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…

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…

Capacity crunch

Rising diesel costs take trucks off the road in Germany

Diesel prices driven by the Middle East conflict are eroding road freight capacity in Germany, haulage executives told DVZ International. Large numbers of operators are parking vehicles because they can no longer absorb the additional fuel costs in…

Discussion on Net Zero Framework

IMO shipping talks set for political showdown

Negotiations over a global emissions pricing regime for shipping are expected to turn political from Monday, when the IMO's environment committee shifts from technical discussions to whether its climate framework has a future. The committee has been…

Strategy

Dachser targets clients unsettled by DSV's takeover of Schenker

German logistics group Dachser is positioning itself to pick up customers after DSV's takeover of Schenker. Chief executive Burkhard Eling told DVZ International that the merger is already bringing inquiries as the family-owned group invests in its…

Energy crisis

Brussels eyes US jet fuel while playing down supply risk

The European Commission is examining whether jet fuel produced to American specifications could supplement European supplies, a move that underlines the distance between Brussels' public reassurances and its contingency planning. Apostolos…

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,…