The German Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) recorded a decline in heavy truck traffic on toll roads in February 2025. After a 3.5% year-on-year increase in January, the volume of transport by trucks over 3.5 tonnes fell by 2.5% year-on-year in February. Both German and Polish carriers recorded a drop in mileage, while Lithuanian trucks showed even weaker results.
The fleet of the Swiss shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has reached a historic milestone — the company now operates 900 container ships. Of these, 609 are its own vessels, and the remaining 292 are chartered.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Aktau International Sea Port, a key logistics hub that provides year-round transshipment of cargo in the East-West and North-South directions.
On April 18, SkyUp Airlines officially opened a new direction of its activity — regular flights from the capital of Moldova. The first flights departed to Paris and Lisbon, marking the start of a large-scale international program.
A working meeting with the World Bank delegation was held at the KTZ Express office, during which the parties discussed the development of an updated methodology for calculating the logistics performance index (LPI).
Independent GSSA company 4RCargo continues its rapid expansion in the Central Eastern Europe region with the opening of a new office in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. This is the fourth office for the company, which has tripled its team size in the last 18 months in response to growing demand from the regional market.
The Khojaly vessel, owned by the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), entered the Indian Ocean for the first time since its commissioning. This event became a landmark step in the implementation of the company’s strategy to expand the geography of transportation outside the Caspian Sea.
Greenbrier Europe has announced the closure of its plant in Arad, Romania, which has existed since 1854. The 150,000 m² facility, which has produced over 250,000 freight cars for 35 countries, will cease operations, affecting around 700 employees.
Vienna Airport and the US-based Bradford Airport Logistics have announced the establishment of a joint venture, Vienna Airport Logistics, which will be responsible for the centralized management of cargo flows within the southern extension of Terminal 3.
The International Association of Rail Freight Carriers IBS Congress was held in Riga at the Latvijas dzelzceļš (Latvian Railway) venue, the key topic of which was the prospects and new models of cooperation for rail logistics in the Baltic States and Europe.
