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New toll with carbon pricing draws heated response from trucking industry / China-Europe freight train service reports growth / EU approves EUR 305 mn for Latvian transport infrastructure
10.07.2023
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Hamburg sends port workers into short-time work / Ineos Energy Trading enters LNG market / EUR 500 mn expansion planned for Rotterdam World Gateway / Air freight market stabilises
30.06.2023
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Cosco secures stake in Hamburg terminal / UK plans to modernise maritime sector / Hapag-Lloyd optimistic about global trade recovery
22.06.2023
LOGISTICS
Strike averted on US West Coast / Indian subcontinent braces for Cyclone 'Disaster' / China-to-US freight rates rise some 7%
15.06.2023
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Container congestion down to 6.8% / Strikes paralyse ports on US West Coast / European Commission President von der Leyen to be godmother of Maersk's “green” vessel
08.06.2023
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Berlin puts upgrade cost for national rail system at EUR 88 bn / BASF launches low-water barge / Russia-India sea link set to strengthen
02.06.2023
LOGISTICS
Borealis charters supertanker / German lorry traffic to surge / Freight rates mostly unchanged
26.05.2023
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Chinese secure stake in Hamburg terminal / DB Schenker sale drags on / Shipping prices largely unchanged
19.05.2023
CORRECTION - LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk earnings drop in Q1 / Is the Panama Canal drying up? / Global trade improves
12.05.2023
LOGISTICS
Rogue state posturing: Iran hijacks second oil tanker / Air freight volumes fall / Shipping prices flat to lower
04.05.2023
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Germany drops from top spot in World Bank shipping rankings / Many European countries score well
28.04.2023
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German bureaucracy protects local port infrastructure from Chinese access / Major French shipping firm plans billion-dollar purchase
21.04.2023
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No reason to breathe a sigh of relief / Shipping on world trade routes remains a fragile affair
14.04.2023
LOGISTICS
New Silk Road project could spell disaster for China / Beijing to help debtors with billions
06.04.2023
LOGISTICS
When will Deutsche Bahn start selling its logistics unit Schenker? / Flood of containers overwhelms storage / Freight rates flat to lower
31.03.2023
LOGISTICS
Warning strike blocks large ships from port of Hamburg / German trucking costs surge in 2022 / Protests, strikes engulf France / Freight rates steady or lower
24.03.2023
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China delivers largest container ship in history / South Korea plans nuclear-powered freighters / Shipping firms threaten to reduce capacity
16.03.2023
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Shipping rates fall on major routes / Balance returns to supply-demand ratio
09.03.2023
LOGISTICS
Nothing ventured, nothing gained: when will financial privileges for shipping giants be removed? / World trade at subdued level
03.03.2023
LOGISTICS
Small but significant for world trade: Djibouti / World powers guard shipping route to Europe / Freight rates unchanged to lower
24.02.2023
LOGISTICS
Freight rates falling – why and for how long? / Restart of Chinese production set to boost domestic economy
15.02.2023
LOGISTICS
Naphtha prices soar after earthquakes in Turkey, Syria / Stop on Azeri crude exports from Ceyhan / Bremerhaven preps for giant container ships
10.02.2023
LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd reports dream earnings / Farewell, 2M: world's largest shipping companies end alliance / Freight rates little changed or lower
02.02.2023
LOGISTICS
Weakening economy causes mergers in logistics sector to slump / Maersk relies on large number of methanol carriers / Freight rates stagnate
27.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Desperate search for ”Putin-free” route from China to Europe / Clearly more transport supply than demand on roads / Freight rates largely unchanged
20.01.2023
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