The hull of the 130-metre 096 Incat, the world’s largest battery-powered catamaran, has been launched at the Incat shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania. The ferry is being built for South American operator Buquebus and is the largest project in the Australian shipbuilder’s history.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has supported the new energy and climate package presented by the Dutch government in the spring budget memorandum. Together with Deltalinqs, the City of Rotterdam and the province of South Holland, the port emphasizes the importance of investments in industrial sustainability. CEO of the port Boudewijn Simons noted that the measures provide short-term support and create a foundation for sustainable development, but that further cooperation with the government is needed to create an attractive investment climate.
One of the world’s largest sea container carriers, the Danish company Maersk, has introduced a new corporate design for its containers. Instead of the traditional gray color used since 1973, the new containers will now be painted bright blue.
The 13th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Kazakhstan and Pakistan was held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev and the Minister of National Economy of Pakistan Ahad Khan Cheema. Following the meeting, the parties signed 10 intergovernmental agreements in various areas – from trade and education to entrepreneurship and standardization.
China Henan Aviation Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudia Cargo to establish a strategic air cargo corridor linking the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The new agreement builds on China Henan’s experience in establishing a cargo hub in Zhengzhou, making it and Riyadh twin logistics hubs.
French logistics group CMA CGM has completed the acquisition of Belgian cargo airline Air Belgium, continuing to actively develop its own aviation division CMA CGM Air Cargo, founded in 2021.
რუმინეთში სატრანსპორტო ლოჯისტიკის სფეროში მნიშვნელოვანი ღონისძიება - საერთაშორისო კონფერენცია „შავი ზღვის სატრანსპორტო დერეფნები 2025: პორტები, რკინიგზა, გადაზიდვები“ - 2025 წლის 28-30 აპრილს კონსტანცაში, მამაიას სანაპიროზე მდებარე სასტუმრო „Crowne Plaza“-ში გაიმართა.
The state-owned Lithuanian operator LTG Cargo (part of the LTG group) is expanding the geography of multimodal transportation by adding two new routes to the existing Kaunas-Duisburg route — Kaunas-Lodz and Lodz-Duisburg. Test runs are planned for their launch in the near future, and regular service may begin as early as June 2025.
In the first quarter of 2025, the Port of Klaipeda handled 9.75 million tons of cargo, 15% more than in the same period last year. The growth of 1.3 million tons was driven by record figures in the container and LNG cargo segments. Klaipeda’s share among the Baltic ports grew to almost 41%, strengthening its leading position in the market.
While road freight flows uninterrupted across European borders, electric freight rail continues to be limited by infrastructure bottlenecks at several border crossings.
