Tag: Merchant shipping
Finance Minister approves almost 2.5 billion euros for LNG terminals
Christian Lindner The finance minister approved money. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government is taking concrete steps to break the dependency on Russian gas imports. Federal Minister of Finance Christian…
Lidl wants to curb delivery bottlenecks with its own container ships
Dusseldorf The discounter Lidl is reacting to the delivery bottlenecks from the Far East and is expected to put four container ships into service from early summer. This is reported…
Entrepreneur increases stake in Lufthansa
Klaus Michael Kuehne The logistics company has doubled its stake in Lufthansa and now holds around ten percent of the shares. (Photo: picture alliance / Christian Cha) Frankfurt Klaus-Michael Kühne…
Entrepreneur increases stake in Lufthansa
Klaus Michael Kuehne The logistics company has doubled its stake in Lufthansa and now holds around ten percent of the shares. (Photo: picture alliance / Christian Cha) Frankfurt Klaus-Michael Kühne…
Corona, war and strikes – global supply chains are in danger
Yantian container terminal in China A closure of the port already disrupted global supply chains in May last year. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Frankfurt It was finally good news again. The…
Floating LNG terminals could provide air
However, the two planned systems in Brunsbüttel and Stade should not go into operation until 2026 at the earliest, only the one in Wilhelmshaven could already be available in winter…
Hapag-Lloyd News: Shipping company increases net profit ninefold
Hapag-Lloyd freighter in the port of Hamburg Despite the sharp rise in fuel prices, higher charter rates for ships and additional mooring costs in ports, CEO Rolf Habben Jansen expects…
What could appeal to the logistics entrepreneur at Lufthansa
Klaus Michael Kuehne The successful logistics entrepreneur and sponsor of HSV and other institutions has acquired a five percent stake in Lufthansa. (Photo: picture alliance / Axel Heimken/) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf…
What could appeal to the logistics entrepreneur at Lufthansa
Klaus Michael Kuehne The successful logistics entrepreneur and sponsor of HSV and other institutions has acquired a five percent stake in Lufthansa. (Photo: picture alliance / Axel Heimken/) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf…
Entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne joins
Klaus Michael Kuehne The entrepreneur has taken over four percent of Lufthansa. (Photo: picture alliance / Axel Heimken/) Frankfurt Lufthansa surprisingly gets a new major shareholder. Logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne…
Delivery routes to Russia collapse
Container ship in the port of St. Petersburg Sea freight is reaching Russian ports less and less frequently. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Delivery traffic to Russia plummeted just a…
Logistics industry warns of possible supply bottlenecks in Germany
Berlin In politics as well as in the economy there is growing concern that there will be further supply bottlenecks. The reason is the economic sanctions against Russia, which are…
Shipping companies stop many lines to Russia
Container handling in the port of Hamburg The port on the Elbe is threatened with a loss of handling due to the war in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The joy…
Liquefied natural gas LNG could also become scarce
Dusseldorf Europe wants to become more independent from Russia when it comes to energy supply. Above all, more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the USA, Qatar, Australia and other countries…
Climate protectors are critical of Habeck’s LNG plans
DUH Managing Director Sascha Müller-Kraenner told the Handelsblatt: “In our opinion, Climate Protection Minister Habeck must deal even more intensively with the question of whether there are alternatives.” The question…
Amazon enters the forwarding business with discount prices
Dusseldorf Amazon disputes the business of German freight forwarders and surprisingly launches an aggressively priced freight service from overseas. Upon request, the German subsidiary of Amazon confirmed the relevant information…
Amazon bets against recovery in supply shortages
Containers of the shipping company Maersk Dusseldorf The new business model, with which Amazon attracts additional dealers to the group’s own marketplace, is like a bet: The US group is…
Amazon enters the forwarding business with discount prices
Amazon goods distribution center in Brandenburg The US online mail order company is now getting into the procurement of goods for its marketplace partners. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Amazon disputes the…
Greek shipowners are the beneficiaries of the gas crisis
Greek liquid gas tanker at the LNG terminal Greek shipowners opted for LNG transport early on. It’s now paying off. (Photo: Bloomberg) Athens The gas crisis is forcing Europe to…
How liquid gas terminals want to go green
Berlin In view of the ongoing gas supply crisis, the construction of LNG terminals in Germany is becoming the focus of the debate. The developers of such terminals, which can…