Ship congestion in China
Ship congestion in China The delta variant of the corona virus is again causing problems for China. After a Corona outbreak, two important ports are closed again, and the global exchange of goods is once again at a standstill. China is not the only country to experience major shipping congestion outside its ports. by Dirk […]
Supply bottlenecks for exporters
Supply bottlenecks for exporters The global economic recovery continues to boost German exports, but the race to catch up is being slowed down. The problem: export companies are experiencing supply bottlenecks. by Dirk Mewis Primarily due to strong demand from China, the U.S. and the EU, Germany’s exporters are benefiting for the twelfth month in […]
Record year for parcel shipments
Record year for parcel shipments Never before have Germans had so many parcels delivered as in the Corona period. The German Parcel and Express Logistics Association (BIEK) calculates that the volume of shipments rose by double digits for the first time. by Dirk Mewis The Corona pandemic gave the parcel industry a jump in shipment […]
Hope for a post-corona boom
Hope for a post-corona boom Vaccinations and easings fuel hopes that Germany will boom its way out of the crisis. Industry is registering record order books and researchers are raising their growth forecasts. Industry is registering record order books and researchers are raising their growth forecasts. The outlook for Germany’s economy is improving. The RWI […]
Better than before Corona
Better than before Corona More than 400 billion euros in sales in the first quarter: according to a study, the world’s largest car manufacturers are now generally doing better than before the Corona pandemic. Delivery problems, however, threaten the boom. From Dirk Mewis Globally, the auto industry’s business is thriving again, despite the shift to […]
Dispute over Corona insolvencies
Dispute over Corona insolvencies Because thousands of companies were struggling to survive during the pandemic, the grand coalition relaxed insolvency law. The regulations are complicated. Associations are now warning that insolvency law should not be restored to a more orderly state of affairs. From Dirk Mewis During the Corona crisis, many things changed – including […]