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Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña has resigned, a day after Transport Minister Óscar Puente quit over the deadly Urda high-speed crash. With Spain’s rail leadership upended just weeks before the 29 November snap election, what does the shake-up mean for freight, from Adif’s new 2026–2030 funding deal to the R…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Jordan discussed regional and global security challenges, as well as ways to expand bilateral cooperation during talks between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein in Astana on No…
The Kazakh authorities’ grand plans to turn Almaty and its picturesque surroundings into Central Asia’s next tourist mecca have run headlong into a public transportation crisis this fall. Almaty residents have been flooding social media with photos and videos of overcrowded buses and trolleybuses, saying they have not…
The Californian port of Long Beach is predicted to handle more than 10m teu this year, for the first time. “It’s been a peak year,” Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba told The Loadstar on the sidelines of the World Ports Conference in London this week. “This could well be the first 10m teu year for us.” His comments…
Eighteen people died in three suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incidents in Uzbekistan between October 25 and November 1, prompting warnings about dangerously modified gas boilers being sold as new. On October 25, seven members of one family died in the village of Chimyon in the Fergana region. On November 1, anoth…
Kazakhstan remained the only Central Asian country with universities in the top 100 of the latest Asian rankings from higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), although all three of its leading institutions fell. In the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 , released on November 3, Al-Farabi Kazakh Natio…
US importers using ‘delivered duty-paid’ (DDP) shipping arrangements face increasing compliance and financial risks, as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intensifies its scrutiny of foreign importers of record, according to CargoTrans. Nunzio De Filippis, co-CEO, and Rennie Alston, director of trade compliance, warn…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Central Asia’s role in shaping global governance, strengthening regional cooperation and advancing sustainable development was the focus of an international conference hosted by Narxoz University on Nov. 4 in Almaty, the univ…
A one-day general strike in France today over the rising cost of living is expected to bring some disruption to rail freight, according to one major operator. The strike is expected to be particularly widespread across the French rail network and also highly-localised in certain areas such as the Greater Paris region,…
It was a strong quarter for all three units. (Stock market reaction: -11.6% in early trade.) So opened the Q3 26 call with analysts by AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) CEO Vincent Clerc, whose prepared remarks went on, and on, and on, and on for well over 10 minutes. That did feel like a good hour of my life wasted again and th…
Kazakhstan has formally asked Russia to restore oil shipments to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline, six months after Moscow suspended the route. The request follows a drone attack on Russian infrastructure that briefly halted another Kazakh oil export route earlier this week. Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said…
Maersk experienced a 27% year-on-year bump in its third-quarter revenues, hitting $18.1bn, buoyed by a sharp rise in container freight rates that more than offset a slight dip in volumes, prompting it to join ONE in revising its full-year outlook. While the Danish shipping and logistics group said revenue growth had b…
Kazakhstan’s Victims Compensation Fund has collected more than 9.3 billion tenge ($20.6 million) over eight years but paid out only about 9% of that amount to crime victims. Snezhanna Imasheva, a member of the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s unicameral parliament, has proposed increasing compensation payments or expanding elig…
Uncollected imports are clogging cargo warehouses at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport, tying up dollies and slowing aircraft unloading as equipment arrives to support the island’s AI and semiconductor industries, according to local forwarders. Seko Logistics has reported handling pressure affecting China Airlines, EVA Air, and …
With the headline numbers pre-released three weeks ago, the full third-quarter report matters most for where DHL’s growth is coming from. Express still earns about 60% of group profit, but forwarding is winning air freight faster than its main rivals in a tight market, and Supply Chain’s new contracts are up 42% this …
Three months after a beat-and-hold quarter tested the market’s patience, GXO delivered what it called its fastest organic growth in more than three years, largely finished integrating Wincanton and stepped up buybacks. Premium y’day wondered ahead of trade: ‘Where is the joy?’ – well, the shares rose 9.5% on the day o…
Congestion at several ports continues to put upward pressure on intra-Asia container freight rates, despite improving conditions at major Chinese gateways and key transhipment hubs. The result is the Drewry Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) is up by $46, to $1,504 per 40ft. Spot rates from Greater China to North-east,…
Journalists in Uzbekistan found their own personal information and details about relatives in a database circulating online, Gazeta.uz has reported . The Interior Ministry announced an investigation on October 29 after reports linked the records to SAFE Service, formerly known as SafeRoad, a digital service for motori…
Kazakhstan’s Food Contract Corporation is prepared to discuss long-term contracts to supply between 200,000 and 500,000 metric tons of food-grade wheat to Israel. Samat Tenbayev, deputy chairman of the company’s management board, outlined the proposal during talks in Jerusalem, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture sai…
KLM plans to consolidate cargo handling at Schiphol to accommodate additional freight without hiring more staff, as AI supply chains and disruption to ocean shipping strengthen parent Air France-KLM’s cargo business. The changes form part of a wider restructuring, announced today, aimed at improving KLM’s finances and…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – More than 300 people have been questioned and over 30 forensic examinations and expert studies have been conducted as part of an investigation into the deaths of servicemen during a military exercise in the Mangystau Region, …
Two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday, as Iran continues to report a growing number of incidents with vessels trying to transit the Strait on routes unauthorized by the Islamic Republic. One of the oil tankers hit a naval min…
Combined transport (CT) volumes in Europe fell by 1.23% in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to UIRR. After a brief stabilisation in the spring, the sector is back in negative territory, and its members now expect a negative business climate for the next 12 months. UIRR said in…
National rail operator Ukrainian Railways (UZ) could end 2026 with a net loss of up to 18 billion hryvnia (about €355 million). Despite more optimistic forecasts in summer, a sharp fall in freight volumes has led to a deterioration in UZ’s business. In summer, UZ still expected a net loss of 10 to 12 billion hryvnia (…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has improved its standing in several international digital development rankings, with progress in artificial intelligence readiness and e-government services highlighting the country’s growing role in the global te…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Eurasia Group has secured $33 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to expand agricultural machinery distribution, maintenance and farmer training networks in…
A majority of European Union citizens are in favor of an accelerated transition away from oil and gas and into alternative energy sources and transport electrification, a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank has shown, as reported by Reuters, which got an exclusive look at the survey. According to the surv…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has opened a QazTrade office in Istanbul to help domestic manufacturers enter the Turkish market and find business partners in other countries, Kazinform reported on Nov. 4. A new Qaztrade office is located in Ista…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan has proposed establishing a United Nations regional center to combat cybercrime in Astana, as representatives from 27 countries and international organizations gathered in the capital on Nov. 4-5 to discuss cross-b…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Cyberport is looking to deepen its ties with Central Asia as technology hubs in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan seek to connect their startup ecosystems with international markets, investors and partners. In two sepa…