The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority has carried out a major overhaul of the Baudouin Lock, first opened in 1955 by King Baudouin. The facility, which mainly handles river vessels and small seagoing vessels, had been in operation for over 60 years and needed to be updated to improve its reliability and safety.
The world’s largest container port of Shanghai handled 4.62 million TEU in July, which is almost 5% lower than the level of the previous year. The decrease is explained by the high base effect: in July 2024, an absolute record of 4.85 million TEU was set here. At the same time, compared to June, the figure also decreased by almost 2%, which is unusual for the traditional peak season.
В Баку состоялась встреча председателя «Азербайджанских железных дорог» Ровшана Рустамова, генерального директора «Грузинских железных дорог» Давида Абашидзе и председателя правления «Казахстан темир жолы» Талгата Алдыбергенова. Участники обсудили деятельность совместного предприятия Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd., координирующего развитие Транскаспийского международного транспортного маршрута.
The total volume of cargo handled in Turkish ports increased by 3% in the first seven months of 2025, reaching 322.8 million tons, according to a report by the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In July, the volume of transshipment amounted to 47.67 million tons, which is 8% more than in July 2024. The leaders in cargo handling were the ports of Kocaeli and Aliaga (7.66 million tons each), Iskenderun (6.18 million tons), Tekerdağ (4.11 million tons) and Mersin (3.9 million tons), with the ten largest ports accounting for 83.4% of the total volume.
According to the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, in the first half of 2025, Germany’s foreign trade turnover with 29 countries in Central, Eastern, Southeastern Europe and Central Asia increased by 2% and reached 275 billion euros, which is 5.4 billion euros more than a year earlier. At the same time, German exports to these regions increased by 2.2% to 144 billion euros, while Germany’s total exports decreased by 0.1% to 786 billion euros.
On July 9, 2025, at the Dostyk station, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) set a new record for the transfer of export cargo to China – 28 trains were sent in one day, which corresponds to 1,060 cars.
In the second quarter of 2025, XPO reported revenue of $2.08 billion, maintaining the level of the previous year. Operating income was $198 million, net income was $106 million (versus $150 million a year earlier, when the company received a one-time tax effect in Europe). Diluted earnings per share decreased to $0.89, but the adjusted figure was $1.05 and exceeded expectations. Adjusted EBITDA reached $340 million, almost the same as last year ($343 million).
За первые шесть месяцев 2025 года объёмы авиаперевозок грузов в Европе выросли на 0,61 т/т в годовом исчислении, превысив показатели 2019 года более чем на 10,41 т/т. Однако в июне было зафиксировано снижение на 8,41 т/т, а рост во втором квартале составил всего 0,11 т/т.
Группа компаний Rhenus объявила о назначении трёх новых руководителей, которые сыграют ключевую роль на следующем этапе роста и интеграции бизнеса. Эти решения связаны с трансформацией подразделения Air & Ocean, направленной на адаптацию к меняющейся рыночной ситуации и укрепление клиентских решений в ключевых регионах.
In Duisburg, Solarport Duisburg, a joint venture between Duisport and Stadtwerke Duisburg, is implementing two major solar power projects. A new logistics site with a 1.65 MW installation will be built on Mercator Island by 2026, while a further 1.04 MW system will be installed in an existing warehouse in the Rheinhausen area (Logport I). Both projects have already been awarded contracts in the latest tender of the German Federal Grid Agency.
