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• 30 October 2026

  Kazakhstan seeks Antwerp-Bruges partnership with Aktau and Kuryk on the Middle Corridor

  Euronews, 14 October 2026: at the Belgium–Kazakhstan Business Council in Astana, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Kazakhstan anticipates a concrete partnership linking the Port of Antwerp-Bruges with the Caspian ports of Aktau and Kuryk. Samruk-Kazyna’s CEO confirmed talks are under way; Middle Corridor volumes reached about 44,000 TEU in January–August 2026 (+58%).

  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • Aktau
  • Kuryk

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• 30 October 2026

  KTZ: locomotive traction up 23.5% from 1 December; wagon and container charges change

  Tumah / KTZ Cargo, 20 October 2026: under KTZ Cargo order No. 131-GP of 21 September, from 1 December 2026 locomotive traction coefficients for domestic and export-import traffic are multiplied by 1.235 (+23.5% for most cargoes). Ancillary service fees and wagon/container hire charges change at the same time; transit is not mentioned in the notice.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • tariffs
  • wagons
  • containers

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• 30 October 2026

  Transport control: 643 violations recorded on Kazakhstan roads from 1 to 27 October

  Kazinform, 27 October 2026: Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport reported that enhanced transport checks from 1 to 27 October found 643 administrative offences in road freight. Inspections covered six regions and Astana; violations included exceeding weight and dimension limits and breaches of cargo carriage rules.

  • OOG
  • Kazakhstan

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• 29 October 2026

  Bakhty–Ayagoz: launching the line in 2027 will add 20 million tonnes of cargo capacity with China

  Rail-news.kz, 28 October 2026: in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the Bakhty–Ayagoz railway line will be launched next year, increasing cargo capacity with China by 20 million tonnes. About 85% of freight from China to Europe already passes through Kazakhstan.

  • rail freight
  • Bakhty–Ayagoz
  • China
  • transit
  • Kazakhstan

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• 29 October 2026

  State of the Nation Address 2026: construction of the Balkhash NPP proposed to start in 2027, 2027 to be the Year of Nationwide Large-Scale Construction

  Time.kz, 28 October 2026: in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed starting construction of the Balkhash nuclear power plant next year and concluding a comprehensive agreement to launch the Moyynkum NPP. The Government is tasked with reaching a sustainable energy surplus by 2029, and 2027 is proposed as the Year of Nationwide Large-Scale Construction.

  • project cargo
  • energy
  • nuclear plant
  • Kazakhstan
  • construction

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• 29 October 2026

  State of the Nation Address 2026: all road border checkpoints to be rebuilt in 2027, Aral–Caspian highway to shorten the Trans-Caspian corridor by about 1,000 km

  El.kz, 28 October 2026: in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered the high-quality reconstruction of all road border checkpoints to be completed in 2027 and made the Ministry of Transport responsible for all roads in the country. The Aral–Caspian highway, under construction since August, will shorten the Trans-Caspian corridor by about 1,000 km.

  • OOG
  • roads
  • border checkpoints
  • Trans-Caspian corridor
  • Kazakhstan

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• 28 October 2026

  Kazakhstan: HAREKET moves two heat exchangers of up to 232 t with an Enerpac SBL900 hydraulic gantry

  Heavy Lift News, 26 October 2026: in Kazakhstan, HAREKET used an Enerpac SBL900 hydraulic gantry to lift two heat exchangers (the heaviest 185 t) at the manufacturing facility, load them onto a trailer and place them in a heat treatment furnace. After heat treatment and the addition of components, their weight rose to up to 232 t.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • heat exchangers
  • rigging
  • Kazakhstan

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• 28 October 2026

  KTZ: record 155 trains and about 7,600 wagons in one day through external border junctions

  Rail-news.kz, 27 October 2026: on 26 October KTZ handed over a record 155 trains at external border junctions, about 7,600 wagons. 72 trains went to Russia, 50 to Central Asian countries and 33 to China.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • border junctions
  • transit
  • export

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• 28 October 2026

  Uzbekistan, nuclear power plant in Jizzakh region: large-scale construction from 2027, peak workforce of 12,000–13,000

  Kun.uz, 26 October 2026: Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said large-scale construction of Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant in Jizzakh region will begin in 2027. The workforce will grow from around 1,000 to 12,000–13,000; foundation slabs for the reactor buildings of two small units are due by the end of 2026.

  • project cargo
  • energy
  • nuclear plant
  • Uzbekistan
  • construction

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• 27 October 2026

  Azerbaijan: nine-month 2026 transit tops 12 Mt, port container handling at 100,000 TEU (+29%)

  Azerbaijan's Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, 20 October 2026: transit through the country exceeded 12 Mt in January–September (+14.5%), a five-year high. Container handling rose 29% to 100,000 TEU and dry cargo 71% to 1.73 Mt.

  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • Azerbaijan
  • Baku port
  • transit

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• 27 October 2026

  KTZ: track smart diagnostics in 1–2 minutes, Trip Optimizer on 425 locomotives and a hidden-transit detection system

  24KZ, 26 October 2026: KTZ is running three digital projects. Smart diagnostics cuts track defect detection from 14 days to 1–2 minutes, Trip Optimizer is installed on 425 locomotives, and a system to detect hidden transit in freight is in pilot operation.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • digitalization
  • locomotives
  • freight

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• 27 October 2026

  Silleno, Atyrau region: five pieces of equipment totalling 1,600 t, including a ~700 t cold box 12.6 m wide

  KazMunayGas, October 2026: five oversized pieces of equipment with a combined weight of 1,600 t are being delivered to the Silleno polyethylene plant site in the Atyrau region. The widest load of the project is a cold box weighing about 700 t and 12.6 m wide.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • petrochemicals
  • Atyrau
  • multi-axle transporters

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• 26 October 2026

  GIANTI Logistics Uzbekistan: two 257 t transformers delivered from China to job sites in Azerbaijan, over 4,000 km each

  GIANTI Logistics Uzbekistan, 19 October 2026: the company reported delivering two 257-tonne power transformers from China to job sites in Azerbaijan. Each transformer travelled more than 4,000 km.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • transformers
  • Azerbaijan
  • China

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• 26 October 2026

  Kazakhstan — China rail: 28.4 Mt in nine months (+8%), Kazakhstan proposes 42.3 Mt for 2027

  Rail-news.kz, BAQ.kz, 20 October 2026: 28.4 million tonnes of cargo crossed the Kazakhstan–China rail border points in January–September, up 8% year on year. At the 35th meeting of the joint commissions of the border railways, Kazakhstan proposed a 2027 plan of 42.3 million tonnes.

  • rail
  • China
  • Dostyk
  • Altynkol
  • Kazakhstan

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• 26 October 2026

  Aktau: Japan funds a stationary X-ray system for large cargo as Japanese companies trial the Middle Corridor

  The Times of Central Asia, 20 October 2026: results of trial shipments by Japanese companies along the Middle Corridor were presented at a Tokyo conference on 19 October. Japan is providing a grant of up to 719 million yen (about $4.5 million) for a stationary X-ray inspection system for large cargo at Aktau port, expected to cut inspection times by two-thirds.

  • project cargo
  • Aktau
  • Middle Corridor
  • customs
  • Japan

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• 23 October 2026

  Kuryk: Baiterek and Guoyou Materials sign a $1 billion MoU on a 15 Mt/year terminal

  Interfax-Kazakhstan, Kazinform, Baq.kz, 22 October 2026: Baiterek Holding and China's Guoyou Materials Group signed a memorandum of cooperation at KGIR-2026 in Shymkent on building a multifunctional terminal at Kuryk Port. The project is valued at $1 billion; first-phase capacity is up to 15 million tonnes of cargo a year with scope for expansion.

  • project cargo
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • Middle Corridor
  • Kazakhstan

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• 23 October 2026

  Surkhandarya 1,600 MW CCPP: CJ ICM completes delivery of major components — 415 t turbines, 305 t transformers from Khorgos

  Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, 19 October 2026: CJ ICM Logistics has delivered the final major components for the 1,600 MW Surkhandarya combined-cycle power plant in Uzbekistan. 415-tonne gas turbines and 380-tonne generators travelled over 2,000 km by road after a river leg to a Kazakh port, while 48 HRSG modules and 305-tonne transformers covered about 2,500 km from Khorgos.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • energy
  • Uzbekistan
  • Khorgos

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• 23 October 2026

  Rail freight: priority order for requests when line capacity is insufficient approved, containers ranked high, from 20 December

  Zakon.kz, 22 October 2026: by order of the acting Minister of Transport dated 14 October 2026, Kazakhstan's Rules for rail freight now set a priority order for approving shipper requests when section capacity is insufficient. Container traffic in all types of service and international transit come right after emergency, civil-protection and special shipments. The order takes effect on 20 December.

  • rail
  • containers
  • transit
  • regulation
  • Kazakhstan

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• 22 October 2026

  FESCO and IFC COLOS: mutual supply of container flatcars via Dostyk and Altynkol

  FESCO, 15 October 2026; UzDaily.uz, 21 October 2026: FESCO and Kazakhstan's IFC COLOS agreed to cooperate in rail container transport in Central Asia. The key element is the mutual provision of container flatcar fleets for stable container services via the Dostyk and Altynkol border crossings, including FESCO Caravan Shuttle from China to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

  • rail
  • containers
  • container flatcars
  • Dostyk
  • Altynkol
  • Uzbekistan

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• 22 October 2026

  Kuryk, ERSAI port: 120,000 TEU container terminal 85% complete, launch in December

  Mangystau regional akimat, 15 October 2026 (Baq.kz, Bes.media): the container terminal at the ERSAI industrial sea port in Kuryk is 85% complete, with commissioning planned for December 2026. Capacity is 120,000 TEU a year, area 50,000 m², with two 45 t rail-mounted gantry cranes; the terminal will handle containers and general cargo arriving by sea, rail and road.

  • project cargo
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • Middle Corridor
  • ports

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• 22 October 2026

  Sarens Kazakhstan and Qazaq Green sign MoU on logistics and lifting for wind and solar projects

  Breakbulk.news, 21 October 2026: Sarens Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with the Qazaq Green Association to support wind and solar projects in Kazakhstan. The focus is on transporting oversized wind turbine components, handling transformers, complex lifting at sites and multimodal logistics.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • wind farm
  • energy
  • Kazakhstan

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• 21 October 2026

  Uzbekistan 1,600 MW CCGT: COSCO completes 111 heavy lifts — 414 t turbines, 380 t generators

  Shipping-daily, 14 October 2026: COSCO Shipping Logistics completed logistics for the 1,600 MW combined-cycle plant in Uzbekistan (contractor SEPCO III). It moved 111 pieces over 50 t, including two 414 t gas turbines, three 380 t generators, three 330 t transformers and 48 HRSG modules of about 200 t; the main flow from China ran via Khorgos.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • project cargo
  • Uzbekistan
  • Khorgos
  • energy

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• 21 October 2026

  Caspian: automatic slot booking at Kuryk and Aktau, new vessels at Chinese and Baku yards

  RZD-Partner, 19 October 2026: at TransLogistica Kazakhstan 2026, TransExpeditions said data exchange is in place for cargo crossing Khorgos–Nur Zholy, and cargo moving on via Kuryk or Aktau can get an automatically reserved Caspian slot (currently in test mode). New vessels are under construction at shipyards in China and Baku.

  • project cargo
  • Caspian
  • Kuryk
  • Aktau
  • Middle Corridor
  • cargoruqsat

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• 21 October 2026

  UTY: new rate coefficients via Syrdaryo and on Syrdaryo–Bekobod transit until end-2026

  RailAgent / KTZ Freight Transportation letter of 7 October 2026: amendments No. 77–81 to the CIS Tariff Policy for Uzbekistan Railways. From 15 October to 31 December 2026, distance-based coefficients apply to exports and imports via Syrdaryo-exp.; from 30 October, the Syrdaryo-exp.–Bekobod-exp. transit section gets 1.70 for wagons and 1.50 for containers.

  • rail freight
  • Uzbekistan
  • tariffs
  • containers
  • wagons
  • forwarding

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• 20 October 2026

  Aktau–Atyrau: 730 t oversized move on Sarens modular trailers

  AtyrauTODAY, 9 October 2026: oversized equipment totaling 730 tonnes is moving on the Aktau–Atyrau highway. Heavy Sarens tractors and multi-axle modular platforms are in use; the haul needs a coordinated route, limited speed and a special convoy regime.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • project cargo
  • Aktau
  • Atyrau
  • Sarens

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• 20 October 2026

  KTZ KinetiX: in-motion wagon diagnostics — 1 million checks

  inbusiness.kz / Kazakh government, 6 October 2026: KTZ is rolling out KinetiX intelligent rolling-stock diagnostics — cameras and machine vision inspect wagons in motion. In eight months the system checked over 1 million wagons, finding more than 17,000 defects including 448 critical ones; inspection time down 30%, manual labour down 70%.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • wagons
  • digitalization
  • forwarding

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• 20 October 2026

  Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: Middle Corridor agreement of 15 October

  Kazinform / Akorda, 15 October 2026: in the presence of the presidents, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan exchanged a signed agreement on developing the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. It covers synchronized infrastructure expansion, Caspian dredging and shipping, a single window and mutual AEO recognition.

  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • TITR
  • Caspian
  • Azerbaijan
  • Aktau

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• 19 October 2026

  Broekman: Middle Corridor gains weight for project cargo and OOG

  Breakbulk News, 13 October 2026: Netherlands-based Broekman Logistics flags the growing role of the Middle Corridor (TITR) for project cargo, industrial equipment and high-value freight. The route links Europe with Central Asia via Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian into Kazakhstan; for oversized moves, dimensions, axle loads, route surveys, permits and transshipment coordination remain decisive.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • TITR
  • Turkey

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• 19 October 2026

  KTZ: grain to Central Asia in 9 months — 5.5 Mt (+33%)

  Rail-news.kz / KTZ, 14 October 2026: in January–September 2026 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy moved 5.5 Mt of grain to Central Asia (+33% y/y), including 4.1 Mt to Uzbekistan (+44%). September set a network record of 1.5 Mt of grain; in the first 10 days of October 225 kt went to Central Asia. Saryagash handles up to 40 trains a day, and 500 covered wagons were leased to Uzbekistan Railways.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • grain
  • Uzbekistan
  • Saryagash
  • wagons

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• 19 October 2026

  Kuryk: after bridge upgrades rail ferries take up to 50 wagons (+20%)

  World Ports Organization, 16 October 2026: Port Kuryk has completed modernisation of liftable transfer bridges PPM-1 and PPM-2 with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport. Rail ferries can now carry up to 50 wagons per voyage versus 40 previously (+20%); rail-ferry handling fell from 18 to 12 hours and vehicle-ferry turnaround from 10 to six hours.

  • project cargo
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • ferry
  • TITR
  • Middle Corridor

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• 16 October 2026

  KTZ Express Shipping: two multipurpose dry cargo ships for the Caspian being built in Baku

  KTZ / Ulysmedia, 15 October 2026: documents were exchanged in Baku for the construction of two multipurpose dry cargo ships for KTZ Express Shipping at Baku Shipyard; the vessels will serve the Middle Corridor (TITR). According to the shipyard (Report.az), each ship is 140.97 m long, carries about 9,900 t at sea and 537 TEU, with a 28-month contract term.

  • project cargo
  • Caspian
  • TITR
  • KTZ
  • Baku
  • Azerbaijan

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• 16 October 2026

  TransLogistica 2026: OOG from Europe via Turkey — Komatsu PC-3000 excavator sections

  Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, 15 October 2026: TransLogistica Kazakhstan 2026 is under way in Astana with 230 companies from 20 countries and the 3rd BreakBulk Kazakhstan conference on oversized cargo. Turkey’s Gürkan Nakliyat described moving sections of Komatsu PC-2000 and PC-3000 mining excavators and large industrial furnace parts: by vessel from Spain or Germany to Turkish ports, then by its own trucks to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • translogistica
  • Turkey
  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan

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• 16 October 2026

  Kazakhstan transit in 9 months: 32.6 Mt (+13.1%), rail freight 241.7 Mt

  Government of Kazakhstan, 13 October 2026: in January – September, transit cargo through Kazakhstan grew 13.1% to 32.6 Mt. Rail carried 241.7 Mt (+3%) and road 270.4 Mt (+5.6%). New rail lines are being built and existing sections upgraded to support further growth.

  • rail
  • transit
  • Kazakhstan
  • statistics
  • KTZ

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• 15 October 2026

  China – Khorgos – Uzbekistan: eight power transformers up to 120 t

  AsstrA, 9 July 2026: eight power transformers for energy sites in Fergana, Tashkent and Khavast were delivered from China via the Khorgos road crossing. Unit weights ranged from 20 to 120 tonnes; a route survey preceded the haul, and unloading used hydraulic portals and jacking systems.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • transformers
  • Khorgos
  • Uzbekistan
  • China

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• 15 October 2026

  Bakhty – Ayagoz: 303 km, 83% earthworks, third China rail crossing

  Kursiv, 7 October 2026: KTZ is building the 303 km Bakhty – Ayagoz line — access to a third China rail border crossing alongside Dostyk – Alashankou and Altynkol – Khorgos. Earthworks are 83% complete; Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry estimates the new corridor could handle up to 25 Mt a year, with completion by end-2027.

  • rail
  • China
  • KTZ
  • transit

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• 15 October 2026

  WB: ASCO needs more feeders and Ro-Pax; Alyat idle time under 12 hours

  Report.az / World Bank, 28 September 2026: delays on the Caspian leg of the Middle Corridor stem mainly from irregular sailings and a shortage of shallow-draft container ships. The WB urges ASCO to speed up feeder and Ro-Pax fleet growth, align schedules with Kazakh and Turkmen operators and form a joint feeder pool, aiming for under 12 hours of idle time at Alyat.

  • project cargo
  • Caspian
  • Middle Corridor
  • asco
  • Alat
  • TITR

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• 14 October 2026

  Aktobe: boilers, generator and oversized units delivered to 80 MW waste-gas power plant site

  Kursiv / ERG, 5–6 October 2026: at the Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant of Kazchrome (ERG), two high-pressure steam boilers are being installed for a waste-gas power plant. Boiler units, a generator, a condenser, pumping equipment and other oversized units have already been delivered to site; turbine installation is next. Capacity is 80 MW (87 MW maximum), with commissioning in 2027.

  • project cargo
  • energy
  • erg
  • Kazakhstan

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• 14 October 2026

  FESCO: container trains from Urumqi via Khorgos – Altynkol to Tashkent and Burundai in 9 days

  FESCO, 13 October 2026: the FESCO Caravan Shuttle service has added departures from Urumqi. Since late August, four container trains have run on the new route to Chukursay (Tashkent) and Burundai (near Almaty) via Khorgos – Altynkol, with an average transit time of nine days. Regular departures of at least one train a month will follow.

  • rail
  • containers
  • Khorgos
  • Altynkol
  • Uzbekistan
  • China

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• 14 October 2026

  North Kazakhstan: heavy and oversized cargo enforcement raids, next — every region

  MTRK, 10 October 2026: joint raids by the transport inspectorate and KazAvtoZhol are checking heavy and oversized road haulage in North Kazakhstan region, with inspectors from Akmola and Kostanay regions. Weight and dimension limits and permit documents are checked; the raids run for about a week, after which the Ministry of Transport will extend the monitoring region by region across Kazakhstan.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • overweight
  • Kazakhstan

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• 13 October 2026

  EAEU: first e-CMR pilot haul Kazakhstan – Russia on 15 October

  EEC / DKNews, 9–12 October 2026: on 15 October, during Kazakhstan Transport Week, the first pilot international road haul using an electronic e-CMR consignment note is due to run on the Kazakhstan – Russia route. Pilot results will go to the EEC Council in December 2026.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • e-cmr
  • Kazakhstan

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• 13 October 2026

  Moyynty – Kyzylzhar: 317 of 323 km laid, 149 km shorter toward the Caspian

  Kursiv / KTZ, 7 October 2026: on the 323 km Moyynty – Kyzylzhar line, 317 km of main track has been laid; bridges and traffic systems are still under construction. The line will shorten hauls by 149 km, bypass the congested Moyynty – Zharyk section and strengthen the rail leg of the Trans-Caspian route. Completion is planned for December 2026.

  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • Caspian
  • KTZ
  • transit

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• 13 October 2026

  Saryagash: KTZ sets grain quotas to Uzbekistan after more than 10,000 wagons pile up

  APK News / KTZ order No. 1933, 11–12 October 2026: more than 10,000 wagons have accumulated on approaches to the Saryagash border junction, including over 3,000 grain wagons; more than 10 freight trains were held. From 12 to 31 October daily grain loading limits to Uzbekistan apply, with a ban on reconsignment; Uzbekistan Railways can take no more than 400 grain wagons a day.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • grain
  • Saryagash
  • Uzbekistan
  • wagons

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• 12 October 2026

  Caspian Green Energy Corridor: AIIB mobilises $1.1 million to prepare a project with a ~400 km subsea cable

  Daryo / AIIB, 10 October 2026: the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Azerbaijan signed two grant agreements totalling $1.1 million. $1 million will fund the first phase of a feasibility study for the Caspian Green Energy Corridor, including a proposed ~400 km subsea power cable between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (Uzbekistan via onshore networks); $100,000 will fund concept development for coastal infrastructure for offshore wind in Azerbaijan. ADB will add $1 million in technical assistance.

  • project cargo
  • Caspian
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan
  • energy

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• 12 October 2026

  Pavlodar: oversized equipment for a gold processing plant moves from the river port to the SEZ

  Noks.kz / PavlodarNews, 5 October 2026: staged transport of oversized equipment for the Ertis Hydrometallurgical Plant has started in Pavlodar, from the river port to the Pavlodar SEZ, on 4, 6 and 8 October; the first stage went as planned. An autoclave about 50 m long and weighing more than 1,000 t was delivered earlier by river. The $978 million project is designed to process up to 300,000 t of gold-bearing concentrate a year, with launch planned for 2028.

  • OOG
  • overweight
  • Pavlodar
  • SEZ
  • industrial equipment
  • autoclave

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• 12 October 2026

  Kazakhstan rail exports for 9 months of 2026: 69.4 million tonnes (+7.1%)

  DKNews / Ministry of Transport, 9 October 2026: in January–September 2026, 69.4 million tonnes of cargo were exported by rail (+7.1%), with total rail freight at 241.7 million tonnes (+3.4%). Iron ore reached 10.1 million t (+32.1%), grain 8.3 million t (+17.6%), fertilisers 1.2 million t (+9%) and coal 25.8 million t (+2.1%).

  • rail
  • export
  • wagons
  • grain
  • ore
  • Kazakhstan

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• 8 October 2026

  KTZ: 187 new locomotives since the start of 2026 and gondola cars for the wagon fleet

  Tengrinews / KTZ, 7 October 2026: Kaztemirtrans operates a fleet of more than 39,500 freight wagons and plans to add gondola cars, covered wagons and grain hoppers in 2027–2031. Since the start of 2026 KTZ has received 187 new locomotives (Wabtec, CRRC, Alstom), 18 of them in September; rail transit is planned to reach 67 million tonnes by the end of 2029.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • wagons
  • gondola cars
  • locomotives
  • transit

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• 8 October 2026

  Nur Zholy – Khorgos: truck queue cut from 30 days to 3

  Kursiv, 6 October 2026: Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev told a government meeting that waiting time in the truck queue on the Nur Zholy – Khorgos direction has fallen from 30 days to three. A digital transport passport with a single QR code has been introduced at the Nur Zholy checkpoint (more than 11,000 issued), the Smart Cargo platform combines data from 58 sources, and cargo clearance speed has increased by 30%.

  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • Khorgos
  • Nur Zholy
  • China
  • Smart Cargo

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• 8 October 2026

  Zhanaozen gas processing plant: three vessels with process modules en route to Kazakhstan

  KazMunayGas, 7 October 2026: sea delivery of modules for the new gas processing plant in Zhanaozen began on 16 August; three vessels with equipment are en route to Kazakhstan and another is preparing to leave a port in China. Of 240 long-lead equipment items, 133 are complete, with progress at 60.8%; plant capacity is 900 million m³ of gas per year.

  • project cargo
  • Zhanaozen
  • Mangystau
  • KMG
  • modules
  • China

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• 7 October 2026

  Azerbaijan: transit to exceed 16 million tonnes in 2026, including 5.5 million tonnes via the Middle Corridor

  Trend, 6 October 2026: Azerbaijan's Ministry of Digital Development and Transport expects transit through the country to exceed 16 million tonnes in 2026, including 5.5 million tonnes via the Middle Corridor. Baku–Tbilisi–Kars capacity is 5 million tonnes a year and the Port of Baku handles 15 million tonnes and 160,000 TEU, rising to 25 million tonnes and 500,000 TEU by 2030; ASCO has ordered container ships, superferries and Ro-Ro vessels.

  • project cargo
  • Azerbaijan
  • Middle Corridor
  • Baku port
  • Ro-Ro

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• 7 October 2026

  Darbaza – Maktaaral: new railway to Uzbekistan, working traffic by the end of 2026

  Gazeta.uz, 3 October 2026: construction of the 127.6 km Darbaza – Maktaaral line is nearing completion, with working traffic planned by the end of 2026. The line will create an additional route to Uzbekistan with a new border crossing to Syrdarya station and ease the load on the Saryagash – Tashkent section; the new section could take up to 20 million tonnes of cargo.

  • rail
  • Uzbekistan
  • Darbaza–Maktaaral
  • Saryagash
  • capacity

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• 7 October 2026

  Kostanay region: 1,000 MW wind farm with 300 MW storage, construction to start in spring 2027

  Government of Kazakhstan, 1 October 2026: an agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Turan Wind Energy LLP to build a 1,000 MW wind farm with a 300 MW energy storage system in Kostanay region has been approved. Investment is about 380 billion tenge; construction starts in spring 2027, with commissioning planned by the end of 2029.

  • OOG
  • wind power
  • wind farm
  • Kostanay
  • Kazakhstan

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• 6 October 2026

  Port of Aktau: 1.3 million m³ of dredging for a 6–7 m basin depth

  Rail-news.kz, citing Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport, 5 October 2026: main dredging works continue at the Port of Aktau — about 1.3 million m³ of soil, raising basin depth to 6–7 m; Middle Corridor volumes could grow by up to 30% and sea freight costs fall by 10–15%. Completion is planned by year-end.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • Aktau
  • Caspian
  • TITR
  • port
  • dredging

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• 6 October 2026

  Khorgos: more than 7,000 China – Europe (Asia) trains since the start of 2026

  Sina Finance, 1 October 2026: by 28 September more than 7,000 China – Europe (Asia) trains had passed through the Khorgos rail border crossing this year, handling over 12 million tonnes. Locomotive turnaround was cut from 7.2 to 4.3 hours, broad-gauge arrivals average more than 11 trains a day, and customs clearance time improved by more than 50%.

  • rail
  • Khorgos
  • China
  • container trains
  • capacity

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• 6 October 2026

  Kuryk – Alat: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan work on 120-railcar ferries

  Trend, 1 October 2026: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are working on a project for ferries carrying up to 120 railcars — two full trains per sailing. ASCO ferries currently take a maximum of 44 railcars, so trains are split; according to Kassym Tlepov, deputy chairman of the Railway and Water Transport Committee, port processing time could be cut by up to three times.

  • project cargo
  • Kuryk
  • Alat
  • ferry
  • Caspian
  • TITR

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• 5 October 2026

  Altynkol – Zhetygen: 298 km upgraded, up to 26 train pairs per day

  Rail-news.kz, 30 September 2026: the double-track Iintal – Altynkol section with MPC-QZ interlocking was launched and the entire 298 km Zhetygen – Altynkol line is now upgraded; capacity on the section is expected to rise from 20 to 26 train pairs per day, with Altynkol station works due by end of October.

  • rail
  • Altynkol
  • Khorgos
  • KTZ
  • China
  • capacity

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• 5 October 2026

  Road restrictions: KAZ13 and Almaty – Bishkek near Kaskelen

  Zakon.kz / KazAvtoZhol, 2 October 2026: a restriction for freight vehicles was introduced on the KAZ13 Zhezkazgan – Arkalyk – Petropavlovsk road (km 875, Pokrovsky bridge, North Kazakhstan) for bridge repairs; on the Almaty – Bishkek road near Kaskelen (km 25) vehicles over 4.5 m high and 8 m wide are restricted until the end of 2026.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • KazAvtoZhol
  • route
  • Almaty

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• 5 October 2026

  Rhenus and Port of Aktau: a 150,000 TEU trimodal terminal project

  Container News, 3 October 2026: Rhenus Group and Aktau International Sea Trade Port signed an agreement defining the next stages of a trimodal (sea, rail, road) container terminal on at least 30 ha with at least 150,000 TEU of annual capacity; Rhenus is also working with KTZ on Middle Corridor capacity.

  • project cargo
  • Aktau
  • Rhenus
  • terminal
  • KTZ
  • TITR

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• 2 October 2026

  China auto transit +56.1%: border capacity and CarGoRuqsat

  Inbusiness.kz / Kazakhstan State Revenue Committee, 29 September 2026: in 8 months of 2026, 1.3 million vehicles crossed EAEU external road checkpoints in Kazakhstan (+19.3% YoY); China–Kazakhstan traffic +24.5%, China auto transit via Kazakhstan +56.1%; clearance for trucks without extra checks cut from 9 hours to 30 minutes.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • Khorgos
  • China
  • cargoruqsat

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• 2 October 2026

  KTZ Express × Maersk: export containerization roundtable in Almaty

  KTZ Express, 30 September 2026: Kazakhstan Railways held an Almaty roundtable on export containerization with KTZ Express and A.P. Moller – Maersk; parties discussed joint solutions for China and Europe markets, TITR sea legs, fleet, flatcars and terminals.

  • project cargo
  • KTZ
  • maersk
  • containers
  • export
  • TITR

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• 2 October 2026

  Xi’an and KTZ at Port Kuryk: expanding Caspian cargo flows

  SEA-NEWS, 1 October 2026: Xi’an Free Trade Port Construction & Operation Co., Ltd. met at Port Kuryk with Kazakhstan Railways; talks covered TITR (Middle Corridor) development, container transit growth and expanding international cargo flows via the Caspian.

  • rail
  • Kuryk
  • Middle Corridor
  • China
  • Caspian
  • containers

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• 1 October 2026

  AsstrA: 8 power transformers China → Uzbekistan via Khorgos

  AsstrA, 9 July 2026: eight power transformers were delivered from China to power facilities in Fergana, Tashkent and Khavast; unit mass from 20 to 120 tonnes, route via the Khorgos crossing, unloading with hydraulic gantries, jacks and skidding systems.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • Khorgos
  • Uzbekistan
  • project cargo

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• 1 October 2026

  KTZ: 9.3 million tonnes of grain in eight months (+13%)

  primeminister.kz / Vice Minister of Transport Zh. Taizhanov, 29 September 2026: in January–August 2026 rail moved 9.3 million tonnes of grain (+13% YoY); exports 7.2 million tonnes, domestic 2.1 million tonnes, China +34%.

  • rail
  • KTZ
  • grain
  • Altynkol
  • Dostyk
  • China

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• 1 October 2026

  Middle Corridor: over 3 million tonnes in eight months and an Aktau hub

  Report.az / Vice Minister of Trade of Kazakhstan Aidar Abildabekov, 25 September 2026: Middle Corridor (TITR) freight in January–August 2026 exceeded 3 million tonnes (+22% YoY); the first phase of the Aktau port container hub is complete, with a target of 10–12 days to the ports of Georgia and Turkey.

  • project cargo
  • Middle Corridor
  • Aktau
  • Kuryk
  • containers
  • Caspian

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• 30 September 2026

  Altynkol: 10.8 million tonnes in eight months of 2026

  Transport Corridors / rail-news.kz, 25 September 2026: Altynkol Station handled 10.8 million tonnes in January–August 2026 (+3% YoY); 5.2 Mt Kazakhstan→China and 5.65 Mt China→Kazakhstan (+6%); containers — 128,018 TEU to Central Asia and 64,511 TEU via TITR.

  • rail
  • Altynkol
  • Khorgos
  • containers
  • China

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• 30 September 2026

  KTZ: 163,000 t of steel pipes from China — multimodal project

  Trend.az / KedenTransService (KTZ), 22 September 2026: in September–October 2026 some 163,000 tonnes of steel pipes are planned from China — import to Kazakhstan and transit to Turkmenistan; rail plus road with special loading and securing rules.

  • project cargo
  • KTZ
  • China

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• 30 September 2026

  8-axle telescopic lowbeds for wind-turbine blades in Kazakhstan

  Luyi Dedicated Vehicle Manufacturing, 18 September 2026: a batch of 8-axle telescopic lowbed semi-trailers was delivered and put into operation in Kazakhstan for ultra-long wind turbine blades; extendable frame and 8-axle layout for mountain and suburban routes.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • lowbed
  • wind power
  • Kazakhstan
  • heavylift

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• 29 September 2026

  Samruk-Energy × China Energy × SANY: two 500 MW wind farms in Zhetysu

  Kursiv, 25 September 2026: Samruk-Energy signed an agreement with China Energy Overseas Investment and SANY Renewable Energy to build two 500 MW wind farms in Zhetysu Region, two storage systems of 150 MW/300 MWh each and about 800 km of 500 kV lines; in parallel, Akmola Region — 450 MW with SUNGROW.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • wind power
  • Khorgos
  • project cargo
  • lowbed

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• 29 September 2026

  Sarens at Almaty TEC-3: turbines and generators of 200–230 t

  Heavy Lift News: Sarens completed a key phase of the Almaty TEC-3 (HPP3) modernisation for KBI Energy — transport and installation of OOG components (turbines, generators, transformers) up to 5.3×11 m and 200–230 t; coal-to-gas conversion.

  • project cargo
  • oog
  • OOG
  • Almaty
  • heavy-lift
  • lowbed

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• 29 September 2026

  Khorgos and Alashankou: 12,473 China–Europe trains in eight months

  Seetao / China Railway Urumqi Bureau, 7 September 2026: in January–August, 12,473 China–Europe (Central Asia) trains passed through the Khorgos and Alashankou rail ports (+5% year on year) and 25.1 million tonnes of cargo (+8.2%); shortest clearance under 30 minutes.

  • rail
  • Khorgos
  • Dostyk
  • China
  • containers

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• 28 September 2026

  Breakbulk on the Middle Corridor: specialized equipment bookings already into 2027

  Alliance Logistics: an infrastructure and energy boom in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan is driving project cargo and breakbulk onto the Middle Corridor; operators report record demand, and windows for specialized equipment already extend into 2027.

  • project cargo
  • breakbulk
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG
  • Caspian
  • oog

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• 28 September 2026

  Kazakhstan–China rail: 18.7 million tonnes in H1 2026 (+9%)

  RailFreight / Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport: 18.7 million tonnes crossed Kazakhstan–China rail border points in H1 2026 (+9% year on year); Dostyk/Alashankou 10.6 Mt (+15%), Khorgos/Altynkol 8.1 Mt (+2%); Kazakh rail exports to China +20% to 8.5 Mt.

  • rail
  • Khorgos
  • Dostyk
  • Altynkol
  • China
  • Kazakhstan

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• 28 September 2026

  Sarens: hub of up to $56 million near Khorgos for OOG and wind

  The Astana Times: Belgian Sarens plans a logistics hub of up to $56 million near the China border at Khorgos — 82 ha, phase 1 about $10 million by end-2026; the hub is sized for wind blades and components; last year 165 turbine sets moved through Khorgos.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • Khorgos
  • wind power
  • project cargo
  • lowbed

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• 25 September 2026

  MSC/MEDLOG × SEMURG: containers via Kuryk and the Sarzha cluster

  On 23 September 2026 SEMURG INVEST and MEDLOG (MSC Group) announced a partnership based at Kuryk port: up to +5 Mt/year and up to 110,000 TEU — container pressure on Ro-Ro slots alongside oversized cargo.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • containers
  • msc
  • oog

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• 25 September 2026

  98.2 m blades: Sarens hauls ALPHA 250 MW from China to Uzbekistan

  Heavy Lift News: Sarens is moving components for the ALPHA 250 MW wind farm (Universal Energy, Bulungur/Samarkand) from the China border to a yard in Uzbekistan — blades up to 98.2 m, nacelles up to 127 t, 8- and 9-axle lowbeds; window Dec 2025–Aug 2026.

  • oog
  • OOG
  • wind power
  • Uzbekistan
  • project cargo
  • lowbed

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• 25 September 2026

  Tashkent: EU and IFC — TITR reforms for Uzbekistan’s private sector

  On 24 September 2026 in Tashkent the EU, Uzbekistan’s Transport Ministry and IFC held a seminar on priority Trans-Caspian Corridor reforms: 1.2 Mt of Uzbek cargo via the Caspian in 2025, the country’s share of EU cargo turnover from 12% to 28%; barriers — shallowness, queues, cost, borders; e-Permit and e-TIR are being rolled out.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Uzbekistan
  • EU
  • Caspian
  • permits
  • oog

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• 24 September 2026

  ADY and the Port of Hamburg: a protocol on Middle Corridor multimodality

  On 21 September 2026 ADY and the Port of Hamburg (with Metrans) signed a cooperation protocol: experience exchange, digitalisation, and growth in container and multimodal traffic Baku–Hamburg.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Azerbaijan
  • Hamburg
  • multimodal

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• 24 September 2026

  ADY Astara terminal: about +30% transshipment on the Iran border

  In January–August 2026 the ADY terminal in Astara (Iran) handled over 537,000 t (~+30%); August was 76,000 t versus 51,000 t a year earlier. Part of the North–South corridor; target capacity 3.5–4 million t/year.

  • north-south
  • Iran
  • rail
  • Azerbaijan

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• 24 September 2026

  Fertilizers via the Middle Corridor: ferry slots and competition with project cargo

  The Hormuz closure and Russia’s ban on Kazakh sulfur transit shifted Central Asian nitrogen and sulfur onto the Caspian — Batumi/Poti. Hoppers on ferries share the queue with RoRo and lowbeds; for out-of-gauge that is a slot and schedule risk.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Caspian
  • ferries
  • fertilizers
  • OOG

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• 23 September 2026

  115 blades of 85 m: 10,500 km from China to Azerbaijan across the Caspian

  Breakbulk (Issue 3, 2026): Globalink described moving 115 blades of 85 m, 109 tower sections and 24 nacelles/hubs from China to the Gobustan and Khizi wind farms — about 10,500 km through Central Asia and across the Caspian.

  • OOG
  • wind power
  • Caspian
  • Middle Corridor
  • project cargo

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• 23 September 2026

  KTZ +23.5% and Aktau→Iran freight at $70/t: the leg is getting more expensive

  From 21 September 2026 KTZ raised the mainline network tariff by 23.5%; in a week freight Aktau→northern Iranian ports rose by $10/t to $70/t, and Astrakhan to $110/t (a record for the routes, Grain Union of Kazakhstan).

  • KTZ
  • tariffs
  • Caspian
  • Aktau
  • Iran
  • OOG

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• 23 September 2026

  Beijing: TITR — predictable transit times, tariffs and unified service standards

  On 22 September in Beijing, Kazakhstan First Deputy Prime Minister Nurlybek Nalibayev told a high-level TITR meeting the goal is predictable transit times, competitive tariffs and unified service standards.

  • Middle Corridor
  • TITR
  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • OOG

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• 22 September 2026

  Aktau: ~6 Mt to Caspian states in 2026 and 10 ships on the Baku line

  24KZ / Korabel, 19 Sep: plan of ~6 Mt via Aktau in 2026; 10 ships on Aktau–Baku (+3 in August); Kuryk digitalisation to 30–40 minutes per operation and loading in 12 hours instead of 18.

  • Aktau
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • ferry
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG

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• 22 September 2026

  Oral: a 600 t vessel through city streets — 40 axles and power shutoffs

  Heavy Lift News / Project Cargo Global: Sarens moved the military vessel Dinmukhamed Kunayev, about 600 t, roughly 3 km through the streets of Oral; Kamag K25, 40 axles, escort and temporary power shutoffs.

  • OOG
  • project cargo
  • Kazakhstan
  • heavy cargo

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• 22 September 2026

  Silleno: 101.8 m / >1,800 t column set in about five hours

  KazMunayGas: on 19 September an ethylene fractionation column was set at the polyethylene plant site; a 4,000 t crane plus a 1,700 t assist crane. Project progress 38.5% against a 30% plan.

  • OOG
  • Silleno
  • Atyrau
  • project cargo

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• 21 September 2026

  Kazakhstan ports: 21.8 to 30 million tonnes, eight more vessels by 2029

  Kazakhstan government: seaport capacity from 21.8 to 30 million tonnes by 2030; eight more vessels by 2029; Middle Corridor aim about 6 to 10 million tonnes a year.

  • Aktau
  • Kuryk
  • Caspian
  • fleet
  • OOG
  • Middle Corridor

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• 21 September 2026

  Westbound imbalance: four to one on the Middle Corridor

  ADY Express via MrEast: January–August 53,574 TEU, about 80% westbound. Backhaul from Europe and Turkey is what keeps the return leg from running empty.

  • Middle Corridor
  • backhaul
  • Turkey
  • Europe
  • OOG

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• 21 September 2026

  China–Georgia in 40–45 days: Aktau and Azerbaijan Rail are congested

  SKYLOG: China to Georgia transit has stretched from about 16–17 days to 40–45. Aktau volumes are two to three times the usual feed, and Azerbaijan Rail processing is 10–14 days.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Aktau
  • Georgia
  • OOG
  • delays

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• 18 September 2026

  Baku Port in 8 months: >5.5 Mt and containers +22%

  ADY: Jan–Aug 2026 — more than 5.5 Mt (~+3% YoY) and over 85,000 TEU (+22%); August 12,900 TEU (+39%). Operating throughput next to expansion plans.

  • Baku
  • Caspian
  • containers
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG

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• 18 September 2026

  Silleno: 12,000 t OOG Yersai→Atyrau — 878 km by specialized transport

  KazMunayGas: first seaborne pyrolysis equipment batch (~12,000 t, 9 units) reached the site via Yersai port; on-site prep for a ~1,500 t column and a 4,000 t crane.

  • OOG
  • Silleno
  • Atyrau
  • project cargo

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• 18 September 2026

  TITR: China container trains +84% in 8 months

  KTZ: 419 China-origin TITR trains in Jan–Aug (+84%), transit 44,200 TEU (+58%); target 600 trains in 2026 and 800–1,000 in 2027. Sofia: vessel-loading guarantees and 2027 tariffs.

  • TITR
  • Middle Corridor
  • China
  • containers
  • OOG

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• 16 September 2026

  Anaklia: dredging by December and a rail-approach tender by end-October

  Jan De Nul (14 Sep): dredging through December 2026, ~70,000 m³/day; Georgia’s Economy Ministry: rail-approach tender by end of October, first vessel targeted for 2029.

  • Anaklia
  • Georgia
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG

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• 16 September 2026

  Middle Corridor in 8 months: 53.5k TEU and an east–west imbalance

  ADY Express (CICA, Baku): Jan–Aug 2026 — 53,574 TEU (+11% y/y); east–west 42,642 TEU, west–east only 10,932 TEU.

  • Middle Corridor
  • containers
  • Azerbaijan
  • OOG

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• 16 September 2026

  World Bank: second Middle Corridor report — 27 September

  Luis Blancas (WB) at a Baku forum: 27 Sep flagship report covering all 9 TITR countries; 16 critical priorities ~$25bn, over three-quarters already underway.

  • Middle Corridor
  • World Bank
  • TITR
  • OOG

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• 15 September 2026

  Baku dredging: Caspian and Black Sea as one chain

  AZERTAC 14 Sep: Port of Baku dredging expected late 2026 (~18 months, ~8.8 m depth) alongside Aktau/Kuryk works; pressure then shifts west to Anaklia. For OOG, draft equals ferry load factor and ramp limits.

  • Caspian
  • Baku
  • OOG
  • Anaklia

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• 15 September 2026

  First China–Iran block train via Uzbekistan

  Uztemiryulkonteyner: first 55-wagon block train Chengxiang→Khorgos→Uzbekistan→Turkmenistan→Sarakhs (>6,000 km, 14–16 days). The southern CN–CA–IR lane is densifying; last-mile OOG demand often follows.

  • Iran
  • Uzbekistan
  • Khorgos
  • OOG

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• 15 September 2026

  Lianyungang: first full Trans-Caspian train via Aktau

  On 10 Sep 2026 Lianyungang ran its first full Trans-Caspian block train Khorgos→Aktau→Baku after Aktau container hub phase 1; about five days faster. For OOG that means tighter berth/ferry slots, not a free heavy-haul window.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Aktau
  • Khorgos
  • OOG

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• 14 September 2026

  Middle Corridor via Georgia: Central Asia is the main user

  PMC Research / PMCG: China is under 1% of Georgian transit; over 40% of westbound cargo goes to Central Asia. For OOG that means a regional shipper, not a China–Europe slogan.

  • Georgia
  • Middle Corridor
  • Central Asia
  • OOG

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• 14 September 2026

  152 t and 4.7 m: a super-heavy benchmark on Poti–Red Bridge

  Gianti Logistics: six Wärtsilä engines at 152 t each and over 4.7 m high from Poti to Kazakhstan — claimed as the heaviest move on the Poti–Red Bridge corridor. OOG lesson: bridges and permits before the trailer.

  • OOG
  • Georgia
  • Poti
  • heavy cargo

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• 14 September 2026

  5 Mt on the Middle Corridor vs EU billions: the pinch is the Caspian

  The European Post: ~5 Mt and ~77k boxes in a full year while EU ambition runs an order of magnitude higher. Aktau+Kuryk ~21.6 Mt nameplate — ferries still cut. For OOG, billions ≠ a slot.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Caspian
  • EU
  • OOG

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• 11 September 2026

  Khorgos H1 2026: wind equipment exports +44.3%

  Khorgos highway port moved 1,709 wind-equipment vehicles in H1 2026 (+44.3% YoY)—blades and towers into Central Asia. A customs special channel cut procedures from 12 to 4.

  • Khorgos
  • wind power
  • OOG
  • China

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• 11 September 2026

  SPIC: 1 GW wind farm near Ekibastuz — $1.2bn by 2029

  Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry and China’s SPIC discussed a ~1 GW wind plant near Ekibastuz with 300 MW / 600 MWh storage: $1.2bn FDI, COD 2029 with Pavlodar Green Energy. For OOG, expect blades/nacelles/towers via Khorgos and Kazakh heavy haul.

  • wind power
  • OOG
  • Khorgos
  • Kazakhstan

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• 11 September 2026

  TITR in 8 months of 2026: +22%, east–west transit +55%

  At GIMF Batumi (7–8 Sep), Vice Minister Taizhanov reported TITR freight +22% and east–west transit +55% for Jan–Aug 2026. Corridor growth without matching ferry/permit windows squeezes OOG timelines.

  • TITR
  • Middle Corridor
  • Batumi
  • OOG

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• 10 September 2026

  Bakhty–Ayagoz: third China rail crossing by 2027

  The 303 km Bakhty–Ayagoz line is Kazakhstan’s third rail border with China, aiming ~25 Mt/year by end-2027. By July 2026 earthworks were ~51–52%. For project cargo that is Khorgos relief, not a last-mile lowbed substitute.

  • Kazakhstan
  • China
  • rail
  • OOG

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• 10 September 2026

  Baku Port: +10 Mt and 300k TEU by end-2027

  At the CICA ports conference in Baku (9 Sep), ADY’s chair outlined phase two: +10 Mt on top of today’s 15 Mt and ~300k TEU by end-2027. For OOG, port–rail integration matters more than the TEU headline.

  • Baku
  • Alat
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG

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• 10 September 2026

  Aral–Caspian highway: −1,000 km toward Aktau and Kuryk

  On 3 Aug 2026 Tokayev launched Beineu–Saksaulsk (~800 km, deadline 2029). A more direct China-border → Caspian-ports link — about 1,000 km and up to three days shorter. For OOG on lowbeds that is road profile, bridges and axles, not a slogan.

  • Kazakhstan
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG
  • road

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• 9 September 2026

  Caspian draft: ferries at 75–80% — OOG feels it first

  At Baku Climate Action Week, ASCO said a ferry from Kazakhstan now sails at about 80% load. For OOG that means more sailings and tighter axle/weight planning, not a soft climate aside.

  • Caspian
  • OOG
  • ferry
  • Middle Corridor

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• 9 September 2026

  Kazakhstan–Azerbaijan: roughly three ferries — not enough for OOG growth

  TransCaspian Cargo: about three ferries now run KZ–AZ, and the fleet cannot cover rising turnover. For OOG, ferry queue risk sits next to oversize permits.

  • Caspian
  • ferry
  • OOG
  • Middle Corridor

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• 9 September 2026

  Middle Corridor: road leg and container trailers as route flexibility

  Sharipov (TransExpeditions): road complements rail on TITR — maneuverability, timing, and container chassis without extra stuffing. For OOG, road remains the project-cargo workhorse.

  • Middle Corridor
  • road
  • OOG
  • TITR

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• 8 September 2026

  BTK at full capacity: 1 → 5 Mt, bottleneck moves into Türkiye

  On 2 June 2026 Baku–Tbilisi–Kars entered full operation after the Georgian section upgrade. After the Caspian, OOG planning must also watch Türkiye’s Divriği–Kars link.

  • BTK
  • Middle Corridor
  • Georgia
  • Turkey

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• 8 September 2026

  Iran: Kazakh logistics center at Shahid Rajaee Port

  Late June 2026 deal for a Kazakh logistics center at Shahid Rajaee Port: ~1.5 Mt annual transit target and INSTC access to open sea.

  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • INSTC
  • ports

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• 8 September 2026

  TITR and OOG: one special permit per country

  At a Baku forum a Kazakh operator described the multi-country OOG permit chain on the Middle Corridor and proposed a single-permit pilot.

  • OOG
  • Middle Corridor
  • permits
  • TITR

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• 7 September 2026

  Anaklia: dredging underway under a landlord port model

  Two dredgers are on site; phase one ~$1.1bn; ops targeted for 2029. Only Panamax-depth option on Georgia’s coast for the Middle Corridor.

  • Anaklia
  • Georgia
  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG

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• 7 September 2026

  Batumi GIMF 2026: where seas meet corridors

  Georgia International Maritime Forum runs 7–8 September in Batumi on the Middle Corridor, ports and Anaklia.

  • Middle Corridor
  • Georgia
  • Batumi
  • ports

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• 7 September 2026

  Kuryk: tariff preferences for Uzbek fertilizers and oil products

  KZ–UZ rail prefs via Kuryk; ferry handling cut from 20 to 12 hours after 2024 dredging.

  • Kuryk
  • Uzbekistan
  • TITR
  • tariffs

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• 3 September 2026

  Kuryk: PPM-1 and PPM-2 bridges cut the ferry cycle

  Kuryk modernised the PPM-1 and PPM-2 loading bridges. For OOG that is ferry throughput and the ramp, not grain-terminal tonnage.

  • Kuryk
  • Middle Corridor
  • ferry

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• 2 September 2026

  Caspian: Ro-Ro and a container quay are different jobs

  Kuryk is built for rail and vehicle ferries. Aktau takes a heavier share of boxes and bulk. For OOG the wrong port pair adds days.

  • Caspian
  • Ro-Ro
  • OOG

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• 1 September 2026

  Corridor throughput is not a slot for OOG

  TITR tonnage and port upgrades do not cancel permits, axles or the ferry queue. OOG does not scale like a box.

  • Middle Corridor
  • OOG
  • capacity

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