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In the coming years, the Ülemiste district will become Tallinn’s new urban center, thanks to large-scale development around the capital’s largest transportation hub. Tallinna Lennujaam, Rail Baltic Estonia, and Mainor Ülemiste are jointly investing approximately €500 million to transform the former industrial area into a modern, internationally oriented business and community center. Rail Baltica plays a key role in this process, integrating international and domestic rail connections, trams, buses, and the airport into a single space. According to Sten Pärnits, head of Mainor Ülemiste, Ülemiste will become more than just a transportation hub, but a “city within a city,” complementing Tallinn’s historic center and the Telliskivi district.

Representatives of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and the European Commission met in Sofia to discuss the development of the Black Sea-Aegean Sea cross-border transport corridor, as part of a cooperation agreement signed in Brussels in December 2025. The parties discussed key infrastructure projects aimed at improving regional connectivity, including road, rail, and border crossings, as well as the synchronization of national investment plans.

The Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has announced the start of the procurement process for contractors for the first stage of the southern port development. The selected contractor will build the southern port gate, marking the starting point of a large-scale port infrastructure expansion project. Algis Latakas, General Director of the Port of Klaipeda, noted that the need to develop the southern zone has been emphasized for several years, and the announcement of the tender is a tangible step toward the launch of the largest project in the port’s history, with construction scheduled to begin this year.

French shipping group CMA CGM, together with American infrastructure investment company Stonepeak, established a new terminal company, United Ports LLC. The deal consolidates ten strategically important container terminals in Europe, North and South America, and Asia, previously managed by a CMA Ports subsidiary, under a single holding company. United Ports is headquartered in the United States, with CMA CGM retaining a 75% stake, Stonepeak receiving 25%, and CMA CGM retaining operational management of the assets.

South Africa’s state-owned logistics group Transnet signed a memorandum of understanding with the Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority and the Antwerp-Flanders Port Education Centre (APEC). The document, signed during the World Economic Forum in Davos, aims to develop cooperation in modernizing South Africa’s port infrastructure.

As part of his official visit to Latvia, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Barrot participated in a flower-laying ceremony at the Freedom Monument, visited the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held a joint press conference on the current international agenda. Discussions focused on support for Ukraine, cooperation with the EU and NATO, transatlantic relations, and regional security issues.