10 business associations, 20 government agencies and national development institutions, as well as about 150 exporters. The main topics of discussion included VAT refunds, cost reimbursements for exporters, new support tools, searching for new markets and overcoming export barriers.
LTG Cargo, a freight company of the LTG group, has purchased 500 wagons for transporting grain crops, some of which will arrive in Lithuania this season. The new cars will significantly increase the company’s transportation capacity, allowing it to additionally transport about 1.2 million tons of cargo per year. It is expected that the first carriages will arrive in Lithuania in the coming months, the remaining 300 by the end of this year. Another 200 cars will be delivered in the first quarter of 2025.
Универсальное сухогрузное судно «Узеир Гаджибейли», принадлежащее морскому транспортному флоту Азербайджанского каспийского морского пароходства (ASCO), доставит из Турции в Азербайджан важное оборудование для новой электростанции. Эта электростанция, построенная по заказу ОАО «Азерэнержи», расположена на территории Азербайджанской тепловой электростанции в Мингячевире.
DB SCHENKER has joined Cathay Corporate SAF’s sustainable aviation fuel programme, becoming a new member of the cargo aviation community. With its participation in the program, DB SCHENKER confirms its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and has become the largest contributor to this program to date.
Ukraine and Poland have entered into an agreement on cooperation in the field of transport, aimed at expanding the network of transport links and infrastructure, especially in the areas of agricultural products, as well as the development of transport corridors, including rail, road and air routes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a document confirming the intentions of both countries.
In Szczynow, with the participation of residents, councilors and authorities of the ports of Strzecin and Szczynow, as well as representatives of the investor of the deep-sea container terminal, an unusual meeting of the city council dedicated to this project took place on July 9 this year.
Первый вице-премьер Роман Скляр встретился с генеральным директором компании Wabtec Рафаэлем Сантаной, чтобы обсудить планы компании по производству «зелёных» локомотивов нового поколения в Казахстане. В ходе встречи были отмечены усилия правительства по модернизации железнодорожного транспорта, включая обновление парка подвижного состава.
Regional rail operator from Germany, the former Go-Ahead Deutschland, acquired by the Austrian Federal Railways in February 2024 from The Go-Ahead Group, is now officially renamed Arverio Deutschland. This renaming occurred in honor of the Halo-Roman god of trade and patron of roads and travel, Arvernus, comparable to Mercury, the god of trade.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) announces the launch of its new shuttle service, Asia Latin America Express 4 (ALX4), designed to meet increased demand for cargo transportation from Asia to the west coast of Mexico.
In the first six months of 2024, 1,724 freight trains traveled along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route in the China-Europe direction, which is 11.7% more than the same period last year. The number of trains increased by 180 trains.
