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LOGISTICS
Situation on the container freight market remains tense / High costs and delays still prevalent
15.04.2021
LOGISTICS
Suez Canal reopens / Impending congestion at ports to cause delivery delays
29.03.2021
LOGISTICS
Egyptian government plans to fix the Suez Canal accident within three days / Doubts about viability / Plastics markets nervous
26.03.2021
LOGISTICS
Container ship accident brings Suez Canal to a standstill / Oil tanker in congestion / Rising transport costs feared
25.03.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates rise / High demand for Asian products in Europe and US / Shipping business not expected to slow before February 2021
10.12.2020
GREIWING
Takeover of Belgian sorting specialist / Acquisition expands service portfolio
21.10.2020
ROTTERDAM POLYMER HUB
Start-up of second-phase expansion / Capacity for storing and handling PE and PP / Connection to Container Exchange Route
22.09.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN
Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report
27.08.2020
LOGISTICS
French industry association reports significantly fewer journeys in the first half of 2020 / Price pressure increasing
19.08.2020
SUPPLY CHAINS
Digitalisation investments can help protect against disruptions in the suplly chains / PwC survey
09.06.2020
GLOBAL TRADE
Covid-19 lockdowns could wipe out USD 2.4 tn of trade volume / Recovery expected in H2 2020 and 2021 / Rise in protectionism a concern / Euler Hermes report
22.05.2020
NULOGY
Software for packaging firms to combat Covid-19 / Tracing capability allows rapid response to infection
20.05.2020
LOGISTICS
Sharp decline in container throughput in European ports / Scheduled services suspended / Warehouses largely working at capacity / Truck spot rates plummeting / Increased number of insolvencies expected
08.05.2020
LOGISTICS
EU adopts measures to aid transport sector / Waiting times at borders improved / Recommendations underway to restore connectivity after Covid-19
06.05.2020
CORONAVIRUS
Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report
20.04.2020
LOGISTICS
EU guidance for implementing “green lanes” to ease internal transport of goods / Major disruptions at some borders due to Covid-19
26.03.2020
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