The future of the Ukrainian oil and fat industry lies in deep processing. This was emphasized by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval during his welcome speech at the XXII International Conference “Fat-and-Oil Industry-2024”, which is being held on October 30 in Kyiv.
DACHSER has opened a new container freight terminal (CFS) in Waddinquain near Rotterdam, creating a central hub for LCL export shipments. The company consolidates groupage shipments from customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, as well as parts of Austria and Eastern Europe, in its own logistics center in Waddinquain and ships them via the Port of Rotterdam.
The Port of Klaipeda is expanding and will begin developing a new 100-hectare area in the south of the harbour. The construction permit has already been received, and the project will be implemented in four stages.
DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding are strengthening their environmental commitment by extending their contract with IAG Cargo, the cargo division of the International Aviation Group (IAG). Under the new agreement, DHL will use an additional 60 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in 2024 and 2025, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 165,000 tonnes of CO2e.
Four modern STS harbour cranes arrived at the T3 terminal in Baltic Hub in Gdansk on 27 October 2024. These powerful machines, fully assembled, arrived from China and are the first of seven cranes that will increase the handling capacity of Baltic Hub by 1.5 million TEU in 2025.
The management of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy held an extended meeting with the heads of the main and freight departments of the roads, where the results of work for the first nine months of the current year were summed up and key production tasks were discussed. The meeting focused on traffic safety, ensuring uninterrupted transportation of goods and organizing labor protection.
In Astana, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the Board of JSC KTZ Express D. Kozhakhmetov and the management of the joint venture KPMC Ltd. and Senior Vice President of the German company Lanxess H. Hüppeler. The meeting focused on the logistics needs of Lanxess in the export of raw materials from Kazakhstan and the prospects for the transit of goods between Germany and China through the country.
An important MoU was signed at the IAPH World Port Conference in Hamburg between the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC). This strategic collaboration aims to drive innovation in port operations, port development and human resource development, thereby significantly changing the approach to port management at a global level.
At the event, under the theme “Sustainable Transport for the Future”, the state railway company of Azerbaijan (CJSC “Azerbaijan Railways”) presented a report on achievements in the field of environment, social development and governance. The main focus was on the development of sustainable transport in the country, especially in the railway sector, and how the introduction of green innovations and digital technologies contributes to the achievement of decarbonization goals.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has announced that the country’s first deep-sea port in Anaklia will receive its first vessel by 2029, possibly even earlier. Construction work has already begun, and the official opening ceremony took place on October 22. In the first stage, the Belgian company Jan De Nul will deepen the seabed to create conditions for receiving large-tonnage vessels.
