New EU customs rules for low-value imports reshaping traffic flows
Cross-border e-commerce air cargo is under pressure after EU customs changes, with China-Europe parcel volumes declining while logistics providers reassess capacity, bonded warehousing, regional distribution, and peak-season planning.
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.
Europe’s freight transport networks under strain from drought, extreme heat
Europe’s summer heatwave is putting supply chains under pressure, with falling Rhine water levels, wildfire-related rail and road closures, and limited modal alternatives creating new risks for shippers across the continent.
Bab el-Mandeb: a second ‘chokepoint’ for global trade?
Escalating U.S.-Iran conflict is raising fresh fears that Houthi forces could threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, disrupting Suez Canal shipping, oil flows, and global supply chains already strained by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Relief as Trump backs down on Hormuz toll, but fear of escalation in Gulf conflict re-ignited
Strait of Hormuz uncertainty is again threatening ocean and air freight as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities, tanker risks, airspace warnings, and Gulf port diversification plans raise fresh concerns for global supply chains.
Key European shipping corridor hit by river and rail freight ‘double whammy’
Sharply falling water levels on the Rhine in Germany have raised fears of a significant shortage in barge capacity on one of Europe's key shipping corridors, which could trigger serious disruption to supply chains.
FedEx SC purchase, strategic partnership, take CMA CGM to a new level in US
CMA CGM’s $1.4 billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain will sharply expand its U.S. warehousing footprint, deepen its FedEx partnership, and accelerate its strategy to build more resilient, integrated ocean, air, and logistics networks.
Even if peace deal holds, freight and logistics industry set for permanent change in the Gulf
CMA CGM’s $400M Sohar logistics investment underscores a lasting Gulf supply chain shift as carriers bypass the Strait of Hormuz and expand resilient trade routes through Oman and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports.
Logistics players adapting to Europe automotive industry’s shift in dynamics
According to the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), the finished vehicles industry stands at a pivotal moment within a rapidly evolving global automotive landscape.
Hormuz: IMO evacuation plan put on hold following ship attack until further notice
The IMO has paused its Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan for more than 11,000 stranded seafarers after an Evergreen-operated cargo ship was attacked, renewing concerns over crew safety, shipping security, and Iran’s control of the vital trade route.
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