LOGISTICS

Increasing consolidation of global transport groups / Rhine water levels rise / Container freight rates decline

LOGISTICS

Summer heat goes to heads of Lufthansa pilots / Additional threat of British port row / Inland shippers complain of low water, political inaction

LOGISTICS

Possible strikes at German airports as recession looms / Ground crew walkout heaps pressure on air freight / Water levels on rivers continue to fall / Trend for container freight rates varied

LOGISTICS

Low water levels along Germany's rivers spreading / German minister of transport presents measures to improve navigability of Rhine