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  • Already stretched barge services now threatened by falling river levels

    Already stretched barge services now threatened by falling river levels

    Rhine barge. Photo: © VanderWolfImages Dreamstime.com. 26/05/2026 Hobbled by an influx of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) arriving at ports, Europe’s inland waterways are now contending with increasing temperatures provoking decreasing water levels, extending delays for those wishing to use barges. The current level on the Rhine’s Kaub gauge is 110cm, with forecasts for water levels…

  • OceanX: Saudi Arabia PIFing along; politicisation; CMA CGM vs Zim vs others 

    OceanX: Saudi Arabia PIFing along; politicisation; CMA CGM vs Zim vs others 

    OceanX: Gulf War III; ‘Pay or delay’; Mærsk vs CMA; K+N vs DHL Celebrations first! It was International Women’s Day yesterday, 8 March: big thanks to all the amazing … OceanX radar Mar 9, 2026• 0 Comments• Share  

  • New EU-Mexico trade deal will open new markets, says ESC

    New EU-Mexico trade deal will open new markets, says ESC

    26/05/2026 European shippers and forwarders have welcomed the new free-trade agreement between the EU and Mexico, which was inked at a summit in Mexico City at the end of last week. It builds on the trade accord signed in 2000 and provides duty-free access for almost all goods. Closer economic economic ties between the bloc…