Garbe Industrial, together with Bremer and Quakernack, has completed the sale of a large logistics centre in Bitterfeld, Germany, to an investment fund managed by Clarion Partners Europe. The complex is located in Technologiepark Mitteldeutschland and comprises 125,000 m² of leasable space on a 222,000 m² site. All premises are fully leased to companies from the automotive industry.
COFCO International has completed an important modernization stage of its grain terminal in the port of Constanta (Romania), strengthening the berth and dredging the bottom of the port basin. These works will allow direct loading of Panamax vessels without the need to call at the deep-water berths of third-party operators, which will significantly reduce turnaround times and reduce logistics costs.
On July 31, Rail Baltic Estonia signed a contract for the construction of one of the most technically complex objects of the Rail Baltica project — the Soodevahe transport hub. The contract worth €38.8 million was awarded to AS TREF Nord. This section is where two standard railways intersect — European (1435 mm) and broad-gauge (1520 mm), and where the Lagedi highway overpass will pass. This is where a direct railway connection will be created with the Estonian port of Muuga — a key logistics point between the Baltic and Western Europe.
WECO Rail has announced the relocation of its intermodal shuttle service from Neuss to Duisport, strengthening its connection between the Ruhr area and Austria. The service, operated in partnership with parent company WENZEL Logistics, links the German industrial hub with Upper Austria (Wels) and southern Austria (Graz region).
The European Commission has approved almost €2.8 billion in funding for 94 transport projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, which focuses on upgrading rail infrastructure in EU Member States. Neptune Logistics, which is actively expanding its activities in Europe, views the newly opened investment flows as strategic opportunities to develop its own multimodal services and logistics network.
Dutch shipping company WEC Lines is launching a new seven-day sea route calling at key ports in North-West Europe and Ireland. The voyage will be operated by an 868 TEU vessel, departing Zeebrugge, Belgium, on Thursdays, arriving in Dublin on Sundays and calling at Le Havre, France, on Wednesdays. The full cycle takes exactly one week.
The Port of Gdansk Authority has announced a tender for the lease of an investment plot of 3.3 hectares located at Kontenerowa Street, close to the Baltic Hub container terminal, the largest in the Baltic. The plot is fully prepared for operations: reinforced concrete slabs have been laid on a compacted base, which allows for operations to begin without significant initial investments.
Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund SFPIM is providing rail operator Lineas with €61 million to help it weather the economic downturn in early 2025. The decision comes amid a general decline in volumes in the steel, chemical and automotive sectors in Europe. The funding will enable Lineas to remain resilient, continue to serve key industries and play an important role in the decarbonization of freight transport.
Over the past 12 months, the supply of container capacity on routes within Northern Europe has increased by 43,000 TEU, with Maersk accounting for 70% of this increase, Alphaliner reports. In July 2025, the total capacity of vessels in this market was 17% higher than a year earlier, due to an increase in both the number of vessels (+5%) and their average capacity (+22%).
In the first half of 2025 (January-June), Ukrainian seaports handled 96,298 TEU, the Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine (AMEU) reports. Despite military actions, shelling and global logistical challenges, container turnover continues to grow.
