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Factbox – Why Low Water Levels on the Rhine River Hurt Germany’s Economy
Date: August 15, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Water levels on the Rhine river are very low because of unusually hot and dry weather, preventing many vessels from navigating the critical European shipping route fully loaded. Here are some facts about why shipping on the Rhine river is important for the economy: WHY IS RHINE RIVER SHIPPING IMPORTANT? Flowing from...
Heathrow Airport Expects 16 Million Passengers in July-Sept
Date: August 11, 2022
(Reuters) -London’s Heathrow said on Thursday more than 6 million people travelled through Britain’s busiest airport in July and expects about 16 million passengers between July and September as travel rebounds. Heathrow said there had been fewer last-minute flight cancellations and smoother operations after it capped the number of departures last month to cope with...
Hapag-Lloyd More Than Trebles H1 Net Profit, Sees Economic Uncertainty
Date: August 11, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a net profit of 8.7 billion euros ($8.94 billion) for the first half of 2022, more than three times as much as a year earlier, but said war in Ukraine and the coronavirus crisis somewhat clouded its prospects. The company, the world’s fifth-biggest container line, upheld...
U.S. Works With Firms in Supply Chains to Ease Port Congestion
Date: August 10, 2022
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wednesday a supply chain pilot data-sharing project aimed at easing bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports has begun exchanging data and doubled in size. USDOT announced the planned project in March with truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and ports “to develop a digital tool...
Rhine Water Falls Again in Germany, River Shipping Costs Rise
Date: August 10, 2022
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in hot and dry weather and shipping costs are rising as vessels cut loads to continue sailing, commodity traders said on Wednesday. Shallow water after the summer heat-wave has hampered shipping on the entire river in Germany since July, along with...
Boeing Deliveries Slip to Five-Month Low in July
Date: August 9, 2022
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) – Boeing jetliner deliveries fell to a five-month low of 26 airplanes in July, highlighting pressure on global supply chains as it prepares to resume deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner. The U.S. planemaker said monthly deliveries included 23 737 MAX jets and three wide-body freighters, bringing MAX deliveries so far this...