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LOGISTICS Overcapacity to drive freight rates lower in 2027 / Surge in vessel orders, return to Suez Canal could strengthen EU shippers' bargaining position	23.10.2026
EUROPEAN TRADE EU plastics exports slip in 2025 / Trade surpluses decline	19.10.2026
LOGISTICS Cargo ships under attack in Strait of Hormuz / Container backlogs in Asia	16.10.2026
LOGISTICS Berlin blocks Cosco acquisition of Zippel / Congestion at major Chinese ports / Diesel prices soar	09.10.2026
LOGISTICS Oversimplified calculations and Dieselgate / Freight rates continue their ups and downs / Israeli policy halts shipping takeover	02.10.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone growth picks up sharply / German business climate keeps improving / UK growth slows as inflation pressures return	28.09.2026
LOGISTICS Low Rhine levels, Panama Canal bottleneck, and hopes of autumn rain	25.09.2026
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY Number of corporate insolvencies remains high / Auto suppliers particularly hard hit / 'Not an economic barometer'	23.09.2026
LOGISTICS Suez return collides with congestion / Saudi crude exports hit by pipeline disruption / China opens 134 km long Pinglu Canal	18.09.2026
LOGISTICS Military escalation in Strait of Hormuz again curbs freight traffic / Rhine water level falls back to critical levels	11.09.2026
LOGISTICS Traffic backs up at Panama Canal / Ships pay record sums for passage	04.09.2026
EDITORIAL European Commission commemorates EU-US trade deal – a win for Washington	31.08.2026
LOGISTICS Rhine shipping: Situation eases as water levels rise / Panama Canal's low water, typhoon season keep global markets on edge / Logistics entrpreneur Kühne dies	28.08.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone manufacturing hits four-and-half-year high as growth broadens in August / Germany strengthens, France weakens / UK activity rises overall, manufacturing retreats	27.08.2026
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

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