From January 15, GTS will launch another freight train connecting the south and north of Italy. The new route will run between Nola (Naples province) and Parma (Emilia-Romagna). The decision is due to the growing demand for intermodal transport in the country. Initially, the train will run twice a week in both directions.
Poland’s manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2 in December from 48.9 in November, the sharpest decline since August. The decline was due to a sharp decline in production and purchasing stocks, despite steady employment growth and a slowdown in the decline in new orders.
One of the main goals of Azerbaijan in the context of economic diversification is to transform the country into an international transport hub. The favorable geographical location at the intersection of East-West and North-South routes plays a key role, but requires modernization of infrastructure and strengthening of international cooperation. The development of multimodal transportation – rail, road, sea and air – has become a strategic direction.
Latvian airline airBaltic has announced the cancellation of 4,670 flights in the 2025 summer season. The reasons for the cancellations are delays and prolonged maintenance of Airbus A220-300 aircraft engines by supplier Pratt & Whitney. Due to this, several aircraft will remain grounded, forcing the airline to adjust its schedule, including canceling 19 routes and reducing flight frequencies.
Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP), 70% owned by MMC Corporation, set a new record by handling over 12.25 million TEU in 2024, surpassing the previous record of 11.2 million TEU recorded in 2021.
As part of its 2022-2030 development strategy, ASCO has added a new Aframax tanker to its fleet, acquired from Capital Maritime and Trading Corp. The vessel, which meets modern environmental and safety standards, has a deadweight of 115,500 tons, a length of 249.95 meters and a speed of up to 16 knots.
The first cargo flight from Urumqi, China, to Istanbul was completed on Thursday. The plane carrying 55 tons of cargo took off from Diwopu International Airport, and the flight time between the cities was about seven hours. According to the customs service, flights on this route will be operated four times a week.
The Dostyk-Alashankou transport hub has set a new freight turnover record of 18 million tons. This result underlines the strategic importance of the corridor for international logistics. The new figure has become a symbol of the efficiency and successful development of the hub.
The German federal government has adopted a strategy for the development of autonomous driving, becoming the first country in the world to have a comprehensive legislative framework for this technology. The goal is to make Germany a global hub for innovation and production in this field.
