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In early August 2026, the Pacific drives container freight rates
6 Agosto 2026 - Spot container shipping rates, published by Drewry on 6 August 2026, show an average global increase of 1%, ending three weeks of decline thanks to record rises on the transpacific Shanghai-New York and Shanghai-Los Angeles routes.
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Betz International exits insolvency with Aventra
6 Agosto 2026 - The Tübingen court has sold historic German freight forwarder Betz International, which has been in insolvency proceedings since 2 April 2026, to Aventra for an undisclosed sum. Most of the roughly 140 jobs have been saved and service continuity has been secured for customers in the automotive, precision manufacturing and logistics sectors.
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Airfreight rate growth slows in July 2026
6 Agosto 2026 - Spot rates for air cargo rose 28% year on year in July, to $3.12 per kg, but the pace of growth slowed for the second consecutive month. According to Xeneta, the market faces a weaker second half of 2026, with few signs of a peak season.
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The shortlist tightens for Sncf freight business
6 Agosto 2026 - Cma Cgm has withdrawn from the race for a minority stake in Rail Logistics Europe, Sncf’s rail freight division. The remaining contenders are Daniel Křetínský’s Ep Group, Germany’s Rhenus and an as yet unidentified investment fund.
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GNV opens third ro-pax route to Algeria
6 Agosto 2026 - After entering the Algerian market in 2025, Grandi Navi Veloci is strengthening its presence in the Maghreb for summer 2026 with a new direct ro-pax service between Civitavecchia and Annaba, offering two weekly rotations.
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Strike in Dutch ports on 4 September 2026
6 Agosto 2026 - The Fnv Havens trade union has called an eight-hour strike on Friday 4 September in the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Vlissingen and Terneuzen against a €6.5bn cut to social security planned by the Dutch Government. The action involves about 6,000 members.
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Shanghai handled more than 200,000 TEU in a single day
6 Agosto 2026 - The Port of Shanghai handled 203,881 TEU in a single day, passing the 200,000 mark for the first time: an 8.86% jump that came three weeks after Typhoon Bavi and during an early peak in cargo front-loading to the United States.
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Fake licence and lorry’s AdBlue control unit tampered with in Trento
6 Agosto 2026 - The Trento-Monte Bondone local police stopped a Poland-registered articulated lorry near the customs interport. The driver, a Ukrainian national, was driving with a counterfeit licence and an altered engine control unit designed to bypass anti-pollution systems. The driver was reported to the authorities and the vehicle was placed under administrative seizure for three months.
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MSC sues CargoLoop over ship fire
6 Agosto 2026 - MSC has launched legal action in the United States against CargoLoop, seeking compensation for damage caused by a fire on board one of its containerships carrying used electric vehicles from California to Lithuania.
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Prologis is acquiring Segro for £14bn
5 Agosto 2026 - US logistics real estate operator Prologis has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Segro, the UK’s largest Reit. The deal will create the world’s largest logistics platform, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.
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Hormuz nears agreement but tension remains in the Red Sea
5 Agosto 2026 - Washington is aiming to announce a provisional agreement with Tehran and Muscat to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while on the Omani route a Greek bulk carrier has been hit by a projectile and, in the Red Sea, the Houthis have claimed their eighth attack on a Saudi tanker since 22 July.
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Drone attack and collision with DHL aircraft in Leipzig
5 Agosto 2026 - A drone carrying a suspected device was detected during the night of 5 August near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. A DHL aircraft that took off shortly afterwards struck an unidentified object and landed in Hannover with damage. Police are investigating possible sabotage.
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Secure parking by Enilive in Austria with its first Gold site
5 Agosto 2026 - Enilive Austria has opened the country’s first Gold-certified HGV parking area under the SSTPA standard in St. Marienkirchen bei Schärding, on the A8 Innkreis motorway. The 74-space facility is part of European Union project to upgrade five rest areas across Austria, Italy and Germany.
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Germany steps up roadside checks on trucks
5 Agosto 2026 - New tools for truck inspections in Germany. Mainz has introduced an unmarked van capable of reading tachographs and measuring the weight and dimensions of industrial vehicles while they are moving, while the first of 16 planned dynamic weighing stations across the country has entered service on the A4 motorway near Düren.
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Navigation on the Danube also hampered by drought
5 Agosto 2026 - The flow of the Danube has fallen to its lowest level since 1996 across Romania, Hungary and Serbia, halting commercial navigation and forcing the Cernavodă, Paks and Djerdap power plants to cut electricity production, with losses already quantified for Verbund and Edf.
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P3 acquires logistics site in Rivolta d’Adda
4 Agosto 2026 - P3, through the Fondo Giano managed by Savills Investment Management Sgr, has acquired 100,000 square metres in Rivolta d’Adda, in the province of Cremona, for a 61,000-square-metre logistics hub, with work due to start in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Brevi dal mondo
Autotrasporto UE in crescita - Il Montenegro adotta la eCmr - E-Tir tra Uzbekistan e Tagikistan - DP World cresce nella logistica ad Anversa - Dkv Mobility investe nei pedaggi
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Cronaca
A Parma 162 infrazioni nell’autotrasporto primi sette mesi 2026
Nei primi sette mesi del 2026, la Polizia Locale di Parma ha controllato 65 veicoli industriali lungo le principali arterie, contestando 162 infrazioni tra cronotachigrafo, velocità e riposi. Tra i casi più gravi, la manomissione dei sigilli di un sistema Kitas.
Normativa
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Aereo
Il cargo aereo sale di quota a luglio 2026
A luglio 2026 la domanda di trasporto aereo delle merci è cresciuta del 3,9% su base annua, spinta dagli aerei cargo mentre il traffico belly è calato del 7%. La rotta Asia-Nord America mostra il sesto mese consecutivo di espansione, a fronte di un prezzo del carburante in forte rialzo.
Ferrovia
Partono le locomotive Vectron Xload di Sbb Cargo International
La compagnia ferroviaria Sbb Cargo International ha messo in servizio le prime quattro locomotive Siemens Vectron Dachinl XLoad, parte dell'ordine di venti unità firmato nel 2024. Il pacchetto XLoad aumenterà il carico trainabile sul corridoio Reno-Alpi tra Paesi Bassi e Italia, riducendo il ricorso a macchine aggiuntive.
Persone
Morto il re della logistica Klaus-Michael Kühne
Il 24 agosto 2026 è morto a 89 anni Klaus-Michael Kühne, uno degli uomini più potenti della logistica europea. Senza figli, aveva destinato l'intero patrimonio imprenditoriale alla Kühne Foundation, che attraverso Kühne Holding controlla il 60,1% di Kühne+Nagel, il 30% di Hapag-Lloyd e oltre il 20% di Lufthansa.
