Given that the rail transportation market in Ukraine remains the undisputed leader in freight deliveries and has the potential for growth, Laude Smart Intermodal plans to expand its service offerings.
Stevedoring companies operating at the Liepaja SEZ handled a total of 556,000 t of cargo in August 2025, thus exceeding the July transshipment volume by 76,000 t. Note that the cargo turnover increased in all product groups.
The cargo turnover sagged by 2% or 81,000 t to 3.6 million t at the Klaipeda Port in July 2025. Transshipment by the Klaipeda State Seaport decreased by 183,000 t to 2.8 million t, while that by Butinge Terminal increased by 102,000 t to 888,000 t.
In July 2025, operators working at the Riga Freeport served a total of 1.2 million t of cargo, which is an increase of 76,000 t compared with June 2025. Note that the growth in the cargo turnover was recorded for the first time since March 2025, and all cargo groups.
The logistics company CLIP Group will build a new intermodal terminal on the site of a former mining site in the Makoszowy district of Zabrze (near Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland).
The Polish company Laude Smart Intermodal has summarized its activities on the Ukrainian market. Despite the difficult situation caused by the full-scale war, the operator is actively working in the region.
On June 25, the British shipping company Ellerman City Liners launched an intermodal service between the cities of Lodz and Gdynia as part of the iPEX Polish Shortsea service. The project was launched in cooperation with the Austrian railway operator Bahnoperator.
The June cargo turnover at the Riga Freeport dropped to the lowest since January 2021. Thus, port operators processed almost 1.2 million t of cargo, down 119,000 t from May.
The stevedoring companies operating in the Liepaja SEZ handled a total of 514,000 t of cargo in June, a 20% month-on-month or 129,000 t decrease from May.
Laude Smart Intermodal (Poland) has selected a supplier of 40 Sggmrrs intermodal railcars as part of the second tender under the Time for Revolution project. The winner was RC Endustri Ulasım Aracları A.S. from Turkey.