China Henan Aviation Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudia Cargo to establish a strategic air cargo corridor linking the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The new agreement builds on China Henan’s experience in establishing a cargo hub in Zhengzhou, making it and Riyadh twin logistics hubs.
French logistics group CMA CGM has completed the acquisition of Belgian cargo airline Air Belgium, continuing to actively develop its own aviation division CMA CGM Air Cargo, founded in 2021.
In March 2025, Lithuanian trucks increased their mileage on German toll roads by 6% compared to the same period last year. According to the German Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM), the increase was recorded after a decline in February and concerns Lithuanian, Polish and German trucks. The total mileage of all vehicles over 3.5 tons increased by 6.4% year-on-year.
On April 27, 2025, the Port of La Spezia welcomed the new Equinox-class containership Alva Maersk, one of Maersk Line’s most modern vessels, capable of carrying up to 16,500 TEU. Launched in March from Singapore, the vessel is on its maiden voyage west on the AE11/SE2 route, part of the Gemini integrated network. Port operations began in the morning and concluded on schedule on the evening of April 28 at the Fornelli berth.
A key event in the field of transport logistics in Romania – the international conference BLACK SEA TRANSPORT CORRIDORS 2025: PORTS, RAILWAYS, SHIPPING – was held on April 28-30, 2025 in Constanta, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Mamaia Beach.
The state-owned Lithuanian operator LTG Cargo (part of the LTG group) is expanding the geography of multimodal transportation by adding two new routes to the existing Kaunas-Duisburg route — Kaunas-Lodz and Lodz-Duisburg. Test runs are planned for their launch in the near future, and regular service may begin as early as June 2025.
In the first quarter of 2025, the Port of Klaipeda handled 9.75 million tons of cargo, 15% more than in the same period last year. The growth of 1.3 million tons was driven by record figures in the container and LNG cargo segments. Klaipeda’s share among the Baltic ports grew to almost 41%, strengthening its leading position in the market.
The Swiss government has submitted the full version of the Freight Transport Ordinance (GüTV) for public consultation, which provides for a reform of the subsidy system for rail and inland waterway transport. The new procedure envisages fixed payments, for example CHF 40 per loaded rail car with a minimum annual volume of 720 cars for industrial sidings. The total funding will amount to CHF 50 million per year. At the same time, the current compensation for road hauliers in combined transport will be gradually abolished.
The construction of an oil loading terminal will begin in the port of Kuryk in 2025, said the Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev. Although the exact timing and volume of investment have not yet been disclosed, the ministry emphasizes the strategic importance of the project and specifies that in the future, the port also plans to build a terminal for storing and shipping “green” hydrogen.
While road freight flows uninterrupted across European borders, electric freight rail continues to be limited by infrastructure bottlenecks at several border crossings.
