ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is strengthening its position in the Western Balkans market by increasing the frequency of rail services between Belgrade and Rijeka to two round trips per week. The move aims to increase the efficiency and flexibility of logistics between Serbia and Croatia.
Unifeeder, part of DP World Marine Services, tripled its intra-Mediterranean market share to 4.3% in 2024, cementing its position as one of the region’s key operators. According to Alphaliner, the company posted the largest growth in fleet capacity of any carrier in the region, ranking sixth in terms of deployed capacity.
ADY Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, together with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, successfully carried out the first joint cargo transportation via the Middle Corridor. The container train departed from Chongqing (China) to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The train of 55 forty-foot containers with various cargo transited Azerbaijan and was divided into several directions.
The train departs from Zamość, stops at Sosnowiec for reloading and reaches Oss, an important logistics hub, before returning.
The ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam have called on the European Commission to invest more in the competitiveness of European industry. The announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal. The ports stress that strategic autonomy, the energy transition and economic prosperity of Europe are at stake.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is introducing new regulations for the carriage of charcoal on merchant ships. They will be voluntary from January 2025 and mandatory from January 2026.
KazMunayGas subsidiary Kazmortransflot has signed a headline agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports Group from the UAE. The document provides for the construction of two container ships with a capacity of over 500 TEU, specially designed for work in the Caspian Sea.
The state enterprise SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš” will announce tenders for railway infrastructure modernization projects on the Riga-Lugaži route. There are two major projects planned: modernization of stations on the Riga-Lugaži line (Jugla, Garkalne) and on the Riga-Lugaži-State Border section. An online consultation with suppliers will take place on January 21, 2025, via the Microsoft Teams platform.
In 2024, the airports of the Aena Group handled more than 1.42 million tonnes of cargo, an 18% increase compared to the previous year. The network includes 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport, and 17 Brazilian airports.
According to the results of 2024, the volume of freight transportation by rail between Kazakhstan and China exceeded 32 million tons, which became a new historical maximum. Exports from Kazakhstan increased by 1 million tons, reaching 13.7 million tons, the main goods were ore, metals and grain.
