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Port of Hamburg: Cargo throughput figures for the first half of 2026 at a glance

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Hamburg looks back on a challenging first half of 2026. With a total throughput of 56.1 million tonnes, Germany’s largest seaport recorded a 3.1 per cent decline compared with the same period last year.

Redkik and Fortress partner to launch Bridge Cover, a flexible gap, excess and spike insurance for logistics operators

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Logistics

Collaboration combines Redkik's InsurTech platform with Fortress's specialty logistics insurance programs to close coverage gaps and give freight and final mile operators more adaptable, on-demand protection.

Magnus Technologies named to 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies for the fourth time

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Shipping Technology

Gas markets heat up as fundamentals join geopolitics - Rystad Energy’s Gas and LNG Market Update

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Energy

With the outage at the Norwegian Ormen Lange gas field extended into February 2027, upward pressure on prices is mounting and is likely to persist as Europe’s gas storage gap widens further.

Polar King names Blanton hub manager for Florida rental operations

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Logistics | People | Appointments

Blanton will oversee fleet maintenance at the company’s first operating hub outside Fort Wayne

Jungheinrich and Movu Robotics agree strategic partnership

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Logistics

• Jungheinrich and Movu Robotics combine proven shuttle system technology and integration expertise • Partnership for pallet shuttle warehouses that are planned faster, integrated more easily and operated more efficiently • Mutual preference: Jungheinrich as preferred integrator, Movu as preferred supplier • Customers benefit from WMS integration, standardised interfaces, joint solution designs and coordinated service offerings

Xeneta analyst insight - Middle East war impact spreads to long term market

Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst | August 13, 2026 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Liege Airport‘s EU CBEC 2026 brings ease and movement to e-commerce

AJOT Newsroom | August 13, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

The logistics behind the world’s fastest-growing air cargo commodity segment - e-commerce - is a complex web of processes, policies, and potential bottlenecks.

Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | Maritime

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels and the commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet said his forces were ready to "inspect and detain" foreign vessels from what he called hostile states.

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Stuart Todd | August 13, 2026

Low water Rhine: DHL highlights difficulties in switching to alternative transport modes

Record-low Rhine water levels are disrupting European freight flows as reduced barge capacity, rising surcharges, tight rail availability, and limited trucking options pressure shippers moving cargo through Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, and Germany’s inland corridors.

Russia attacks Ukrainian port on Danube, Zelenskiy urges US to send Patriots

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | Ports & Terminals

Russia struck Ukraine's largest grain export port on the Danube on Thursday, causing damage and starting a fire, authorities said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukraine needed more U.S. air defense missiles to get through winter.

Heatwave expected to remove 15% of France’s nuclear capacity on Friday

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

Europe's fifth heatwave this summer is expected to trim French nuclear power production by about 15% of the nuclear fleet's total capacity on Friday, with six reactors expected to be fully offline, data from operator EDF showed.

Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | International Trade

Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable.

Are global oil stocks big enough to weather another six months of US-Iran war?

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | Energy

As the U.S.-Iran war drags on with no end in sight, oil traders and policymakers are grappling with a critical question: are global oil stocks enough to offset what could become the biggest supply disruption on record?

Top US refiners see profits soar, step up investor rewards

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | Energy

Top U.S. fuel makers boosted returns to shareholders in the second quarter as prolonged disruptions to crude supplies through the Strait of Hormuz sent fuel prices and refining margins surging.

Canada unhappy with latest US offer to lower tariffs, CBC reports

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | International Trade

Canadian officials working to persuade Washington not to impose additional tariffs next week are unhappy with the latest U.S. offer to ease the measures, CBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two sources.

US July deficit tops $432 billion as outlays grow, tariff receipts stay negative

Reuters | August 13, 2026 | International Trade

The U.S. federal budget deficit for July jumped to $432 billion, a record for the month, as higher outlays and more negative tariff revenues also brought the 2026 fiscal-year-to date budget gap to $1.799 trillion, topping the full fiscal 2025 deficit with two months left in the fiscal year, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday.

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