The Kazakhstan-China Logistics Center in Xi’an, opened with the participation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is demonstrating impressive results a year after its launch. The terminal has become a key hub on the TITR route, ensuring significant growth in rail freight traffic between the two countries.
С 28 февраля 2025 года старая парковка для грузовиков на терминале Чепель в Будапеште будет закрыта навсегда. Теперь доступ на территорию возможен только через новый грузовой въезд, оборудованный современными парковочными местами.
The development company CTP has completed the construction of a multifunctional logistics park with an area of 27,300 sq. m in Linth (Brandenburg, Germany). The new facility includes 15,500 sq. m of warehouse, office and social space. Thanks to its location next to the A9 and A2 motorways, the complex has convenient transport access to Berlin and Leipzig.
International transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss ended the 2024 financial year with net revenue of €2.71 billion, up 10% compared to 2023 (€2.46 billion). The growth was driven mainly by investments in the transport network, automation and digitalization. In the Air & Sea segment, the company recorded the largest increase in revenue – €939 million (+21%), due to the expansion of the network in the US and Germany, the growth of trans-Pacific trade volumes and the increase in sea freight rates from China to Europe. However, the attacks in the Red Sea forced container ships to bypass Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, which affected logistics times.
Estonian Railways Elron has received a Unified Safety Certificate from the EU Railway Agency, which gives it the right to provide passenger services on Latvian railways. This is a temporary document issued for five years and is required for international transportation within the European Union.
In 2024, container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam grew for the first time in three years, increasing by 2.8%. The main drivers were consumer goods and food, for which demand increased significantly. According to Frank van der Laan, Senior Advisor for Business Intelligence at the Port Authority, this growth could continue, especially after the planned capacity expansions are completed. However, he notes that the port remains affected by geopolitical risks.
JSC Kedentransservice (Kazakhstan), JSC UztemirYulKonteyner (Uzbekistan) and OJSC TLCT (Turkmenistan) organized the transportation of 12 twenty-foot containers with ceramic tiles from the Indian port of Mundra to Astana. The cargo will pass through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and the final station will be Sorokova.
Logistics giant DHL Group ended 2024 with revenue growth of 3% to €84.2 billion, despite a challenging economic environment. The company posted particularly strong results in the fourth quarter: revenue increased by 6.4% to €22.7 billion and operating profit (EBIT) increased by 12.9% to €1.9 billion. However, overall EBIT for the year decreased by 7.2% to €5.9 billion, which nevertheless remains above the pre-pandemic level.
The Port of Liverpool has opened a new deepwater bulk handling berth, the first such facility built in 40 years. It is located at the Alexandra Complex, operated by Peel Ports, and has already received its first vessel, Andesborg. The berth is capable of handling Handymax class vessels, significantly expanding the port’s logistics capabilities.
Craiss Generation Logistik Austria GmbH und Co. KG is strengthening its position in the mobility sector by expanding logistics services at its largest site in Ebergassing, Austria. Since its launch in autumn 2024, the company has expanded its cooperation with the leading mobility solutions provider by also taking over the customer’s second business area. The logistics provider has equipped seven warehouses with modern storage technology and is continuing to modernize them, as well as integrating IT systems.
