There are really not enough good words to describe your professional approach to organizing this summit — and even more for the hospitality and friendship received. Lots of interesting meetings, lots of fun, very 'gezellig'. Up to the next one, and for sure to doing more business together.
Where trade routes cross
North Container Summit is a year-round community for trade and logistics leaders bridging Europe, the Baltics, Central Asia and China.
Astana. October 13.
An informal high-wine networking evening for Central Asia container leaders - operators, forwarders and depot owners who actually move boxes through the region, ahead of the TransKazakhstan exhibition.
Drinks, a short market update and structured networking at Rixos President Astana. Limited seats - advance registration required.
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Venue
- Rixos President Astana
- Format
- High wine · Networking
- Entry
- €70
- Seats
- Limited
Hosted by NCS. Venue shared with confirmed guests two weeks before.
We're building infrastructure for an industry that connects continents.
NCS started as a summit. It's becoming the operating system for how trade and logistics professionals across Eurasia find each other, do business, and move the industry forward.
- 01
Community over event
The flagship summit is the campfire. The real value is the 364 other days - introductions, deals, recommendations, second meetings.
- 02
Eurasia over region
Container flows ignore borders. So do we. Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Almaty, Tashkent, Shanghai - one community, many cities.
- 03
Trust over reach
Curated membership. Vetted operators, traders, terminal owners, tech vendors. Density of useful conversations, not headcount.
- 04
Year-round over annual
Closed dinners between summits. Founder calls. Shared market intelligence. The summit is the peak - the community is the mountain.
Vilnius held the room. The community answered.
The format that worked.
One capital per year. Two days. Industry leaders in the room - no tourists. Stage time earned by domain expertise, not sponsorship tier.
2025 launched in Riga. 2026 moved to Vilnius. The principle: every edition is a different city on the Eurasian container map, with a local Country Partner anchoring the program.
- KLASCO Country Partner · Terminal
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Latflex Forwarder -
RUT Riga Universal Terminal -
RMI Tank Operator -
Mann Lines Shipping - MSG Marine Insurance
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B41 AI Automation Partner -
VIACHAIN IoT / Container tracking
Riga started it all. 240 leaders, one room.
Where the community was born.
On May 19-20, 2025, the first North Container Summit brought together around 240 transport and logistics professionals from more than 100 companies across 15+ countries.
Day one paired a first-hand visit to the Baltic Container Terminal with welcome drinks and a Daugava river cruise hosted by the Port of Riga. Day two filled Hanzas Perons with market reviews, expert talks and structured Business Speed-Dating.
Speakers from CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, the Freeport of Riga, Drewry, Mann Lines, HHLA, RB Rail, LTG Cargo and more set the tone for what NCS would become.
The room, the people, the conversations.
Two editions, two capitals. Same principle - leaders in the room.
Vilnius 2026
Riga 2025
Not enough good words. In their own.
What participants wrote to us after the summit — unprompted, in their own words. The deals start on the floor; the friendships outlast them.
80+ companies in the room.
Every brand that joined an NCS edition - operators, forwarders, terminals, shipping lines, depot owners, insurers, IoT, and logistics tech.
Independent coverage. Industry-verified.
Eurasian trade press, port authorities and participant companies have written about NCS editions in four languages. A public trail of where we showed up.
NCS was founded by Conway in 2025. We pair Conway's container trading & leasing operations across LV / LT / EE / CN / CA with the wider industry community.
conwaycs.comIndustry press
7 mentions- APK-InformEN '25
North Container Summit listed in industry events (EN)
apk-inform.com - APK-InformRU '25
Северный контейнерный саммит в каталоге событий (RU)
alfa.apk-inform.com - CT4EUEN
North Container Summit on the European combined transport calendar
ct4eu.eu - Algoran AgroEN '26
North Container Summit 2026 - Vilnius announcement
algoran-agro.com - RailMarketEN '26
North Container Summit 2026 gathers logistics sector in Vilnius
railmarket.com - Containa (CSTA)EN
CSTA 2026 Innovator Awards
containa.org - RailMarketEN
North Container Summit (NCS) - company profile
railmarket.com
Port & infrastructure
2 mentionsPartner companies
5 mentions- Sigis.lvRU '25
Участие в Northern Container Summit 2025
sigis.lv - VervoRU '25
Представители Vervo участвуют в North Container Summit 2025
vervo.lv - VervoEN '25
Vervo representatives participate in NCS 2025 (EN)
vervo.eu - MC ContainersEN '25
MC Containers at North Container Summit 2025
mccontainers.com - OnzeRU '25
UAB Onze участвует в Северном контейнерном саммите
onze.lt
News agencies & photo
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Tallinn. Next.
The third edition. A new capital. Same principle - density of useful conversations, not headcount.
- Riga2025
- Vilnius2026
- Tallinn2027
- -2028
Tell us who you are. We'll bring you in.
We curate carefully. You'll hear from us before the Tallinn program goes live and when closed dinners happen in your city.