Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 16th Aug, 2025. Containers from shipping giants ONE and Maersk sit stacked at Berlin's Westhafen port on Saturday, August 16, 2025, a reminder of Germany's role as a logistics hub at a time of deepening transatlantic trade strains. Nearby, cars streamed along the A100 Stadtautobahn, the city's main highway link for freight. Germany's export-driven economy has come under renewed pressure after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on European goods this summer. The European Union agreed to a last-minute trade deal in late July that set a 15% levy on most

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