The largest container terminal in the Baltics, Baltic Hub, has summed up the results of 2024, which became significant due to record transshipment volumes and major investments. During the year, the terminal handled 2,242,401 TEU, exceeding the previous year’s figures. Of the 642 vessels handled, 147 were ocean-going, and in July, a record for single transshipment was set – 20,459 TEU.
The Port of Gothenburg, Sweden’s largest car port, has signed a twelve-year concession agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate the car and ro-ro terminal. The new operator will take up operations in February 2026.
DP World has surpassed 100 million TEU of container throughput worldwide for the first time. This achievement is the result of more than $11 billion in infrastructure investment over the past 10 years. Since 2014, the company’s capacity has increased by 33%, starting from 75.6 million TEU. In 2024, throughput increased by 5%, strengthening DP World’s share of the global container shipping market to 9.2%.
Liège Airport has shown outstanding results in 2024, handling almost 1.2 million tonnes of cargo. This is 16% more than in 2023, when the volume was just over 1 million tonnes. The number of air operations also increased: 37,029 flights compared to 33,652 the previous year. Most of the traffic was carried out by cargo aircraft.
Launched in August 2023, the Shanghai INE EC futures contract based on the SCFI China-Northern Europe Sub-Index has gained popularity in 2024 as a hedging instrument. The contract has gained recognition among Chinese participants and early European forwarders and shippers. The year began at 1,850 index points, but by the end of the year the market had returned to its starting point, again raising the question of a possible rate cut due to excess vessel capacity.
These services on the Polish German corridor began on January 8, 2025.
HHLA Project Logistics has successfully completed its first loading operation in the Port of Hamburg. The subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which specialises in project cargo in Asia, has carried out an order in Germany for the first time and benefits from the experience and network of the HHLA Group. The cooperation with UNIKAI Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft played a key role in the project.
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.
