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In the first half of 2025, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges increased container throughput by 3.7% to 6.91 million TEU, despite continued pressure on terminal capacity. Congestion was caused by irregular vessel calls, rerouting around the Red Sea, restructuring of container alliances and reduced schedule reliability, which increased the average container storage period to 7-8 days. To relieve terminal congestion, the port is implementing the Extra Container Capacity Antwerp project, which provides for the expansion of berths and the optimization of the use of current space.

On 7 July 2025, the Port of Gdansk received a delegation from the Embassy of Bangladesh headed by Ambassador Md. Mainul Islam and First Secretary Biswadit Debnath. The representatives of the port presented the strategic opportunities of Gdansk and discussed the prospects of direct sea links with Bangladesh, in particular cooperation with the country’s largest port of Chittagong, as well as participation in LNG projects.

The Investment Council of Moldova has approved the application of the Romanian state-owned company Constanta Sea Ports Authority to purchase 100% of the share capital of ÎCS Danube Logistics SRL, the owner and operator of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port, which is currently managed by the EBRD. Thus, the Romanian port operator will gain control over the key Danube asset.