SBB Cargo International opened its subsidiary SBB Cargo France, based in Alsace, and received the safety certificate from the European Railway Agency on 21 November. This will enable the company to launch freight services across France with the next schedule change, expanding the transport capacity on the Rhine-Alpine Corridor.
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, together with Prodevelop and Plisk Consulting, announced the completion of the audit of the National Maritime Single Window (MSW) system in Georgia. This innovative digital platform, compliant with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), has become a key step in the modernization of the country’s logistics. More than 400 participants in the Georgian maritime industry are already using the system, which has eliminated paper processes, increased transparency of operations and improved cooperation between agencies, strengthening Georgia’s status as a logistics hub of the Middle Corridor.
Metinvest Group and the Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Production have signed a declaration to promote the industrial revival of the city of Pembino through the construction of a green steel plant. The €2.5 billion project is of strategic importance for Italy and Ukraine, with SACE, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and other financial institutions confirming their interest. The plant, with a capacity of 2.7 million tons per year, will use innovative green technologies, including electric arc furnaces and secondary raw materials from Ukraine.
ADY Express signed a number of key agreements to strengthen international cooperation at the Logitrans Türkiye 2024 exhibition in Istanbul. Among the main achievements was the signing of a memorandum of strategic partnership with China’s Neptun Logistics LTD, based in Shenzhen. The document envisages the development of container train services for cargo transportation between China and Europe via the Middle Corridor, which will increase the efficiency and speed of logistics operations.
A new freight carrier is starting operations at the C-Port on the Littoral Canal, which connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Hunte and Weser rivers. Emons Spedition has acquired a 4-hectare site following a year of negotiations to expand its presence in Lower Saxony and northern Germany.
Construction of a new ICE depot has begun in Dortmund, costing over 400 million euros. The complex will be located on the site of a former freight station and will provide jobs for 500 employees. Completion is scheduled for 2027.
Transport and logistics company Duvenbeck has announced the acquisition of Sander Logistics Group, adding Sander branches in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg to its portfolio. With almost a century of experience in the industry, Sander will bring valuable local expertise to the Duvenbeck network and strengthen its market position.
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting has completed the development and implementation of the Single Maritime Window system in Georgia. According to the company, the digital platform has successfully passed testing and is already used by more than 400 users. The project was carried out in cooperation with software developer Prodevelop and the Georgian company Plisk Consulting.
Latvian airline AirBaltic and German Lufthansa have announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement. Thus, AirBaltic is adding its code (BT) to six Lufthansa routes from Munich: to Bremen, Cologne/Bonn, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover and Stuttgart. Lufthansa, in turn, continues to use its code (LH) on AirBaltic flights to Munich from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius.
The vessel “Zhen Hua 27” arrived in the Port of Hamburg, delivering new container cranes for the Burchardkai Terminal (CTB). Until November 23, the vessel remained at the Athabaskakai berth for preparation for unloading, after which the cranes were installed at berths 1 and 2. Completion of installation is scheduled for the end of November, and commissioning is scheduled for early 2025.
