Europe

On April 7, 2026, the Tübingen Regional Court opened preliminary insolvency proceedings for the logistics company Betz International. Attorney Dr. Dirk Poff has been appointed as interim administrator, tasked with assessing the company’s viability and finding an investor. The company is based in Sonnenbühl (Baden-Württemberg) and is part of the Willi Betz Group, whose history began immediately after World War II: founder Willi Betz began shipping in 1945, gradually building an international freight forwarding network.

Nibulon has intensified operations of its river fleet on the Danube and expanded its international shipping network by connecting with Moldovan ports. Following its entry into the Middle and Upper Danube markets in 2025, the company began implementing new logistics schemes between Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Serbia.

EDECS and MEDLOG held a contract signing ceremony in Cairo to implement the dry port project in the 10th of Ramadan City. The new logistics facility will occupy 189,000 square meters and aims to expand Egypt’s cargo handling capabilities and modernize the country’s trade infrastructure.

LTG Infra has begun implementing a Yard Management System (YMS) across Lithuania’s entire national rail infrastructure. The new digital station management platform will replace the STOKIS system, which had been in use for over 20 years and no longer met modern cybersecurity, data exchange, and EU standards. The project, valued at approximately €2.6 million, also includes ten years of technical support and maintenance.

At the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, cleanup efforts continue following an oil spill that occurred during a bunkering operation at Deurganckdock. The source of the pollution was quickly contained, but overnight the oil slick spread toward the Scheldt River. A command and control mode has been activated to coordinate the response, with emergency services focused on containment and cleanup.

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) closed the 2025 financial year with a net profit of EUR 30m, reversing a EUR 208m loss from the previous year.

In March, the DB Port Szczecin terminal, in collaboration with Heavy Lift, completed a complex transshipment operation involving two transformers weighing over 350 tons each. These cargoes were among the heaviest the terminal had handled in recent memory.

On April 1, Nippon Express (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG, a member of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., opened a new branch in Dresden, Germany. The division was created to strengthen its logistics infrastructure, focusing primarily on air and sea freight for customers in the semiconductor, high-tech, mechanical engineering, automotive, trade, and retail industries.

The European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (ECIA) announced the completion of verification and the successful closure of EU funding for pre-project work on the Katowice-Border railway line. The recipient of a €1.75 million grant was Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the company implementing the Port Polska investment programme. Funds allocated under the CEF’s Connecting Europe instrument covered 50% of eligible costs and enabled the completion of seven key preparatory stages, including an environmental inventory, the development of a feasibility study (STEŚ), the development of a spatial concept, and the submission of an application for an environmental decision.

Nagel-Group has expanded its temperature-controlled logistics network in Poland with the opening of a new logistics center in Gdansk. Built in partnership with developer LemonTree, the facility is designed to handle sensitive food products. The complex features a variety of storage areas, from temperature-controlled rooms and ultra-fresh rooms to a large cross-docking warehouse. The infrastructure also allows for the integration of additional refrigeration and freezing facilities if needed.