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EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation ticks up to 2.9% / Energy main driver, but effect modest / Higher impact seen in August	24.08.2026
LOGISTICS Rhine relief remains elusive / Port strikes add to peak-season chaos / BASF invests EUR 100 mn in rail transport	21.08.2026
LOGISTICS The Rhine shrinks from a river to a trickle / Port congestion remains a risk	14.08.2026
LOGISTICS Rhine water levels fall to record low / Europe's plastics supply chain comes under pressure	07.08.2026
LOGISTICS Rhine turns bottleneck / Middle East fuse still burning	31.07.2026
GERMAN ECONOMY Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo	28.07.2026
LOGISTICS Multiple disruptions hit European transport: rail works, Red Sea attacks, US storm threats	24.07.2026
LOGISTICS River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer	17.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
LOGISTICS Stop-start at Strait of Hormuz / Shipping lines return to the Red Sea and Suez Canal	10.07.2026
POLYETHYLENE EU-US trade agreement could bring confusion to European PE market / Recyclers fear for their existence / Special depreciation allowances on converters' stocks	08.07.2026
LOGISTICS CMA CGM set to acquire FedEx Supply Chain for EUR 1.2 bn / Iran, Oman discuss deal to introduce 'voluntary' payments for ships crossing Strait of Hormuz / Deutsche Bahn closes railway line till December	03.07.2026
EU-US TRADE EU member states sign off on trade deal / Sunset clause set for 2029	29.06.2026
LOGISTICS Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still a gamble despite US-Iran MoU	26.06.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops	25.06.2026
UK PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government	24.06.2026
LOGISTICS US, Iran sign ceasefire deal / Strait of Hormuz opens for 60 days / Shipping companies remain cautiously optimistic	18.06.2026
EU-US TRADE European Parliament approves trade deal with US / Zero tariffs to be levied on US imports	17.06.2026
LOGISTICS Freight rates skyrocket on Trump's threat of new import tariffs / Rush for available transport capacity begins	12.06.2026
EU-US TRADE Deal under pressure as new US tariffs cast doubt on ratification / Brussels had been set to approve deal on 16 June	08.06.2026
LOGISTICS Even with war in Iran and Strait of Hormuz blockade, container shipping is more punctual than ever	05.06.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY War spurs price surges / Eurozone inflation highest since 2023 / Is it stockpiling or 'hoarding'?	03.06.2026
LOGISTICS Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure	29.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops	26.05.2026
LOGISTICS Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise	22.05.2026

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