Asia‑Pacific warehouse rents: Beijing down 20.9%, Brisbane up 10.4%
Knight Frank puts Asia-Pacific logistics rents up 1.2% in the first half of 2026; Beijing rents fell 20.9% year on year while Brisbane's rose 10.4%.
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SustainabilityFleet Electrification & Alternative FuelsEurope
Dachser calls grid access the main pain point for its e‑truck rollout
Dachser's Stefan Hohm calls grid access the main pain point and, separately, financing the main hurdle for transport partners.
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Truckload rejections near 14% as for‑hire tractors drop about 51,000
SONAR's truckload rejection index held near 14% as for-hire tractor counts fell about 51,000 in August, FreightWaves reports; DAT's van ratio hit 13.7.
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XPO beats productivity target with nearly 2.5‑point gain, cites AI
XPO said workforce planning technology improved productivity nearly 2.5 points year over year in Q2 2026, above a 1.5% target; its CEO separately credited new AI capabilities for labor productivity.
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StrategyNorth America, Latin America
U.S. imports from Mexico hit $60.64B in August; USMCA entry decides 10% duty
U.S. imports from Mexico reached $60.64 billion in August, while the size of the tariff edge over China sourcing depends on USMCA entry claims and a duty now in court.
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Diesel falls to $6.199: surcharges set to ease, EIA sees $6+ October
U.S. on-highway diesel fell 18.3 cents to $6.199 a gallon in the week of Oct. 5, per the EIA, and index-linked fuel surcharges are set to reset lower.
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Freight Scope 3: revised EU ESRS take effect 10 November, apply from 2027
Revised EU ESRS take effect 10 November 2026, applying from 2027; from 2 December 2030, service-level emissions disclosed for EU transport must use ISO 14083.
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Hormuz attacks hit wartime weekly high, sources say; Maersk keeps USD 1,000 fee
Security sources told Reuters Hormuz tanker attacks hit a wartime weekly high; Maersk still charges the USD 1,000 per container strait fee set in July.
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EU €2‑per‑item e‑commerce handling fee expected from 1 November
The EU's €2-per-item handling fee on distance-sale imports is expected to apply from 1 November 2026, and the customs declarant owes it.
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The week's stow
How the desk worksThree briefings a day, stowed by edition: markets at 10:00, strategy at 16:00, technology or sustainability at 22:00 GMT. Color marks the desk.
The desk rotates through six regions, from the Americas to Asia-Pacific, so the week covers the whole map. Each briefing is built from sources opened that day and checked against them a second time before it is filed.
By topic
Market Intelligence
Rates, capacity and rule changes, reported from current data.
Supply Chain Strategy
Sourcing, inventory and resilience decisions, backed by published evidence.
Logistics Technology
What automation and software deliver in practice, not in the brochure.
Sustainable Logistics
Fleet transition and emissions reporting, measured against the actual rules.