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From 3 February 2025, A2B-online, WEC Lines, Tailwind Shipping Lines and Danser Group are launching the new barge line MDC (Moerdijk – Duisburg Corridor). The route will be operated by the vessel ms TRANQUILO with a frequency of twice a week between the port of Moerdijk (CCT) and the Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT). The schedule includes departures from Moerdijk on Mondays and Wednesdays, and in the opposite direction on Tuesdays and Fridays. More frequencies are planned in the future.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko held a meeting with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maersk Robert Maersk Uggla, during which they discussed potential investments in the modernization of the country’s transport infrastructure. According to the government representative, concession projects in ports aimed at improving trade logistics and attracting private capital are currently being actively implemented.

On 21 January 2025, Port of Hanko Ltd and ROSTOCK PORT GmbH jointly applied for funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to modernise maritime infrastructure within the TEN-T network. The aim of the project is to strengthen the long-standing cooperation between the ports and improve the Baltic Sea route on the Rostock-Hanko line.

On January 14, the Ukrainian shipping company Ukrferri opened a regular ferry service on the Varna (Bulgaria) – Batumi (Georgia) route. The first voyage on the line was the ferry Vilnius under the Panama flag, which can simultaneously transport 50 universal railway cars and 50 TIR heavy-duty trucks. After a successful round trip, the ship is planned to be used on a weekly basis.