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European carriers and port operators are bracing for a renewed wave of trade disruption after President Donald Trump raised his universal tariff rate to 15 per cent over the weekend, just days after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous levies as unconstitutional. The move has blindsided Brussels. The European Commission issued a terse statement on Sunday insisting that "a deal is a deal," demanding Washington honour the terms of a transatlantic trade pact negotiated

Air France-KLM reported record operating profit of over €2 billion for 2025 on February 19, sending shares up nearly seven percent as the Franco-Dutch airline group's premium travel strategy delivered historic results despite ongoing cost challenges. The milestone represents a €400 million improvement from 2024 and comfortably exceeded analyst forecasts. Chief Executive Ben Smith said the group's airlines carried over 102.8 million passengers last year while generating revenu

Renault Group presented its full-year 2025 financial results on February 19, with shares dropping nearly six percent as the French automaker warned of continued margin pressure from Chinese brands and European rivals in its core markets. The company delivered revenue of €57.9 billion, up three percent year-on-year, and achieved a 6.3 percent operating margin with €3.6 billion operating profit. However, the margin declined from a record 7.6 percent the previous year, and Renau

Lufthansa Group and Air India have moved to capitalise on the recently concluded EU-India Free Trade Agreement with a memorandum of understanding that lays the groundwork for a comprehensive joint business arrangement covering routes, scheduling, sales, and loyalty programmes between Europe and the Indian subcontinent. The deal, signed by Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr and Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, represents the most significant deepening of the partnersh

Europe's railway operators and supply chain manufacturers have signed a landmark joint declaration committing to a coordinated overhaul of the continent's rail network, in what amounts to the sector's most ambitious collective pitch for public investment in years. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE) formalised the agreement in Brussels earlier this month, setting out shared priorities s

Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest automaker, is quietly reintroducing diesel engines across at least seven European car and van models, a strategic about-turn that underscores just how badly the industry's electrification timetable has collided with commercial reality. The reversal, which began in late 2025 under new chief executive Antonio Filosa, spans models from the Peugeot 308 and DS No. 4 hatchback to a swathe of commercial vehicles including the Opel Combo, Citroë

The Gemini Cooperation, the shipping alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, has announced a phased return to the Red Sea and Suez Canal beginning in mid-February, marking the most significant step yet toward restoring normal operations on the world's busiest trade artery after more than two years of disruption. The move follows a six-month period without confirmed Houthi attacks on commercial vessels and comes after French carrier CMA CGM led the way with tentative transits

A German consortium has secured €350 million in public funding to build what will be the country's largest industrial-scale plant for electro-sustainable aviation fuel, in a move that underscores the EU's accelerating push to decarbonise its skies ahead of binding blending mandates at the end of the decade. Concrete Chemicals, a joint venture between renewable energy firm ENERTRAG and synthetic fuel producer Zaffra, will construct a power-to-liquid facility in Schwedt, Brande

The Chinese-financed high-speed railway linking Budapest and Belgrade is entering its final weeks of commissioning, with freight services due to begin on February 27 and passenger trains expected to follow by mid-March. The opening will mark the completion of Beijing's flagship Belt and Road infrastructure project inside the European Union — and the most visible test yet of Europe's willingness to depend on Chinese-built transport corridors. The 350-kilometre line, largely fi

The European Commission has granted Volkswagen AG the first exemption from punitive duties on a China-manufactured electric vehicle, a landmark concession that could open the door for Chinese automakers to pursue similar deals with Brussels. The Commission confirmed on Tuesday that it had accepted a price undertaking from Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Co., allowing the Cupra Tavascan compact SUV to bypass the 20.7 per cent countervailing duty imposed on battery-electric vehic

The European Commission's proposed ban on shipping services marks the bloc's sharpest escalation yet against Moscow's oil revenues — and a decisive break from the G7 price cap that was meant to keep Russian barrels flowing at a discount. The 20th sanctions package, unveiled on 6 February as the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, would prohibit European firms from providing insurance, shipping, financing, port access and any other maritime service linked to Russian c

Europe's dominant planemaker must prove it can convert a record backlog into aircraft — and the supply chain is watching closely Airbus SE is poised to unveil its 2026 delivery guidance this month, with analysts expecting the European manufacturer to target approximately 900 commercial aircraft — a figure that would represent a significant step-up from the 793 jets it managed to hand over in 2025, a year dogged by software faults, fuselage panel defects and persistent engine