The development company CTP has completed the construction of a multifunctional logistics park with an area of 27,300 sq. m in Linth (Brandenburg, Germany). The new facility includes 15,500 sq. m of warehouse, office and social space. Thanks to its location next to the A9 and A2 motorways, the complex has convenient transport access to Berlin and Leipzig.
International transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss ended the 2024 financial year with net revenue of €2.71 billion, up 10% compared to 2023 (€2.46 billion). The growth was driven mainly by investments in the transport network, automation and digitalization. In the Air & Sea segment, the company recorded the largest increase in revenue – €939 million (+21%), due to the expansion of the network in the US and Germany, the growth of trans-Pacific trade volumes and the increase in sea freight rates from China to Europe. However, the attacks in the Red Sea forced container ships to bypass Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, which affected logistics times.
Estonian Railways Elron has received a Unified Safety Certificate from the EU Railway Agency, which gives it the right to provide passenger services on Latvian railways. This is a temporary document issued for five years and is required for international transportation within the European Union.
In 2024, container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam grew for the first time in three years, increasing by 2.8%. The main drivers were consumer goods and food, for which demand increased significantly. According to Frank van der Laan, Senior Advisor for Business Intelligence at the Port Authority, this growth could continue, especially after the planned capacity expansions are completed. However, he notes that the port remains affected by geopolitical risks.
JSC Kedentransservice (Kazakhstan), JSC UztemirYulKonteyner (Uzbekistan) and OJSC TLCT (Turkmenistan) organized the transportation of 12 twenty-foot containers with ceramic tiles from the Indian port of Mundra to Astana. The cargo will pass through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and the final station will be Sorokova.
On March 5-6, 2025, a key event in the field of transport logistics was held in Duisburg, Germany, at the Clayton Hotel Dusseldorf.
The international technology group ANDRITZ has received an order to design a 100-megawatt green hydrogen plant in the German port of Rostock. The customer is the REPCO consortium, which unites RWE Generation SE, EnBW Neue Energien GmbH, RheinEnergie AG and Rostock Port GmbH. The final investment decision is expected in mid-2025, after which ANDRITZ will begin supplying the equipment and constructing the facility. The plant will be one of the first stations connected to the German Hydrogen Core Network and the future European Hydrogen Corridor.
The new service connects Freightliner’s operations in the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
Logistics giant DHL Group ended 2024 with revenue growth of 3% to €84.2 billion, despite a challenging economic environment. The company posted particularly strong results in the fourth quarter: revenue increased by 6.4% to €22.7 billion and operating profit (EBIT) increased by 12.9% to €1.9 billion. However, overall EBIT for the year decreased by 7.2% to €5.9 billion, which nevertheless remains above the pre-pandemic level.
The Port of Liverpool has opened a new deepwater bulk handling berth, the first such facility built in 40 years. It is located at the Alexandra Complex, operated by Peel Ports, and has already received its first vessel, Andesborg. The berth is capable of handling Handymax class vessels, significantly expanding the port’s logistics capabilities.
