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TURKEY
Death toll rising by the hour / PTA shipments from Asia affected by the earthquakes / Port of Iskenderun out of service / Köksan's PET production suspended
08.02.2023
TURKEY
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 people in Syrian border region / More casualties expected / Numerous polymer plants could be affected
06.02.2023
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
LOGISTICS
Ever fewer containers on the waves / World trade largely stable / Will Chinese firm finally secure stake in port of Hamburg?
13.01.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY
EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap
10.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Germany's Kiel Canal reopens / Country reports fewer delivery bottlenecks / Freight rates largely unchanged
06.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Transport industry highlights from 2022 / Massive expansion of global LNG capacity / Disparate moves for freight rates
23.12.2022
LOGISTICS
Transport industry in a rollercoaster of emotions / Port of Hamburg wants to cut costs / Freight rates plummet
16.12.2022
LOGISTICS
Deutsche Bahn considers sale of cargo subsidiary / World trade takes a winter nap / Container freight rates experience sharp crash
09.12.2022
LOGISTICS
The Kiel Canal is closed / Striking truck drivers in South Korea threatened with fines / Container prices continue to fall
01.12.2022
LOGISTICS
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
AVERY DENNISON
CO2 emissions reduction with switch to reusable plastic pallets / Partnership with Tosca in the EU, UK
23.11.2022
LOGISTICS
Germany's DB Cargo to increases freight rates up to 45% / Criticism from trade associations
21.11.2022
LOGISTICS
China sends huge trains west / LyondellBasell to charge for late returns of tank wagons / Ports suffer from freight declines
17.11.2022
COVESTRO
Plans for “green” logistics pilot scheme in China / Move targets reductions in Scope 3 emissions
11.11.2022
LOGISTICS
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
LOGISTICS
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
LOGISTICS
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
LOGISTICS
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
LOGISTICS
Maersk to ship containers across the seas with bio-methanol / Container freight rates remain under pressure
12.10.2022
LOGISTICS
China's official balance sheet: nearly 200 mn containers handled from January to August / Strike, strike, and another strike in UK / Hapag-Lloyd spends EUR 1 bn on acquisition
06.10.2022
LOGISTICS
Hurricane Ian threatens polymer production, brings logistics to standstill / British dock workers on strike again / Container freight rates soften with more capacity, less demand
29.09.2022
LOGISTICS
Increasing consolidation of global transport groups / Rhine water levels rise / Container freight rates decline
22.09.2022
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