Логистика, транспорт и Транскаспийский маршрут из 44 международных источников. Каждую статью читает ИИ: переводит на русский и оценивает влияние на Средний коридор по шкале от 0 до 10.
CH Robinson grew trucking volume, profit per load and its divisions’ operating margins again, yet its shares fell 11% to a 52-week low as investors weighed a small trucking miss, a jump in claims costs, a 2027 insurance renewal still under negotiation and – most notably – a $5.8bn bet on RXO. Forwarding, once seen by …
Tengrinews.kz — British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has publicly apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for his most famous character, the fictional journalist Borat Sagdiyev. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor admitted that the satirical image he created has nothing to do with the real Kazakhstan, i…
Intra-Asia and Middle East short-haul trades are seen to be the most sought-after launch pad or entry point for aspiring container shipping entrepreneurs, as the industry becomes more competitive and challenging in an environment of ever-growing trade volatility. The ‘newest kid on the block’ is Jade Pacific Line (JPL…
Boluda Shipping is to acquire Samskip, yet another sign of consolidation in the shortsea shipping scene, the deal intended to create a network spanning Northern Europe, the Iberian Peninsula, Canary Islands and West Africa. Subject to regulatory approval, the deal is expected to complete on New Year’s Day, with the co…
Tengrinews.kz — A unique artifact documenting the life of Kazakh musician Rustembek Omarov has been discovered at an auction in Norway. A photograph taken during World War II depicts the musician standing against a barbed-wire fence holding a handmade dombra. According to the Pavlodar Regional Philharmonic, the discov…
A recent cyberattack on French supermarket refrigeration showed how remote controls can cause physical losses. The warning extends to cold stores, pharmaceutical warehouses and connected reefer fleets. At four in the morning, a delivery driver at an Intermarché in Gradignan, south-west France, found the cold room floo…
Shipping operators face a new compliance burden under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) – a £100 ($133) penalty for every missing allowance, adding financial pressure to a regime that will bring offshore vessels into scope from January. The requirements were outlined in a webinar hosted by Normec, which detaile…
Rising airfreight yields have failed to keep pace with soaring fuel prices, squeezing freighter economics despite a sustained period of strong demand growth, according to Rotate. Speaking at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami this week, CEO Ryan Keyrouse warned that the strength of the global market concealed sharp diff…
Plans are gathering momentum for the potential launch of a rail freight service connecting the port of Dunkirk and the Paris-Rungis market. Semmaris, the public body running Rungis, has been working for several years on revitalising rail freight at the site, in close collaboration with the State and the Greater Paris …
GB Railfreight, one of the largest operators in the UK, has appointed Jude Winstanley as CEO, succeeding founder John Smith who will step back after more than 25 years leading the company. Winstanley’s position will be effective as of 2 November. Smith will continue to support the business in an advisory capacity to e…
RailNetEurope has launched the final Capacity Model module of its new Capacity Planning Tool (CPT), completing the rollout of a European platform that brings future traffic forecasts, planned engineering works and available train paths into one system. Freight operators can now test it for the 2029 timetable, ahead of…
For the first time, container trading and leasing company Dutch Container Merchants (DCM) will exhibit at Intermodal Europe 2026 with its own stand (D81). The Amsterdam-based family business is ready to meet the industry face to face and showcase its container offering. When Rogier Vervoort founded Dutch Container Mer…
Last month, I sent an email to a selected bunch of investors and analysts. I had a question or two, for background only – in case they could share insight. Based on the feedback I got, I said, it doesn’t look like DSV has figured out its AI roadmap yet; they may even keep CargoWise in parts of their operations for lon…
Europe has ambitious plans to shift freight from road to rail, but the results so far have been disappointing. According to the recent 2026 CER Economic Study on the European Rail Freight Sector, rail’s share of EU inland freight transport fell from 18.8% in 2014 to 16.6% in 2024. This decline reflects a combination o…
Tengrinews.kz — Two foreign nationals have been detained in Astana on suspicion of possessing and distributing drugs. Police found a suitcase containing packages of an unidentified substance and capsules filled with liquid in the car they were traveling in, according to Polisia.kz. What was found in the suitcase Accor…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan will launch a pilot project introducing a needs-based approach on January 1, 2027. The methodology will first be tested on citizens with high incomes and then on wealthy Kazakhstanis, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Askarbek Yertayev said at a government meeting. “In January and Febr…
Tengrinews.kz — Raising the minimum wage to 110,000 tenge, preparing amendments to the Tax Code and discussing a three-year moratorium on inspections of micro and small businesses are among the government’s plans following the President’s Address, First Vice Minister of National Economy Azamat Amrin said. Minimum wage…
Tengrinews.kz — The Ministries of National Economy and Finance have been given one month to study international practices and prepare proposals on taxing particularly wealthy citizens. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov issued the instruction at a government meeting. “A separate issue is the taxation of holders of large f…
Tengrinews.kz — The Kokshetau–Petropavlovsk highway is planned to be expanded next year, according to 24.kz. The highway is an important transit route for the country. Its total length is about 200 kilometers. More than 8,000 vehicles, including trucks, use it every day. “At present, it is a two-lane road. After the e…
Out on DeskOne y’day well ahead of the announcement: (Here under ‘Market’, M&A) “M&A RUMOURS build around Portland-based OIA Global, which sources say ‘has been on the market for a while’ – it’s unknown yet whether a sale of that business has been agreed. This comes as Denmark’s Scan Global is expected to disclose the…
Tengrinews.kz — Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a telegram of condolences to the King of Spain following a train disaster that claimed numerous lives. The Akorda press service reported this on Wednesday, October 28. “Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed his condolences to King Felipe VI, the families of those kill…
Tengrinews.kz — Forecasters have issued storm warnings for Thursday, October 29, in Astana, Shymkent and 16 regions. Fog, strong winds and overnight frost are expected in several areas, while high and extreme fire risk remains in effect in a number of regions. According to Kazhydromet, a high fire risk remains in effe…
Tengrinews.kz — Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held expanded-format talks with the participation of members of the two countries’ official delegations, according to the Akorda press service. Tokayev said it was deeply symbolic that the meeting was taking place on the eve…
Tengrinews.kz — During talks in a narrow format, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the warm welcome and congratulated him and the entire Turkish people on the upcoming national holiday — Republic Day, according to the Akorda press service. Erdogan, in turn, reaffirm…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazhydromet has released the weather forecast for cities across Kazakhstan for Thursday, October 29. Gusty winds are expected in the north, while fog may develop in some areas of the east and center in the morning. Precipitation is forecast in the south, while relatively warm and dry weather will conti…
PRESS RELEASE BOLUDA SHIPPING SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SAMSKIP AND JOINTLY BUILD EUROPE’S LEADING SHORT-SEA NETWORK 28 October 2026 Boluda Shipping and Samskip have signed an agreement under which Boluda Shipping will acquire Samskip. The acquisition will pave the way for Europe’s most comprehensive short-sea shippi…
There is a moment every flatbed driver knows well. You are standing in the yard, coffee in hand, looking at a load that needs to move by morning. All the necessary American truck parts are packed: the tarp is folded on the catwalk, and the straps are coiled and ready. Everything looks fine. Then you realize you never …
Prof. Aswath Damodaran writes: I am a dabbler, by nature, moving on from topic to topic, but this year, I have spent more time than usual on AI, but that is because it seems to be part of almost every business or economy related story. I tried to value SpaceX ahead of and after the filing of the prospectus for its ini…
UK logistics groups welcomed the decision in today’s new budget to maintain a 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and avoid planned increases, and ensuring warehouse rates do not rise, but there have also been warnings that businesses continue to face significant cost pressures. In his first budget as chancellor – and first fo…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan is facing large-scale domestic reforms that will affect, among other areas, tax policy, business support and social assistance. Tengrinews.kz spoke with Sanat Kushkumbayev, Chief Research Fellow at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KazISS) under the President of Kazakhstan, abo…