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Verdi union has announced a 48-hour warning strike in several North Sea ports for the Wednesday night shift. This is due to a collective bargaining dispute where employers offered a 5.1 percent wage increase, which employees rejected.
Logistics & ShippingNature & Species ConservationGaming
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Shipping remains restricted despite rainfall. Gamescom addresses child protection without bans. The praying mantis population is increasing in Germany.
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The Middle Corridor is becoming an important trade route between Asia and Europe, with Azerbaijan serving as a central hub. The throughput at the port of Baku increased by 40 percent in 2025.
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Ukrainian attacks on Russian Black Sea ports, notably Novorossiysk, have significantly disrupted oil and grain shipments. This impacts Russia's exports and could lead to considerable financial consequences for exporters and the state.
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Entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne has died at the age of 89. He was instrumental in expanding Kühne+Nagel into a global logistics provider and held stakes in companies like Hapag-Lloyd and Lufthansa.
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South Korea is testing a commercial container route to Europe via the Arctic with the freighter "PanStar Acro". The journey is expected to take approximately 45 days and aims to assess economic feasibility and collect data.
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Due to El Niño and lower rainfall, the number of ships passing through the Panama Canal daily will be reduced from 36 to a maximum of 34 starting September 3, and to 32 from mid-September.
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The Chamber of Commerce East Brandenburg expressed disappointment over the renewed extension of border controls to Poland until March. These controls burden logistics with unpredictable travel times and additional costs, causing traffic jams that also affect commuters, tourists, and students.
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The Federal Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (BGL) reports no significant increase in truck traffic following the lifting of truck driving bans. While North Rhine-Westphalia saw a slight rise, Bavaria showed little change. A lack of additional drivers and available driving times are identified as limiting factors.
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Several German states are suspending the Sunday truck driving ban due to low water levels. This measure is criticized as insufficient, as road freight transport exacerbates the climate crisis and burdens infrastructure. Shifting to rail freight is considered a more effective approach.
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