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LOGISTICS Von der Leyen-Trump handshake has little impact / Container handling in Europe declines	14.11.2025
LOGISTICS Container throughput at European ports declines / EU Commission launches Ship Financing Portal / Freight rates continue to fall	02.08.2024
LOGISTICS Higher container throughput in European ports / Freight rates take short breather	28.06.2024
LOGISTICS Maersk raises full-year profit guidance / Container throughput at Northern European ports up 10%	03.05.2024
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
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable	02.01.2023
LOGISTICS Deutsche Bahn considers sale of cargo subsidiary / World trade takes a winter nap / Container freight rates experience sharp crash	09.12.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?	25.07.2022
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
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
GLOBAL TRADE Higher container volumes despite trade conflicts	01.10.2019

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