Turkish Cargo has integrated its services with the CargoWise logistics platform, giving customers the ability to get real-time rates, check capacity availability, and book shipments. The solution is aimed at global freight forwarders and 3PL operators.
The ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam have called on the European Commission to invest more in the competitiveness of European industry. The announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal. The ports stress that strategic autonomy, the energy transition and economic prosperity of Europe are at stake.
SYNEX Logistics presents a new, efficient rail route: Xi’an (China) – Middle Corridor – Europe. This route offers a unique opportunity for Ukrainian and European companies to accelerate logistics processes, reduce transit times, and access new markets. The Middle Corridor provides fast and reliable cargo delivery, fostering collaboration with Chinese manufacturers and partners.
Syngenta Crop Protection, a global leader in agricultural innovation, and Maersk, a global logistics integrator, have extended their 4PL partnership for another five years. This move underlines the companies’ commitment to optimizing supply chains and implementing innovative solutions for more responsible business.
voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have received funding from the Austrian Ministry of Climate, Environment and Technology (BMK) to implement a pilot project for the digitalization of rail logistics at the Donawitz plant. The project aims to optimize the supply chain and process management, including the implementation of innovative data collection systems and the creation of interfaces to integrate all participants.
Správa železnic (Czech Republic) and ÖBB-Infrastruktur (Austria) have signed an agreement on joint work to assess the potential for developing cross-border traffic between Prague, České Budějovice and Linz as a high-capacity corridor. The study will focus on analysing the passenger and freight transport market at the regional, European and international levels.
Deutsche Bahn Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta has announced a major restructuring of the company, aimed at creating specialized units and significantly reducing costs. The decision comes after DB found a buyer for its logistics division, which was the catalyst for the restructuring of the freight operator DB Cargo into a logistics company.
Ukrzaliznytsia and Polish State Railways have agreed to develop intermodal routes between Asia and Europe. During the InnoTrans 2024 exhibition in Berlin, representatives of both countries discussed increasing the capacity of border crossings and expanding railway infrastructure to improve freight transport.
Lemtrans has completed the first stage of construction and opened the Container Terminal Vinnytsia (CTV) in Ukraine. As part of this stage, new infrastructure was built: railways were laid, a container platform for 2,000 TEU was equipped, and a warehouse with an area of 3.5 thousand square meters was erected. The terminal occupies 8 hectares and can handle up to 30 thousand TEU per year.
China has started using the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) to transport trucks. On July 3, the first convoy of 26 trucks was loaded onto the ferry ship “Mercury-1” in the port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan. The ferry belongs to the ASCO maritime transport fleet and has already arrived in Azerbaijan.
