Growing machinery orders at #Caterpillar and #Manitowoc signal cargo opportunities as power and infrastructure investment expands. #Komatsu and #VolvoCE report growth, while local production could reshape ocean routes and inland movements for #breakbulk operators serving projects.

#WalleniusWilhelmsen lifts quarterly earnings as fuel cost recovery offsets lower cargo volumes. New contracts and vessel orders strengthen its position in #RoRo and #breakbulk, while #logistics results reveal uneven regional demand across global supply chains.

The #Geopolitical Risk Barometer hits 8.3 as #Hormuz records 23 attacks since Oct 1 and Saudi forces strike #Houthi targets. Port fees on Chinese vessels resume Nov 10. Four of five #maritime chokepoints remain disrupted for #breakbulk and #projectcargo operators. #logistics

Bertling completes a 178-piece #Breakbulk shipment from #China to #Brazil, moving equipment weighing up to 222 tonnes despite vessel delays, customs clearance pressure and maritime permit challenges affecting loading operations at #Huangdao Port.

The #Breakbulk News Geopolitics and Global Risk Barometer hit 8.1 out of 10 as four of five #maritime chokepoints face disruption, #Hormuz attacks reach 12 per week, and #sanctions expand to cover 90% of Russian oil output. #projectcargo #shipping #geopolitics

#AntwerpBruges records 200.9 million tonnes as #ContainerShipping rebounds, but #Breakbulk and liquid bulk weaken. CEO #RobSmeets highlights industrial pressures while #RoRo growth and shifting #MiddleEast trade routes reshape Europe's maritime cargo flows in 2026.

Swedish steel producer Stegra has selected three port and logistics partners in Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom to handle steel shipments from its Boden facility to customers across Europe. The company announced that it will work with Haeger & Schmidt Logistics in Duisburg, Germany, PSA Breakbulk in Antwerp, Belgium, and TST – Thor Shipping … The post Stegra selects three new logistics partners in Europe first appeared on EUROMETAL.

#Rotterdam throughput reached 323.2 million tonnes as stronger #oil and #coal shipments offset declining #breakbulk volumes. A 20% drop in #container transhipment highlights mounting terminal constraints and changing European cargo flows in 2026.

Europe's #StrategicAutonomy drive could reshape #Breakbulk logistics as new #EU regulations target ports, shipping, investment and critical raw materials. At #BreakbulkSummit2026 in #Antwerp, mounting implementation challenges emerged as a central industry concern.

The #SustainableTradeIndex2026 exposes growing risks for #GlobalTrade as environmental rules reshape market access. From #Shipping and #Breakbulk to #SupplyChains, new findings reveal why trade agreements alone cannot secure long-term competitiveness across increasingly fragmented international markets.

SOHAR names #RaidAlRubaiey CEO as 52% cargo growth raises the stakes for its next expansion phase, with rising #IndiaGCC trade, new investment and growing #breakbulk and #container volumes reshaping the #SOHARPort logistics hub.

#PortOfBilbao has hosted a South Korean #OffshoreWind delegation, highlighting its heavy cargo infrastructure, Basque wind manufacturing base and growing links with Korea as offshore energy development drives demand for specialised #ProjectCargo and #Breakbulk logistics.

A narrow $30 billion #tariff truce between the #US and #China spares heavy industrial cargo, leaving #breakbulk and #projectcargo operators to navigate continued uncertainty and a looming November expiration deadline. #maritime #logistics

#APMollerCapital is acquiring a majority stake in #Euroports, gaining control of a 50 plus terminal network handling over 70 million tonnes annually as the investor expands its exposure to European #Breakbulk and #PortInfrastructure.

A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal operators to its growing portfolio of transportation and logistics...

A 24 hour #strike by #USB dockworkers has disrupted #Genoa, #Livorno and #GioiaTauro, as unions demand earlier pensions for arduous port work and fight a hiring reform they say raises safety risks. #breakbulk #ports

A.P. Moller Capital has struck a deal to take control of Euroports, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal platforms to its growing transport infrastructure portfolio. The Copenhagen-based infrastructure investor has agreed to acquire a 53.35% stake in Thaumas, the holding compa…

The growing global demand for clean energy and more energy (think data centers) is driving the growth of heavy lift, special project and breakbulk car...