On May 13, 2025, the official launch of the Piattaforma Europa project took place in the Italian port of Livorno, which will be implemented by the Belgian group DEME together with partners. The project includes large-scale dredging and coastal protection works, the construction of new breakwaters, berths with a total length of 3 km, two terminals and the expansion of the port area by 2 million square meters.
In the first four months of 2025, the freight turnover of railway transport in Kazakhstan reached 111.277 billion ton-kilometers, which is 10.4% or 10.483 billion more compared to the same period last year. Such data was published by the Bureau of National Statistics. This confirms the sustainable role of railways as the main link in logistics in the country.
German company Aircargonet International has been appointed as the general sales and handling agent (GSSA) for airBaltic in Germany. This decision was made following a tender and opens up new opportunities for the Latvian airline in one of the key European markets.
Estonia has signed the largest infrastructure contracts in the country’s history — Rail Baltic Estonia has entered into agreements with two international consortiums for the construction of key sections of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway. The project, worth up to €932 million, covers the entire Estonian section of the future passenger line from Tallinn to Ikla, and is an important step towards launching traffic between Tallinn and Warsaw by 2030.
According to Eurostat, the economy of the 20 eurozone countries grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025, beating forecasts of only 0.2%. However, experts point out that this result is largely distorted – a significant contribution to the overall statistics was made by Ireland, where GDP grew by 3.2% due to the activity of multinational corporations operating in the country for tax reasons.
A large-scale project to deepen the seabed by 1.5-2 meters is starting in the waters of the Kazakh port of Aktau as part of expanding the potential of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The work is planned to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Transport reported. The contractor will be the Belgian company Jan de Nul, which specializes in dredging.
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed the implementation of the instructions given by the Head of State at the Security Council meeting. Representatives of the Ministries of Transport and Finance, the Samruk-Kazyna Fund, as well as the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and the Border Service of the National Security Committee took part in the work. The main focus was on accelerating key infrastructure projects and modernizing border checkpoints.
Intermodal transport operator Hannibal, part of the Contship group, continues to modernize its equipment at the port of La Spezia by ordering 20 new Terberg YT Series terminal tractors. The delivery of the vehicles is scheduled for the end of 2025 – beginning of 2026 and will be the next step after the first 16 vehicles were delivered in March. The new tractors will be used for shuttle operations at the LSCT container terminal.
China’s Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of SAIC Group, has sent the world’s largest car carrier Anji Ansheng, with a capacity of 9,500 CEU, on its maiden voyage. The vessel is heading from China to Europe and is the first in a series of 14 similar vessels, the construction of which was financed as part of a $1.4 billion investment program.
Rail operator Lineas, together with the Port of Ostend, has brought a road train into the port area for the first time, marking the return of block trains after a 15-year break. This marks a major milestone in the transformation of the port and is the result of a year and a half of work with infrastructure operator Infrabel to restore rail capacity.
