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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
EU POLICY Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal	21.05.2026
LOGISTICS Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse	14.05.2026
MASTERBATCHES Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive	11.05.2026
EU-US TRADE Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus	11.05.2026
LOGISTICS US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz	08.05.2026
LOGISTICS Stalemate on ceasefire continues at Strait of Hormuz / Is maritime trade getting used to the blockade as the ‘new normal'?	01.05.2026
UK ECONOMY Annual inflation rises to 3.3% / Higher fuel costs drive up costs	24.04.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY War sours moods / German business morale worst since 2020 / Processors voice less optimism / Eurozone PMIs tumble	24.04.2026
LOGISTICS European ports brace for tougher 2026 due to geopolitical disruptions, rerouted trade	24.04.2026

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