Latvian airline AirBaltic and German Lufthansa have announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement. Thus, AirBaltic is adding its code (BT) to six Lufthansa routes from Munich: to Bremen, Cologne/Bonn, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover and Stuttgart. Lufthansa, in turn, continues to use its code (LH) on AirBaltic flights to Munich from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius.
The vessel “Zhen Hua 27” arrived in the Port of Hamburg, delivering new container cranes for the Burchardkai Terminal (CTB). Until November 23, the vessel remained at the Athabaskakai berth for preparation for unloading, after which the cranes were installed at berths 1 and 2. Completion of installation is scheduled for the end of November, and commissioning is scheduled for early 2025.
Several European freight operators are expanding their services and partnerships to strengthen cross-border rail connectivity.
Estonian state-owned airline Nordic Aviation Group (NAG), which includes Nordica and Xfly, is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy. The reason was the unsuccessful attempts to find an investor as part of the privatization initiated by the Estonian government in late 2023. The authorities had no strategic reasons to preserve Nordica, as the company provided exclusively outsourcing services.
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on key areas including decarbonization, safety and the development of the cruise industry.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy presented the project “High-precision positioning of mobile diagnostic tools (MSD)”, aimed at improving traffic safety and optimizing infrastructure maintenance. Thanks to the new system, the accuracy of detecting faults on the tracks has been improved to one meter, which significantly reduces the time to eliminate them.
DHL Express has partnered with energy company Shell to supply 25,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Brussels Airport. Under the one-year contract, the SAF will be delivered via pipeline and used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80,000 tonnes of CO₂e compared to conventional aviation fuel. The fuel is produced by replacing fossil oil with renewable feedstocks and is ISCC Plus certified.
Swiss intermodal chemical logistics specialist Bertschi has launched operations at the new Antwerp Zomerweg Terminal (AZT) in Belgium. The facility is focused on the storage of hazardous (DG) and non-hazardous products in tank containers using a trimodal service of rail, river and road.
The new service has been developed and implemented jointly by intermodal operator Alpe Adria, ro-ro operators DFDS, SBB Cargo International and the Port of Trieste. It connects the ro-ro terminal in Trieste with the Malpensa intermodal terminal in Sacconago, near Milan. The aim is to create a new sea and land bridge between Turkey and Milan, one of Italy’s major industrial centres.
Dredging work has been completed in the port of Kuryk in a record short time. Thanks to these measures, the depth of the water area and the approach channel of the port is now from seven to eight meters, which allows for an increase in the passage draft of ships and ensures their full loading. The work was carried out by the general contractor, Jan De Nul Kazakhstan LLP, using the Vesalius dredger, removing more than 990 thousand cubic meters of soil.
