In 2025, dredging vessels from ASCO, a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, carried out large-scale operations in port and industrial facilities, completing over 130,000 cubic meters of dredging. The work was aimed at maintaining the required depths and safe conditions for mooring and fleet operations.
Montan Speditions has introduced a new multimodal rail connection between Linz, Duisburg and Rotterdam in 2026.
During a visit to Tashkent, Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, met with Zufar Narzullaev, Chairman of the Board of Uzbekistan Railways, and Lasha Abashidze, CEO of Georgian Railways. Following the talks, a decision was made for Georgia to join the International Association “Eurasian Transport Route.”
At an extended government meeting, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the strategic importance of developing transport logistics, emphasizing that ineffective use of the country’s unique location on the Eurasian continent would be a grave historical mistake. He stated that the transit industry must be integrated into the overall system of industrial and investment policy and transformed from a primarily infrastructure-based sector into a fully-fledged economic driver in the face of global competition.
The first container train from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, crossed the Kazakh border through the Khorgos border crossing and transited through the country toward the port of Aktau. The cargo will then be shipped across the Caspian Sea to Baku, onward to Turkey and other countries. The new service is organized as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
A delegation from Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, held meetings in Tashkent with representatives of leading Uzbek freight transportation companies. The main topic of the talks was strengthening the strategic role of the Middle Corridor in the Eurasian transport system.
On February 14, the 13,117 TEU container ship Essen Express, operated by Hapag-Lloyd, will be the first vessel to call at the new Damietta Alliance Container Terminal (DACT) in Egypt, officially launching its commercial operations. The project is part of Contship Group’s expansion strategy to strengthen its position in the Mediterranean and North Africa, a region considered key for the continued growth of international trade.
Hitachi Rail and Malaysia’s public transport operator Prasarana are advancing their long-term cooperation through a new Industrial Collaboration Program linked to the Kelana Jaya Line automatic signalling project. The programme is designed to support technology transfer, local industry development and workforce skills growth in Malaysia’s rail sector, in line with national industrial collaboration policy.
The Port of Alicante closed 2025 with total traffic of 2.9m tonnes, down 6.9% year on year, as lower demand for aggregates reduced solid bulk volumes, according to the Port Authority of Alicante.
LTG Infra, the LTG Group company responsible for implementing the international Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, held a meeting with the management of Italy’s Rizzani de Eccher, the general contractor for the railway bridge across the Neris River. The discussion focused on the current status of construction and the contractor’s financial situation. According to Vytis Žalimas, CEO of LTG Infra, the company has been closely monitoring both the project’s progress and the contractor’s financial situation, particularly since 2023, when the first public reports of Rizzani de Eccher’s restructuring emerged. LTG Infra is engaging in dialogue to ensure the continuity of work and reduce tensions among project participants, including by exploring legal mechanisms for direct payments to subcontractors, if necessary.
