According to Informall BG, in 2024, the volume of loaded containers handled in the Black Sea ports of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine increased by 12% and exceeded 1 million TEU. The highest growth was recorded in Ukraine – by 78% to 86.7 thousand TEU, while in Romania the growth was 9.5% (to 695.8 thousand TEU), and in Bulgaria – 4.5% (to 233.1 thousand TEU).
The United States has been the second largest foreign trade partner of the port of Antwerp-Bruges for over 20 years. In 2024, the volume of sea freight traffic between the parties reached 28 million tons – about 10% of the port’s total cargo turnover. Of these, 11 million tons were export deliveries to the United States and 17 million tons were imports from the United States. The main share was occupied by container cargo (14.2 million tons), including auto parts, machinery, chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals and plastic. Liquid cargo reached 10.2 million tons, and 282 thousand cars were handled as part of RoRo traffic, of which 206 thousand were for export to the United States.
The fleet of the Swiss shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has reached a historic milestone — the company now operates 900 container ships. Of these, 609 are its own vessels, and the remaining 292 are chartered.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Aktau International Sea Port, a key logistics hub that provides year-round transshipment of cargo in the East-West and North-South directions.
The Khojaly vessel, owned by the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), entered the Indian Ocean for the first time since its commissioning. This event became a landmark step in the implementation of the company’s strategy to expand the geography of transportation outside the Caspian Sea.
The Port of Rijeka Authority has signed a contract with the Croatian IT company CompING d.o.o. for over 112,000 euros for the purchase, installation and integration of equipment and software into the port’s information system. The signing took place within the framework of the CRESPORT pilot project, aimed at increasing the cyber resilience and security of Adriatic ports. Funding is provided by the Interreg Italy-Croatia 2021-2027 program, with 80% of the budget covered by a European grant and the rest by the port.
ლატვიის ქალაქ ვენტსპილსში ხელი მოეწერა თანამშრომლობის მემორანდუმს ვენტსპილსის თავისუფალი პორტის ორგანოსა და უკრაინის სახელმწიფო საწარმო ჩერნომორსკის კომერციული საზღვაო პორტს შორის. დოკუმენტი მიზნად ისახავს ორ ქვეყანას შორის პარტნიორობის განვითარებას და ლოგისტიკური კავშირების განმტკიცებას.
Kazakhstan is stepping up the development of maritime infrastructure: a document aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Development Plan for 2024-2028 has been signed. It defines key areas of cooperation in modernizing the country’s transport and logistics network and pays special attention to expanding the capabilities of the Kuryk port.
La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has become the first Italian port of call on the new AE11/SE2 Asia-Mediterranean route launched by the partnership between Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd (Gemini Network). On April 10, the Liberian-flagged MV Maersk Camden arrived at the port, starting the new regular service to China. This is an important step in the development of La Spezia’s role as a key logistics hub in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has summed up the results of its operations for the first quarter of 2025: the total volume of transported cargo exceeded 1.4 million tons. The company’s tankers alone delivered 1,034,039 tons of liquid cargo from January to March.
