The Port of Hamburg can look back on a positive year in 2025. With a total throughput of 114.6 million tonnes, Germany's largest seaport recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent. The significant upturn in the container segment was a key factor in this development.

Qatar Airways Cargo, part of the Qatar Airways Group, is proud to announce the launch of its Ramp Digitalisation Programme, a transformative initiative aimed at creating a seamless, transparent, and paperless ramp environment. This milestone reflects the air cargo carrier’s unwavering commitment to safety, efficiency, digitilisation, innovation, and operational excellence across global ground handling operations.

The Bulgarian port operator BMF Port Burgas, which carries out extensive cargo handling at the Black Sea Port of Burgas has joined international association of cargo handling interests. The company which operates modern port terminals with focus on containerized, bulk, liquid and general cargo, believes membership of ICHCA will enhance its pursuit of safety excellence.

Transport Week returns to Gdynia, Poland, on 18-19 March 2026 with a clear mission: "Ticking all the boxes" regarding capacity, efficiency, and safety. We are cutting through the noise to bring you two days of carefully curated operational data and strategic debates.

The Baltic Sea region is taking a decisive step towards a sustainable maritime future through the DeCoInter project. This EU-funded initiative brings together key stakeholders to accelerate the energy transition within port ecosystems. We are proud to announce that several BPO member ports are playing a pivotal role in this transformation, serving as hubs for innovation and strategic development.

Chisinau, February 11, 2026 – Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP) marks a year with when the symbolic threshold of USD 1 billion in the aggregate turnover of resident companies was achieved. Preliminary data for 2025 indicate a spectacular growth, with a total turnover of MDL 18.9 billion, the equivalent of USD 1 billion, which represents an increase of 24.3% compared to 2024 and about 10-fold growth compared to 2018, the year of the park establishment.

A ceremony in Umeå marked the official completion of Stena Line’s acquisition of Wasaline.

The Federative Republic of Brazil has become the 79th contracting party to the United Nations TIR Convention.

Silk Way West Airlines has taken delivery of its fourth Boeing 777 Freighter, which has arrived in Baku following a direct flight from Seattle. The aircraft is part of the airline’s ongoing fleet renewal program and reflects its consistent progress in modernizing its long-haul cargo fleet.

Kazakhstan to Mexico — Sofil Logistics Ltd is currently managing the transportation of project trailers for Sarens from Kazakhstan to Mexico, navigating severe weather disruptions that temporarily halted road and sea operations during the initial phase of the shipment.

Hamburg, 4 February 2026 – On 14 and 15 April 2026, LogiNext Germany will celebrate its premiere at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). The new congress and exhibition event brings together leading minds of the logistics industry and presents a diverse conference program highlighting the key challenges and opportunities of digital transformation. 

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has just published its latest update to the WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, tracking the global liner shipping industry’s investment in new ships capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and showing how the fleet is preparing for the energy transition.

The Warsaw Enterprise Institute and New Direction – the Foundation for European Conservatism, in cooperation with The Heritage Foundation, are honored to invite you to participate in an international conference entitled: “Nations First Forum. Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation and the Future of Nations,” which will be held on February 24, 2026, in Warsaw.

The global container market in 2025 was resilient, as shippers and terminal operators adapted to a shifting economic and geopolitical landscape.
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President Karol Nawrocki signed the 2026 budget act while simultaneously referring it for subsequent review by the Constitutional Tribunal. This move underscores a deep political and economic dispute over the direction of Poland’s fiscal policy. According to the President, the adopted budget constitutes a “budget of chaos,” marked by unfulfilled promises and posing risks to key public sectors, including healthcare and the long-term stability of public finances. The figures contained in the budget highlight both its scale and its risks.