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GERMAN ECONOMY Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves	26.04.2024
LOGISTICS Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict	26.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
LOGISTICS Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes MSC Aeris / Hapag-Lloyd aims for emission-free transport by 2045 / Freight rates decline	19.04.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands	18.04.2024
LOGISTICS Does German trucking index represent manufacturing shifts? / Costs for ocean shipments flat to lower	12.04.2024
ENERGY Asia-Pacific could become global leader in shift to renewables / Electrification key to reaching net-zero ambitions / Investment needed – Wood Mackenzie report	11.04.2024
USA Follow-up: 16 Republican states sue Biden administration over planned LNG export pause / Regulatory process claimed circumvented	11.04.2024
PLASTICS WASTE UK firm fined EUR 1 mn for illegal waste shipment / Italy seizes 82.5 t mixed waste headed for Africa	11.04.2024
LOGISTICS CMA CGM declares force majeure for shipments from Baltimore / Container Throughput Index shows uptick in German export business / Container freight rates drop	04.04.2024
LOGISTICS Freighters start to venture through the Red Sea / Freight forwarders unhappy due to cost increases	28.03.2024
EUROZONE ECONOMY Purchasing managers report improved services / Manufacturing weakens again / German business morale jumps / Swiss central bank kicks off cycle of interest rate cuts	25.03.2024
LOGISTICS Revamped EU rules pave way forward for zero-emission trucks, buses / German government aims to strengthen competitiveness of ports / Deutsche Bahn logistics units with major losses	22.03.2024
MANAGEMENT German plastics industry registers fewer bankruptcies percentage-wise in 2023 than industry as a whole / Falkensteg: “The figures are misleading”	21.03.2024
LOGISTICS When growls sound like optimism: more trucking activity in Germany / Shipping surges around Cape of Good Hope	15.03.2024
NATURAL GAS Qatar plans expansion despite pricing woes / Europe may need LNG for 50 more years / US pause in export terminal approvals challenged	08.03.2024
LOGISTICS Global shipping fleet payload grows over 3% in 2023 / Polish trucks block border to Ukraine / Ongoing Red Sea crisis impacts supply chains	07.03.2024
CHINA Mixed impact of disruptions due to Red Sea conflict on plastics imports / Polyethylene most affected	05.03.2024
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN EU pilot auction attracts 132 bids / Funding set to enable production of 8.8 mn t green hydrogen in ten years	04.03.2024
LOGISTICS China undisputed leader in seaport ranking / Container freight rates take a breather	29.02.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY Risk ratings of 21 countries upgraded / Rising investor confidence in Croatia thanks to Euro – Allianz Trade report	28.02.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Morale in German plastics industry deteriorates – ifo / Manufacturers voice further concerns / Brighter outlook for services in Germany, Europe	27.02.2024
LOGISTICS European Union launches naval mission for Red Sea protection / DB Schenker deal inches closer to completion	23.02.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Polyethylene film prices trend higher / Biaxial-oriented materials move sideways / Demand remains muted	22.02.2024
ENERGY COSTS European coal prices drop / HWWI commodity price index on downward trend	20.02.2024

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