The Port of Gdansk Authority has announced a tender for the lease of an investment plot of 3.3 hectares located at Kontenerowa Street, close to the Baltic Hub container terminal, the largest in the Baltic. The plot is fully prepared for operations: reinforced concrete slabs have been laid on a compacted base, which allows for operations to begin without significant initial investments.
On July 28, 2025, on the air of the Magistral-Live program, Managing Director for New Projects and Marketing of KTZ Express JSC Aidana Mukhamedieva spoke about the development of the international container hub in Aktau, a key element of the Middle Corridor. The new hub is already changing the face of the Trans-Caspian route and strengthening Kazakhstan’s role in multimodal logistics.
Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund SFPIM is providing rail operator Lineas with €61 million to help it weather the economic downturn in early 2025. The decision comes amid a general decline in volumes in the steel, chemical and automotive sectors in Europe. The funding will enable Lineas to remain resilient, continue to serve key industries and play an important role in the decarbonization of freight transport.
Over the past 12 months, the supply of container capacity on routes within Northern Europe has increased by 43,000 TEU, with Maersk accounting for 70% of this increase, Alphaliner reports. In July 2025, the total capacity of vessels in this market was 17% higher than a year earlier, due to an increase in both the number of vessels (+5%) and their average capacity (+22%).
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Minister of Economy of Georgia Mariam Kvrivishvili, where they discussed the development of trade and logistics cooperation and the implementation of infrastructure projects within the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). In January-May 2025, trade turnover between the countries increased by 35.7% and reached $75.2 million, while rail traffic increased by 67% to 159.5 thousand tons.
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS Group company, has opened a new dedicated e-commerce and freight forwarding terminal (EFFH) at Copenhagen Airport. The new 4,800 sqm facility brings WFS’s total infrastructure at CPH to 21,500 sqm, including a pharmaceutical hub.
KTZ Express CEO Daniyar Kozhakhmetov spoke to EuroNews about Kazakhstan’s strategic role in the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), connecting China and Europe via the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus. The focus is on the modernization of logistics infrastructure and the creation of the largest container hub in the Caspian Sea in the port of Aktau with a capacity of 240,000 TEU per year, implemented with the participation of KTZ Express.
In the first half of 2025 (January-June), Ukrainian seaports handled 96,298 TEU, the Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine (AMEU) reports. Despite military actions, shelling and global logistical challenges, container turnover continues to grow.
Alliance Cargo Express (ACE), a New York-based logistics operator, has entered into a strategic partnership with Turkish Cargo to expand its international airfreight services. The collaboration provides access to more than 120 destinations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, as well as the integration of ACE’s digital platform – with instant rate calculations and real-time cargo tracking.
In the first half of 2025, the Port of Rotterdam showed stable financial results against the backdrop of a 4.1% decline in total cargo throughput. At the same time, container throughput in TEU increased by 2.7%, despite a 1% decline in tonnage due to an increase in the share of empty export containers. Port charges increased by 5.4%, and EBITDA reached €295 million (+1.1%). Investments decreased by 17% to €136.1 million, mainly due to project delays and the absence of last year’s purchase of nitrogen emission rights. Nevertheless, the Port of Rotterdam Authority continues to actively support sustainable development, including through the CCS Porthos project and the launch of shore power for cruise ships.
