Container shipping into Europe is defying weakening economic forecasts. Strong import demand and tight capacity suggest that the rate increases announced by carriers for 1 June will largely hold. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose 16 per…

The European Union and nine member states, including Germany, have committed more than two billion euros to the Lobito Corridor, a railway running nearly 1,800 kilometres from the Congolese mining hub of Kolwezi to the Angolan Atlantic port of…

European logistics companies offering door-to-door services to the United States could find themselves liable for accidents caused by carriers they hire. A US Supreme Court ruling has now made that risk impossible to ignore, allowing a negligence…

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…