Contargo Network Logistics has expanded its capacity in the Crimmitschau Business Park by leasing a second building with around 8,000 m² of warehouse space and 300 m² of social facilities to provide transport, warehouse logistics and added services. This expansion brings Contargo’s total floor area in Crimmitschau to 20,000 m².
Harju County Court has declared Estonia’s national airline Nordica bankrupt. The bankruptcy was officially initiated on 20 November 2024, after which the company announced the layoff of 272 employees.
Two transformers with a total weight of 572 tonnes have been successfully unloaded at the Nordlandkai terminal in the Port of Lübeck – the heaviest project cargo ever handled at the port. The operation was carried out by Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) together with the heavy-duty transport specialists Thömen Spedition (Hamburg) and Baumann Move (Bornheim). The equipment, manufactured by Hitachi Energie in Bad Honnef, was transported to Lübeck on the River Trader from Rotterdam.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) announced the early launch of double-track freight traffic on the Moiynty-Balkhash section as part of the construction of second tracks on the Dostyk-Moiynty railway line. On the 127-kilometer section, work has been completed to connect the signaling, centralization and blocking systems, and the new infrastructure has successfully passed the test of a mobile diagnostic complex.
Maersk continues its transition to green transportation by expanding the use of electric trucks for container transportation. One of the first customers in Denmark to sign up for this service was the engineering company Grundfos. Since October 2024, Grundfos containers have been delivered by electric trucks between the plant and the port of Aarhus, with the future volume planned to increase to 600-800 containers per year.
The first hydrogen and electric tanker in Lithuania has been launched in the port of Klaipeda. The vessel, ordered by the Klaipeda State Seaport, does not harm the environment and will clean the port waters by accepting waste from other ships. The launch of this innovative project highlights Lithuania’s commitment to environmentally friendly shipping.
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is expanding its partnership with Blue Yonder, a leading provider of digital supply chain management solutions. As part of this partnership, the Blue Yonder Warehouse Management system will be gradually implemented in Rhenus warehouses around the world. This will create a unified, more efficient and flexible IT infrastructure that will provide standardized logistics processes for customers in more than 20 countries.
In 2024, Singapore Changi Airport handled 1.99 million tonnes of air cargo, up 14.6% year-on-year. Growth was recorded in all segments — export, import and transit. The main drivers were the increased cargo flows between Singapore and China, as well as with the United States.
Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Aidarbek Saparov and CEO of the investment company Fawakeh Trading Company Hassan Heydarinassab discussed the prospects for increasing the export of Kazakh grain to Iran. In 2024, supplies increased 30 times, reaching 500 thousand tons, and the parties intend to strengthen trade and economic cooperation.
Experts from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are working on a Rail Baltica rail infrastructure management model to simplify international transport after the launch of the high-speed railway. This will be an innovation in the European rail industry, where there is still no single mechanism for carriers to seamlessly organize trips across borders. The project involves Rail Baltic Estonia, Eiropas Dzelzceļa Līnijas (Latvia) and LTG Infra (Lithuania).
