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Tengrinews.kz —During a working visit to Temirtau, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the staff and union members of Qarmet JSC, citing Akorda. At the beginning of his speech, the Head of State noted the region's dynamic development, stating that the Karaganda region is rightfully considered a land of the workin…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s steelmaker Qarmet is building new coke batteries scheduled to enter service in 2027, a project that will form part of the country’s first coal-chemical complex, as the company advances a $3.5 billion modernizatio…
Azerbaijan and Japan intend to expand political dialogue and strengthen cooperation in various fields, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated following a meeting between Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and the new Japanese Ambassador to the country Furuya Tokuro, Report informs. The minister congratulated the ambass…
Tengrinews.kz — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has reviewed the restored tram system in Temirtau, citing the Akorda press service. The Head of State took a tram ride along Republic Avenue to the "Inzhenernaya" stop, personally assessing the quality of the work and the readiness of the updated transport infrastructure…
Tengrinews.kz — WhatsApp is introducing new tools designed to make messaging more convenient. The app will be able to recognize phone numbers, dates, addresses and email addresses directly in messages and then suggest actions users can take with them, according to WABetaInfo. What will change WhatsApp is expected to a…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program reached $8.8 billion in 2025, up 14.4% from the previous year, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of N…
Bangladesh’s garment shippers face missed sailings and mounting pressure on delivery schedules as labour protests halt production and disrupt cargo movements to Chittagong port. Production was suspended at around 690 garment factories today, according to the latest information from Bangladesh, while roadblocks hampere…
This week the great and the good of the port industry will meet in London when the International Association of Ports and Harbours convenes its annual gathering. With the IAPH’s membership mostly comprised of the world’s port authorities, high on the agenda will be how to solve the persistently high levels of congesti…
Tengrinews.kz — Information about the evacuation of visitors from Dostyk Plaza shopping mall in Almaty has appeared on social media. The mall administration warned of possible temporary restrictions on entry and vehicle access. What happened On November 2, reports began circulating on social media about the evacuation…
Disruption to ocean shipping is not triggering a large-scale switch to airfreight – the cost of emergency lift is keeping most shippers at sea, according to DSV. Speaking at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami last week, head of global airfreight Achim Martinka said such decisions depended on whether the business impact …
Delve straight into the numbers. In a nutshell: Chinese state-owned container line Cosco Shipping Holdings; (CSH) profit rose a whopping 81% in the third quarter as port congestion and long reroutes tied up ships and lifted freight rates, while Cosco Shipping Ports, the terminal operator it controls, reported flat pro…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan released a second Amur tiger into the wild on Oct. 31, marking another milestone in the country’s efforts to restore tigers to their historical habitat after more than 70 years of absence. Kazakhstan released a sec…
Companies that have faced a cyber attack are now increasingly likely to face lawsuits too, from customers or staff over any breach of data security. JB Hunt is the latest: it is facing four proposed class actions, after a cybercrime group claimed to have taken employee information and millions of business records from…
In 2026 Amazon Logistics has moved from an in-house network to a carrier for hire: any business can now buy its freight, warehousing and delivery; merchants using its fulfilment service can put Prime delivery on their own websites; and sellers can buy LTL labels through it. AI shopping agents, including Amazon’s own, …
A rival railroad says Union Pacific’s chief executive frightened shippers away from a historic regulatory proceeding. Union Pacific (UP) denies making threats. The crucial question now is not just what Jim Vena said, but whether customers felt free to answer. How do you judge the public interest in a railroad merger i…
In this bonus episode of The Loadstar Podcast, we catch up with Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, fresh from Miami, where she attended TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum (ACF). Ms Lennane shares her key takeaways from the event, including the atmosphere on the ground, major leadership changes across the air cargo industry, and wh…
Global schedule reliability has become more seasonal, while weekly liner service deployments have grown increasingly volatile since the pandemic, according to new analysis by Sea-Intelligence. Drawing on its Global Liner Performance database, which tracks monthly vessel arrivals from July 2011 to September 2026, the c…
The European Commission will hold a dialogue on improving the competitiveness of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, also known as the Middle Corridor, chaired by European Commissioners Marta Kos and Jozef Síkela, Report informs, citing the Commission. The event is scheduled for November 17 and will bring together r…
After two ambitious Chinese-backed infrastructure projects were abandoned or stalled, Sierra Leone is turning to another Chinese partner to develop a “national” shipping industry. The financing model has changed, but familiar questions remain. On 19 October, Sierra Leone inaugurated its new national shipping company, …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Museum of Almaty has opened “Peaks Reaching for the Sky,” an exhibition on the history of mountaineering in Kazakhstan from the 1930s to the present day. Photo credit: Aleksandr Pavsky / Kazinform. Visitors can learn how …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — A new survey by TikTok and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs found that more than 70% of surveyed companies use the platform for business at least once a month, while 88.3% reported a positive effect on attractin…
Iraq has boosted its crude oil exports via the Turkish Mediterranean port Ceyhan to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), as OPEC’s second-largest producer has started trucking Basrah crude to the pipeline system to the north. Iraq has hiked exports from Turkey to 500,000 bpd for the first time since pipeline operations resu…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has opened a training classroom featuring a simulator of the SMR-300 small modular reactor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty on Oct. 30 to provide practical training for specialists in the nuclear energ…
Current conditions in the global critical minerals market offer Kazakhstan an opportunity to strengthen its position in global supply chains and attract new investment, according to a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), cited by Report . Under BCG's forecasting model, by 2040, demand for several key mineral commod…
The new Ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan, Furuya Tokuro, has outlined key areas of activity to strengthen bilateral relations between Tokyo and Baku. According to Report , the diplomat noted in his official address that he arrived in Baku on October 26. According to him, even before his appointment, he frequently com…
Armenia hopes to resume border delimitation work with Azerbaijan in the near future, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media, cited by Report . "We have not yet reached an agreement on the next stage of the work or its timeline. However, I think we will discuss it, reach an agre…
Sultan al-Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), says the world's energy buffers have eroded since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran with nearly one billion barrels of oil drained from global inventories, Report informs referring to Al Jazeera. Al-Jaber told an energy conference in Abu Dhabi t…
Tengrinews.kz — A total of 10,971 candidates have been registered in Kazakhstan for the maslikhat (local council) elections scheduled for November 29, 2026. Central Election Commission Chairman Nurlan Abdirov explained how many candidates are competing for each deputy seat. How many candidates are competing for one se…
PRESS RELEASE Nov 1, 2026 11:01 PM Eastern Standard Time AIT Worldwide Logistics Expands Global Footprint to Oceania with Acquisition of Australia-Based Forwarder Connor Anderson International Strategic investment increases AIT’s geographic reach, high-tech logistics support capabilities ITASCA, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–S…
Tengrinews.kz — In recent days, media outlets have been discussing the possible risk of rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant that has already been detected in several countries on different continents. Tengrinews.kz looked into how justified these concerns are, whether it could signal a new wave of COVID-19, and …