A. P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has inaugurated the Philippines’ largest Maersk Optimus distribution center in Calamba, Laguna, covering an area of 10 hectares. The ceremony was attended by Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Secretary of Trade and Industry Cristina A. Roque. The new center will be Maersk’s flagship facility in the Philippines and an important logistics hub for the Southern Luzon region.
Heidelberg Materials France has been working hard for many years to implement sustainable transport solutions, supporting its decarbonization goals by using river and rail transport. Lineas is an important partner, providing reliable and high-quality rail transport that meets the requirements of Heidelberg Materials France, especially for deliveries to the Paris Basin.
JSC Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ) has successfully delivered 451 freight, 83 passenger and 19 shunting locomotives to KTZ-Freight Transportation LLC and plans to deliver another 128 freight and 11 passenger locomotives by 2027. Locomotives of the TE33A, TE33AS, TEP33A and TEM11 series are manufactured under supply and maintenance agreements, and are also repaired jointly with Kamkor Locomotive LLC at eight sites across Kazakhstan.
The Transport Ministries of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, together with the European Commission and with the support of the Technical Assistance Instrument (TSI), have launched a project to create a unified Rail Baltica infrastructure management system. The project, implemented by EY, will develop an approach to the efficient management of railway infrastructure and provision of transport services along the entire Rail Baltica line, which will help overcome administrative barriers between countries and improve international connections.
The auction for the sale of the single property complex of the state enterprise Belgorod-Dnistrovsky Commercial Sea Port ended with a successful deal. The winner was Top-Offer LLC, which offered UAH 90 million, which is UAH 100 million lower than the starting price. According to the director of the port, Oksana Kiktenko, this was the 13th auction, after which the successful completion of privatization and a new history of the enterprise are expected.
A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a long-term agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. for the supply of bio-methanol, which will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the company’s fleet that uses two types of fuel, including methanol. The agreement strengthens Maersk’s strategy to secure alternative fuel sources for its vessels. There are currently seven methanol-powered vessels in operation, and with the new volumes, Maersk aims to meet more than 50% of its fleet’s methanol needs by 2027.
Logistics company A2B-online has announced the launch of A2B-online Express, a new rail service that will run three times a week between Moerdijk in the Netherlands and Melzo in Italy. From April 2025, the frequency of services is planned to be increased to four times a week. This step is aimed at optimizing the supply chain and strengthening the connections between the countries.
Aviator Airport Alliance, part of the Avia Solutions Group, has entered into a three-year agreement with Icelandair to provide ground handling services for the airline’s flights at Copenhagen (CPH), Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) and Gothenburg (GOT) airports. Aviator has previously successfully handled Icelandair’s flights to Helsinki (HEL), which has strengthened the airline’s trust in the partner.
Active development of new logistics infrastructure continues in the Kuryk port in Kazakhstan. At the end of September, the first batch of cargo was received at the Sarzha terminal of the multifunctional sea terminal, and by the end of October, a ship with 4.5 thousand tons of metal is planned to be dispatched. The development project is being carried out by the Kazakhstani company SEMURG INVEST, which has completed key stages of construction, including berths and railway approaches. It is planned to fully complete all Sarzha facilities by 2030, which, according to the company’s CEO Nurzhan Marabayev, will increase the throughput capacity of the Middle Corridor by 10 million tons per year.
The construction of a new grain terminal has been completed in the port of Kuryk, which has already begun operating in test mode. The terminal’s capacity is one million tons of grain per year, which will significantly increase the export of Kazakh grain to Iran and the Caucasus. This year, 1.6 million tons of various cargo have already been transported along the Middle Corridor through the port of Kuryk, which provides up to 80% of the cargo flow from China and Central Asia to Europe.
