New legal framework

China widens legal leverage over supply chains, raising risks for EU trade

China’s State Council on 31 March issued the State Council Provisions on Industrial and Supply Chain Security, an 18‑article framework that treats industry and supply networks as matters of security and stability. The provisions cite laws including…

Stock markets respond

Europe’s logistics groups brace for Amazon expansion

Amazon is entering the third‑party logistics market with Amazon Supply Chain Services, offering end‑to‑end services from freight and warehousing to fulfilment and the last mile. The move triggered a broad sell‑off in logistics stocks, wiping about 35…

Energy crises tightens

EU widens state-aid scope for transport fuel costs

The EU has temporarily relaxed its state-aid rules to allow member states to support transport companies after energy prices rose sharply since the start of the war in the Middle East. The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a temporary…

Air and Sea freight

Record container volumes rise as rates fall and air prices jump

Global container throughput hit a first‑quarter 2026 record, averaging 144.2 points, up from 140.8 in the previous quarter, while February volumes rose 11.7 per cent year on year and 6.4 per cent month on month. North European ports on the Hamburg–Le…

Roadworks drag performance

Hupac pushes hub strategy as punctuality slumps

The Swiss intermodal operator stated that 44 per cent of its trains ran on time in 2025, underlining how extensive engineering work is undermining combined transport. A service counts as late when it arrives more than an hour behind schedule. Even…

Quaterly figures

Maersk lifts volumes but ocean slump cuts profit

Higher volumes helped Maersk gain market share across all divisions in Q1, but an ocean-rate slide driven by overcapacity cut revenue and hit earnings. Ocean revenue fell to about 8.17 billion US dollars, around 730 million US dollars below a year…

On the Move

KLG Europe chief executive and finance chief to depart

The Dutch logistics provider owned by China’s Sinotrans, is set to lose both its chief executive and chief financial officer, the parent company has said. Erik Loijen will step down as chief executive at the end of April. Patrick Rutten, the group’s…

Intellegence Service alarmed by take-over

Parliament presses Berlin over Cosco-Zippel review

Hamburg freight forwarder Konrad Zippel is not listed as a critical-infrastructure operator under Germany’s BSI Act, the federal government told MPs after a Greens inquiry. Berlin says it cannot yet judge whether Zippel must register under the…

Year in Review

Transport ministries “infrastructure comeback” draws mixed response in industry

Germany’s transport minister Patrick Schnieder has used a one‑year review to claim a “comeback of infrastructure”, pointing to rail corridor renewals, quicker road works and draft legislation to speed planning and cut red tape. Rail has dominated his…

Quarterly results

Lufthansa Cargo starts 2026 with sharp earnings gain

Stronger demand, led by Asia-Pacific, helped Lufthansa Cargo lift earnings in the first quarter of 2026 as capacity and volumes both expanded by seven per cent. Available cargo capacity rose seven per cent and sold freight tonne-kilometres increased…

Road transport

Vlantana shifts hiring and fuel strategy as growth tightens

Driver shortages are now Vlantana’s biggest growth constraint. The Lithuanian haulier says it relied heavily on Ukrainian drivers before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the pipeline collapsed overnight. Out of roughly 2,200 drivers at the time,…

2025 Annual Report

Emirates SkyCargo grows tonnage as yields weaken

Lower yields shaped Emirates SkyCargo’s 2025/26 year even as volumes rose. Cargo revenue edged up 0.7 per cent to 4.4 billion US dollars, but yields fell three per cent amid industry capacity growth and tariff-related demand headwinds, the airline…

Reaction to war in the Middle East

DP World offers war-risk cover for Middle East cargo

Port and logistics group DP World has moved into insurance, launching war-risk cover for cargo shipped to, from or through the Middle East. The company said disruption on major routes has exposed gaps in standard war-risk policies, which it described…

Takeover

Aramex appoints Diallo as chief executive

Saudi transport and logistics provider Aramex has appointed Amadou Diallo as group chief executive, effective May 1 2026, replacing Nicolas Sibuet, who has left the company. Diallo joins from DHL Group, where he most recently served as regional chief…

Cross-border Ecommerce

Temu and Shein take growing toll on German retail

German retail is losing an estimated 2.5 billion euros a year to Temu and Shein, according to an analysis by IW Consult commissioned by the German Retail Federation HDE. The damage doubles to 5 billion euros when knock-on effects — rents, energy,…