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.
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.
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 322.2 million tons of freight were transported by all modes of transport in Ukraine in 2025, a 9% decrease compared to 2024. This was reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The decrease was recorded across key modes of transport, reflecting the overall slowdown in the freight market.
American logistics company XPO (NYSE: XPO) published financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, ending the year with revenue growth and improved key operating metrics. Quarterly revenue reached $2.01 billion, compared to $1.92 billion in the previous year. Diluted earnings per share were $0.50, compared to $0.63 in the fourth quarter of 2024, and adjusted diluted earnings were $0.88, compared to $0.89. Operating profit decreased to $143 million (year-earlier – $148 million), net profit – to $59 million ($76 million a year ago), which is due, among other things, to a decrease in real estate revenue by $21 million and an increase in restructuring expenses by $23 million. At the same time, adjusted EBITDA increased to $312 million, compared to $303 million in the previous year. XPO generated $226 million in operating cash flow during the quarter and ended the year with $310 million in cash on the balance sheet.
During the state visit of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a number of intergovernmental documents were signed aimed at expanding cooperation in the transport and logistics sector. Specifically, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan and the Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs of Pakistan, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Ministry of Railways of Pakistan. Furthermore, a cooperation agreement was signed between the ports of Aktau and Karachi on information exchange and professional development.
