On November 28, 2018, at 15:00 Beijing time the block train has departed from the Kazakh-Chinese logistics terminal in the port of Lianyungang (China). The train will proceed along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) through China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to its final destination – Istanbul.

November 28-30, 2018, in Chengdu (China), the International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" took part in the international exhibition "Chengdu International Supply Chain and Smart Logistics Expo 2018".

On November 21-22, 2018, in Brussels (Belgium), a two-day forum "Second Eurasian Connectivity and Industrial Cooperation Forum – The Trans-Eurasian Silk Road railway land bridge: new challenges in infrastructure, operations and rolling stock" was organized by the FERRMED Association.

November 14-16, 2018, in Istanbul (Turkey), the International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" took part in the "Logitrans International Transport Logistics Exhibition 2018" (Logitrans 2018). This exhibition is an important platform that brings together potential partners of the logistics industry and contributes to the expansion of geography of international freight. According to the organizers, about 136 companies from 20 countries took part in the exhibition.

October 22, 2018, Baku (Azerbaijan) the Board and the General Meetings of the International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route" (TITR or Middle Corridor) were held in the framework of the 160th anniversary of "Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping" CJSC.