Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) held a business meeting with representatives of Slovenian companies Actual IT Group, Riko, Kontron and SOP International, who arrived as part of the official visit of Slovenian President Nataša Pirc-Musar. The discussion focused on expanding cooperation in the transport and logistics sector, including the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
The Baltic Hub container terminal in Gdansk has announced the launch of four new shipping services. As of the end of March, two weekly Maersk voyages as part of the Gemini Cooperation alliance will regularly call at the port, connecting it with Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. From April, they will be joined by two MSC routes on the Asia-Europe routes as part of the Britannia and Albatros services.
CLdN is investing a multi-million pound upgrade at its Killingholme terminal on the River Humber to support the growth of North Sea shipping. The work is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2026. A key element of the project will be a complete overhaul of the logistics processes, increasing the handling and storage capacity of all types of cargo, from trailers and containers to tank containers and refrigerated vehicles.
Multimodal operator Hannibal, part of the Contship Italia group, has received 15 modern Terberg YT223 terminal tractors for domestic transport at the La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT). The new equipment was delivered in two batches – at the end of 2024 and in March 2025 – and is already fully operational.
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) have successfully completed the “Pin Handling mR” project – the development of a mobile robot for the automatic rearrangement of locking pins on container wagons. The tests were carried out under real conditions at the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), where the robot demonstrated its ability to move autonomously along a train and perform tasks precisely using a manipulator.
JSC NC KTZ has completed the integration of the automated freight transportation settlement management system with JSC Bank CenterCredit and JSC Freedom Bank Kazakhstan, and is also preparing to complete the integration with JSC ForteBank. This has become an important stage in the implementation of the Digital Kazakhstan program and is aimed at improving the quality and speed of financial transactions with clients.
The first transhipment of an ocean container ship took place at the new T3 berth in the Port of Gdansk — Baltic Hub received the MSC Stacey, a vessel with a length of almost 366 meters and a capacity of 15,000 TEU. The visit took place on March 30 as part of a side event and became an important milestone in the implementation of the large-scale T3 project.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has introduced a new direct train connection between Vienna and Duisburg in Germany. The return journey will operate twice a week, strengthening intermodal flows between Austria and Germany.
Estonian Minister of Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo signed an order approving the new Rail Baltica route in Pärnu County. This paves the way for construction to begin on a section where the plan was previously partially annulled by the Supreme Court in 2020 due to insufficient impact assessment on the Luitemaa Nature Reserve.
JSC Kedentransservice and the largest transport and investment group of the city of Jinhua (PRC) signed a memorandum of intent to create a modern transport and logistics complex in Almaty. The document was the result of negotiations held at JSC NC KTZ with the participation of the Chinese delegation headed by the Secretary of the CPC Party Committee of the city of Jinhua Zhu Chunlie.
