JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Board of ÖBB-Holding AG (Austrian Federal Railways) Andreas Matta. During the visit of the Austrian delegation, KTZ presented the key areas of its activities – from digitalization of the railway industry to large-scale development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
LTG Group CEO Egidijus Lazauskas and Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Eugenijus Sabutis visited the Rail Baltica construction sites in Jonava, where the construction of a 46.3 km section of the new railway is actively progressing. Contractors from Lithuania and Italy are working here, and the first columns of the longest railway bridge in the Baltics have already been installed – it will be 40 meters high and 1.51 km long. The bridge across the Neris River is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, with a third of the work already completed.
The innovative patrol vessel RPA ZERO, which is fully electric and virtually emission-free, has been tested on the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam. The Artemis EF-12 Workboat from Artemis Technologies is equipped with hydrofoils, which allow the hull to rise above the water during acceleration, reducing drag, reducing waves and increasing energy efficiency. The tests will last until November 2025.
According to a joint report by Upply, Ti and IRU, the European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Report, in the first quarter of 2025, European road freight companies faced a drop in revenues amid falling contract and spot rates. The reason was sluggish consumer activity and global trade instability, which is reducing demand for products from European manufacturers.
On May 30, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the head office of Port Kuryk LLP with the Chinese company Huapengfei. The document formalizes the intentions of the parties to develop mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of transportation of freight vehicles and active participation in the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
A strategic memorandum of cooperation was signed in Astana between KTZ Express and one of the largest logistics companies in Pakistan, TCS Logistics. The partnership is aimed at developing cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and Pakistan, as well as expanding multimodal routes linking Central and South Asia.
The Rail Baltica project has entered a new phase in Latvia – work on the construction of a railway embankment has begun near Iecava in the southern part of the country. A logistics hub, the Infrastructure Maintenance Facility (IMF), has been set up here on the section between Misa and the Lithuanian border, which will perform a key function during the construction of the highway. The topsoil is currently being removed, earthworks are being carried out, the foundation for the tracks is being laid, and access roads are being constructed. Sixteen modular offices for the contractor, JV ERB Rail, have also been delivered and are being installed.
On April 17, 2025, an important event took place in the history of European aviation: Istanbul Airport (IST) officially launched the simultaneous operation of three independent runways. This innovation increased the capacity from 120 to 148 operations per hour. The first three Turkish Airlines flights under the new scheme were personally conducted by the Turkish Minister of Transport.
On 27 May, the Ministers of Transport of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – Kuldar Leis, Atis Švinka and Eugenijus Sabutis – held a meeting in Vilnius before the meeting with their colleagues from the Nordic countries and the B9. The main topic of discussion was the confirmation of their common commitment to the Rail Baltica project, the first phase of which the countries intend to complete by the end of 2030.
At the Astana International Forum-2025, the Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev held a meeting with the Vice President of the French shipping group CMA CGM Ludovic Renou. The parties focused on increasing container traffic and developing the infrastructure of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
