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Klaipėda Port cargo throughput increased by 11% in the first nine months of the year, reaching 28.7 million tonnes, marking the best September of the year. This growth was driven by containerized cargo (+31%, to 9.6 million tonnes), ro-ro cargo (+6%, almost 5 million tonnes), and a significant increase in LNG and construction materials volumes – both up 23% thanks to the work of FSRU Independence and active road and rail projects in Lithuania.

Turkish ports handled 456.44 million tons of cargo from January to October 2025, a 3.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the country’s General Directorate of Maritime Affairs. In October alone, ports handled 46.81 million tons of cargo (up 6.1%), with exports amounting to 11.5 million tons (-6.1%), imports to 23.24 million tons (up 13.7%), and transit to 5.85 million tons (up 2%).

Europa Road, part of Europa Worldwide Group, announced the launch of Europe’s first daily circular service between the UK and Portugal, strengthening its position in the European logistics market. The new route, created in partnership with the Portuguese company XBS in Porto, provides daily shipments—from LTL to full-truckload—with a focus on speed, reliability, and flexibility. Europa’s transit hub in Dartford already handles over 40,000 shipments per month and supports door-to-door delivery through a network of 42 European hubs.

Baltic Hub has announced the results of the fourth edition of its Busole grant program, selecting seven initiatives to be implemented in 2025-2026 in the districts surrounding the terminal – Stogi, Przerowka, and Krakowiec-Górki Zachodnie. The program’s total budget is 250,000 zlotys, and the projects aim to develop education, improve health, support environmental initiatives, and strengthen ties within local communities.

The PRESPORT project, implemented under the Interreg VI A Italy–Croatia 2021–2027 cross-border cooperation program, aims to accelerate the environmental and digital transformation of ports in Italy and Croatia. The initiative is funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the strategic projects category, with a total budget of €7.5 million. The Port Authority of Rijeka will receive €525,600 for the implementation of key solutions. The project will run from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2028.

CMA CGM has signed an agreement to acquire a 20% stake in EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg, significantly strengthening the company’s position in the German market and enhancing Germany’s role in European and global trade. The transaction is scheduled to close in the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.