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Hapag Lloyd raises earnings forecast; Maersk lifts financial guidance / Christmas business ends early due to fear of bottlenecks
16.08.2024
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Golden age for shipping and rail: freight train routes from China to Europe booming
09.08.2024
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Container throughput at European ports declines / EU Commission launches Ship Financing Portal / Freight rates continue to fall
02.08.2024
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Freight rates reach peak / Relief due by mid-September
26.07.2024
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New railway line from Southeast Asia to China goes into operation / CMA CGM loses 44 containers in Cape of Good Hope
19.07.2024
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Crisis in container freight seems to be worsening / Rates continue to climb
12.07.2024
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China's export mania, for fear of punitive tariffs, drives freight rates higher / DB Schenker sale drags on
05.07.2024
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Higher container throughput in European ports / Freight rates take short breather
28.06.2024
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Is nuclear propulsion for container ships the way forward? / Freight rates continue to soar
21.06.2024
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Mindless shopping frenzy at Temu & co.: How the West's “It's wiser to be a miser” mentality is causing global container freight rates to skyrocket
14.06.2024
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In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates
07.06.2024
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Carriers slowly find their way back to Ukraine / Deutsche Bahn's logistics division estimated at EUR 15 bn / Freight rates continue to rise
31.05.2024
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Containers become scarce in world trade / Freight rates rise as a result
24.05.2024
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US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports / Shortage of freight space causes prices to rise
16.05.2024
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Four terrorist attacks repelled, 27 merchant ships escorted by German warship / Maersk warns of freight-capacity shrinkage on Far East-Europe route
10.05.2024
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Maersk raises full-year profit guidance / Container throughput at Northern European ports up 10%
03.05.2024
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Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict
26.04.2024
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes MSC Aeris / Hapag-Lloyd aims for emission-free transport by 2045 / Freight rates decline
19.04.2024
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Does German trucking index represent manufacturing shifts? / Costs for ocean shipments flat to lower
12.04.2024
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CMA CGM declares force majeure for shipments from Baltimore / Container Throughput Index shows uptick in German export business / Container freight rates drop
04.04.2024
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Freighters start to venture through the Red Sea / Freight forwarders unhappy due to cost increases
28.03.2024
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Revamped EU rules pave way forward for zero-emission trucks, buses / German government aims to strengthen competitiveness of ports / Deutsche Bahn logistics units with major losses
22.03.2024
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When growls sound like optimism: more trucking activity in Germany / Shipping surges around Cape of Good Hope
15.03.2024
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Global shipping fleet payload grows over 3% in 2023 / Polish trucks block border to Ukraine / Ongoing Red Sea crisis impacts supply chains
07.03.2024
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China undisputed leader in seaport ranking / Container freight rates take a breather
29.02.2024
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