The Port of Gdansk has announced a tender for a 26.7-hectare site with access to the Rudowy Pier, next to the Baltic Hub, the largest container terminal on the Baltic. The site is located in the deep-water part of the port, known as the Northern Port, and includes a permit for the construction of a cargo handling and storage terminal with the necessary technical infrastructure.
Since 1 January 2025, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has been using 100% renewable energy for its transport operations. This is the final step in the company’s long-term strategy to reduce its environmental footprint.
A freight train with 50 containers departed from the dry port of Xi’an to the capital of Uzbekistan. This is the first trip of the year within the framework of the accelerated route “China – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan”, aimed at developing rail transportation.
The Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Production has approved the sale of the renowned aviation company Piaggio Aerospace to the Turkish manufacturer Baykar. Founded in 1884, Piaggio Aerospace is known as the “Ferrari of the sky” thanks to its P.180 Avanti business jets and aircraft engines.
As of 1 January 2025, METRANS has completed another stage of the Adria Rail integration, centralising customer service and operational activities of the Rijeka – Belgrade Inđija service at the METRANS /Danubia/ headquarters in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. Now, the processing of transport orders, management of daily operations and invoicing will be handled by a dedicated team at the company’s headquarters.
JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy successfully completed 2024, demonstrating stability in cargo transportation and fulfillment of strategic objectives. Cargo turnover reached 272 billion ton-kilometers, container transit increased to 1.4 million TEU, and transportation volumes through Kazakhstan-China joints increased by 12%, reaching 31.8 million tons. Exports from Kazakhstan also showed an increase of 8.8%, amounting to 13.7 million tons.
WALLENIUS SOL and BB Logistics have signed a long-term contract for the provision of warehousing services at the Port of Kemi from 1 January 2025. As part of the agreement, BB Logistics will operate a 12,000 m² warehouse, enabling WALLENIUS SOL to offer customers comprehensive warehousing solutions for their weekly route to Kemi.
The new Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania, Eugenius Sabutis, has initiated projects for the reconstruction of national highways with the involvement of financing from European funds. 4.5 million euros will be allocated for improving the road infrastructure.
Ocean Network Express (ONE), together with CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL and Evergreen Line, has announced the launch of three new transatlantic services under a fleet sharing agreement. The new routes will commence operations in February 2025 and will offer competitive and reliable connections between Northern Europe and the US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
The Shahdag ferry of the ASCO Marine Transport Fleet successfully completed a major overhaul at the Zyg plant and was put back into operation. During the modernization, the main and auxiliary engines, pumps, coolers, as well as steam and auxiliary boilers were repaired. Welding of the hull, replacement of pipelines, automation of systems and repair of electrical equipment were carried out.
