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The Port of Gdansk hosted the second meeting of the European Ports Alliance, an initiative launched a year ago in Brussels to strengthen cooperation between EU ports and combat cross-border threats. The event brought together 120 representatives of European ports, EU institutions, law enforcement agencies and companies offering security solutions. Current threats, including drug trafficking, cybercrime and smuggling, were discussed.

The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland, has become part of MSC’s Britannia Ocean service, connecting Asia with Northern Europe. The new route includes the world’s largest ports: Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Vung Tau, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp and Liverpool. The first vessel to call at BCT was MSC Rose on April 9, and MSC Daria arrived on April 17.

A new port fleet base has been launched in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda. It is a key infrastructure facility for accommodating vessels and equipment responsible for harbour maintenance. Environmental services, divers, repair shops and vessel crews will work here, ensuring stable and prompt support for all processes in the port.

Georgia is negotiating with the Asian Development Bank on a possible sovereign loan to finance the construction of the land infrastructure of the Anaklia port. According to Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili, the loan will be channeled through the state budget, while the bank will not be directly involved in the project itself.