EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Indicators tumble to suggest German stumble / Eurozone PMIs also decline / Ifo raises German growth outlook

LOGISTICS

Is nuclear propulsion for container ships the way forward? / Freight rates continue to soar

HYDROGEN

Air Products to fuel TotalEnergies' refinery decarbonisation / Two companies sign reciprocal supply pact

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

“Plastics recycling as a whole is under scrutiny”: Words of warning at bvse's international Waste Plastics Day

LOGISTICS

Mindless shopping frenzy at Temu & co.: How the West's “It's wiser to be a miser” mentality is causing global container freight rates to skyrocket

LOGISTICS

In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates

SPAIN

Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation

RECYCLING EUROPE

“EU member states must open the door to chemical recycling” / Position paper details 11-point requirement to unlock potential in recycling technologies

LOGISTICS

Carriers slowly find their way back to Ukraine / Deutsche Bahn's logistics division estimated at EUR 15 bn / Freight rates continue to rise

RECYCLING UK

Marks & Spencer joins Polytag's Ecotrace Programme / SUP packaging to be tracked using invisible UV tags

GLOBAL ECONOMY

Growth ‘considerably better' than predicted / Slight rise anticipated in 2025 / Weakness in Europe, emerging markets going strong

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Mood among German firms unchanged / Plastics companies more pessimistic / Eurozone recovers for third month running

LOGISTICS

Containers become scarce in world trade / Freight rates rise as a result

LOGISTICS

US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports / Shortage of freight space causes prices to rise

LOGISTICS

Four terrorist attacks repelled, 27 merchant ships escorted by German warship / Maersk warns of freight-capacity shrinkage on Far East-Europe route

LOGISTICS

Maersk raises full-year profit guidance / Container throughput at Northern European ports up 10%

ENERGY

European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources

GERMAN ECONOMY

Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves

LOGISTICS

Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict

LOGISTICS

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes MSC Aeris / Hapag-Lloyd aims for emission-free transport by 2045 / Freight rates decline