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LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd acquires Israeli competitor / Maersk expands terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany
 		19.02.2026
WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE
EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems
 		17.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved
 		16.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey
 		13.02.2026
LOGISTICS
More capacity than demand: shipping companies prepare for mass scrapping
 		13.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE
Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey
 		12.02.2026
RECYCLING EUROPE
Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates
 		11.02.2026
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY
Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act
 		10.02.2026
LOGISTICS
Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts
 		06.02.2026
LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd still hesitant to sail through Red Sea / Associations call on politicians to solve lorry driver shortage
 		30.01.2026
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Deposit scheme boosts recycling volumes / Sales weaker than last year
 		28.01.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves
 		27.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again
 		23.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits
 		16.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND
Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'
 		15.01.2026
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