Rhenus Group has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the national railway company Kyrgyz Temir Zholu. The document was signed during the German-Kyrgyz Economic Forum in Cholpon-Ata and is aimed at developing freight transport and logistics in Central Asia. The main focus is on strengthening the transit role of Kyrgyzstan, creating logistics centers and attracting new freight flows.
Белгород-Днестровский морской порт подписал меморандум о сотрудничестве с ООО «Батумский международный контейнерный терминал» (БМКТ), управляющим контейнерным, паромным и генеральным терминалами в порту Батуми (Грузия). Это уже второй подобный документ украинского предприятия в рамках развития Транскаспийского международного транспортного маршрута (ТМТМ, или «Средний коридор»), сообщила директор ГП Оксана Киктенко.
Singapore operator Sea Legend is launching a test container service from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route. The route will connect the ports of Qingdao, Shanghai and Ningbo with European hubs in Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Gdansk. The first vessel will leave Qingdao on September 16 and is scheduled to arrive in Gdansk on October 13 — at the height of the pre-Christmas shipping season.
The first dedicated DPD container train for La Poste departed from Chengdu, China, to Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of 55 containers with cross-border e-commerce goods and products requiring cold chain compliance. The route runs through Kazakhstan (Altynkol checkpoint), Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
From 1 September, a new regular DDS service will start operating between Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Germany and Lille Dourges Conteneur Terminal (LDCT) in France. The train will run three times a week on a fixed schedule. Additional French destinations will open via Dourges – Fos-sur-Mer, Lyon, Marseille, Mirama, Mouguère, Paris, Perpignan and Rennes. In addition, a connection to London is planned to be launched in January. In Duisburg, connections are available to routes to Poland, the Czech Republic and China.
In the first half of 2025, Luka Koper successfully exploited the opportunities created by the challenging global environment, including the rerouting of shipping lines from Asia and changes in global trade. The Group increased its total seaborne cargo turnover by 1% to 11.4 million tonnes.
Chairman of the Board of JSC Samruk-Kazyna Nurlan Zhakupov reported at a government meeting on the implementation of projects to develop the country’s transport and logistics potential and transform JSC KTZ into a full-fledged transnational multimodal company. According to him, the delivery of goods from Shanghai to Rotterdam via Kazakhstan takes no more than 16 days compared to 60 days by sea through the Suez Canal, and about 85% of all cargo traffic between China and the EU passes along this route.
LTG Infra, a company of LTG Group and responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica European gauge railway project in Lithuania, has opened its own Rail Baltica design division. The initiative is aimed at solving the shortage of design capacities and ensuring the timely implementation of one of the key infrastructure projects in the Baltic States, as well as further development of the European gauge network.
According to the results of the first half of 2025, the three largest seaports in Poland handled 68.5 million tons of cargo, which is 1% more than a year earlier. The main driver of growth was the Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex, where the transshipment of oil cargo increased by 25% – from 3.8 to 4.7 million tons.
NAFITH International Group and Kuryk Port Development (Kazakhstan) signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing digital solutions for road transport within the Middle Corridor. The signing took place during the visit of King Abdullah II of Jordan to Kazakhstan.
