24. April 2026

Rising diesel costs take trucks off the road in Germany

Diesel prices driven by the Middle East war 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 the…

24. April 2026

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…

24. April 2026

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…

24. April 2026

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…

24. April 2026

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,…

24. April 2026

German sea exports fall as trade imbalance widens

The growing asymmetry in Germany's sea freight trade is starting to compress margins. Export volumes from northern ports fell nearly 8 per cent in the first quarter, with US-bound cargo down 20 per cent on tariffs, according to a survey by the Bremen…

23. April 2026

DHL says Europe’s jet fuel outlook is clear only to June

DHL Group has assurances from fuel suppliers that all jet fuel ordered for Europe will be delivered in May and June, chief executive Tobias Meyer said in Brussels. Beyond that, he said, the outlook is hard to predict. Problems appear more acute in…

23. April 2026

APM Terminals to take control of Bremerhaven container terminal

Majority control of the North Sea Terminal in Bremerhaven is set to pass to APM Terminals, Maersk's port arm. The company and its joint-venture partner Eurogate currently hold equal stakes in the terminal and its management company. The planned…

23. April 2026

Cityline shutdown grounds Lufthansa Cargo's short-haul freighters

Lufthansa Cargo has suspended its European short-haul freighter operation after Lufthansa Cityline ceased operations on 18 April. Cityline had been operating four Airbus A321F freighters on a wet-lease basis for the cargo division. Three of the…

23. April 2026

Hapag-Lloyd runs most conservative orderbook among top carriers

German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has the most restrained fleet strategy of any major container line. Its orderbook of 59 ships with a combined capacity of roughly 491,000 TEU amounts to 20.5 per cent of its operating fleet — well below the top-ten…

23. April 2026

Marc Schmitt exits Loxxess after 14 months in AI post

German contract logistics provider Loxxess has parted ways with Marc Schmitt, its head of Smart Solutions, after 14 months. Schmitt left in April, according to his LinkedIn profile. Neither side disclosed the reasons for the split and Loxxess did not…

23. April 2026

DSV swaps road freight chief in Germany barely a year in

Less than a year after appointing Ralf Többe to merge Schenker's German road freight operations into its own, DSV has handed the job to someone else. Többe is leaving the company. His next move is not known. His replacement, Henrik Fritz Poulsen,…

23. April 2026

Rail freight operator Lineas reverts to Belgian state ownership

Belgium's state holding company SFPIM is retaking full control of Lineas, the country's dominant rail freight operator, a decade after the business was privatised. The European Commission cleared the deal on 14 April, approving the buyout of French…

23. April 2026

Iran seizes two container ships after Hormuz transit attempt

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them, escalating tensions in the waterway after US forces had previously impounded an Iranian vessel and boarded a tanker linked to…

23. April 2026

NX Group buys its way into the global top five

Three acquisitions in three years have turned Japan's NX Group from a domestically focused logistics operator into a global top-five player. The former Nippon Express said it had agreed to buy Canada's Metro Supply Chain Group for 1.8 billion…

17. April 2026

What Hungary’s new government means for Europe’s supply chains

Péter Magyar’s arrival as Hungary’s new leader is raising expectations in Brussels of smoother relations and a more predictable environment for Europe’s transport and logistics sector. The country is deeply embedded in German supply chains,…

17. April 2026

According to the IEA, Europe has only six weeks’ worth of kerosene left

Europe could run out of jet fuel within six weeks if shipments from the Persian Gulf do not resume, according to IEA chief Fatih Birol. He told AP the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had triggered “the biggest energy crisis we have ever faced” and…

17. April 2026

Beijing’s e‑commerce strategy tightens grip on Europe’s logistics market

Chinas new cross‑border e‑commerce plan marks a step‑change with direct consequences for Europe. Beijing is accelerating the expansion of its several thousand overseas warehouses — many already in Europe — backed by easier customs, tax and…

17. April 2026

EU plans emergency easing of state‑aid rules amid energy shock

The European Commission plans to ease state‑aid rules this month, signalling a stronger response to the energy‑price shock triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said capitals will be consulted in the…

16. April 2026

Haropa sets sights on top‑five EU port status by 2035

Haropa, the port alliance of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, plans to rise from ninth to a top‑five position in Europe by 2035, having handled 3.2 million TEU last year — already France’s largest container hub. Planning director Cédric Virciglio said…