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New Silk Road project could spell disaster for China / Beijing to help debtors with billions
06.04.2023
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When will Deutsche Bahn start selling its logistics unit Schenker? / Flood of containers overwhelms storage / Freight rates flat to lower
31.03.2023
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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
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained: when will financial privileges for shipping giants be removed? / World trade at subdued level
03.03.2023
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Small but significant for world trade: Djibouti / World powers guard shipping route to Europe / Freight rates unchanged to lower
24.02.2023
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Freight rates falling – why and for how long? / Restart of Chinese production set to boost domestic economy
15.02.2023
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Naphtha prices soar after earthquakes in Turkey, Syria / Stop on Azeri crude exports from Ceyhan / Bremerhaven preps for giant container ships
10.02.2023
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Hapag-Lloyd reports dream earnings / Farewell, 2M: world's largest shipping companies end alliance / Freight rates little changed or lower
02.02.2023
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Weakening economy causes mergers in logistics sector to slump / Maersk relies on large number of methanol carriers / Freight rates stagnate
27.01.2023
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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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Ever fewer containers on the waves / World trade largely stable / Will Chinese firm finally secure stake in port of Hamburg?
13.01.2023
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Germany's Kiel Canal reopens / Country reports fewer delivery bottlenecks / Freight rates largely unchanged
06.01.2023
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Transport industry highlights from 2022 / Massive expansion of global LNG capacity / Disparate moves for freight rates
23.12.2022
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Transport industry in a rollercoaster of emotions / Port of Hamburg wants to cut costs / Freight rates plummet
16.12.2022
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Deutsche Bahn considers sale of cargo subsidiary / World trade takes a winter nap / Container freight rates experience sharp crash
09.12.2022
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The Kiel Canal is closed / Striking truck drivers in South Korea threatened with fines / Container prices continue to fall
01.12.2022
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Strikes and Covid lockdowns rupture global supply chains / Will the European petchem and polymer industries be dragged into the mess? / Prices for container freight stagnate
24.11.2022
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Germany's DB Cargo to increases freight rates up to 45% / Criticism from trade associations
21.11.2022
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China sends huge trains west / LyondellBasell to charge for late returns of tank wagons / Ports suffer from freight declines
17.11.2022
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Better, but not by much: one in ten containers still stuck in traffic jam / Standstill at Russian ports as well / Slight changes in container freight rates
10.11.2022
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Neighbourly cooperation: Germany trades mainly with EU member states / New efficiency class system: sooty, heavy oil burners get the chop / Drop in freight rates
03.11.2022
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Should China call the shots for German companies? / Port of Rotterdam feels impact of EU sanctions on Russia / Container freight rates drop across the board
27.10.2022
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No fuel, no train traffic: nothing is working in France / Competitive expansion of German rail network to cost EUR 17 bn / Freight rates continue to decline
20.10.2022
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