Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) will publish a wave of economic indicators between September 7 and September 11, 2026, including final August inflation figures and first-half insolvency statistics.

Destatis opens the week with July production data on September 7

The production index for July 2026 (Report No. 316) will be released Monday, September 7, offering the first read on German industrial output for the month.

Shanghai – September 08, 2026 -- Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) has launched the Wind of Ocean, its first service operation vessel (SOV), built for French shipping group LD Armateurs (LDA) in a first-time partnership between the two companies.

Vessel specs target North Sea offshore wind maintenance

The SOV measures 90 meters in length, 19.6 meters in beam and 7.3 meters in depth, and can house up to 96 people. It offers more than 30 days of endurance without resupply, allowing unrestricted operation in North Sea conditions.

Stuttgart – – September 08, 2026 -- HiKOKI, part of KOKI Group, unveiled a next-generation cordless nail gun platform for Europe that eliminates gas cartridges, hoses and compressors while matching pneumatic-tool firing speed and force. The lineup enters European distribution through independent tool dealers starting November 2026.

Hamburg – September 08, 2026 -- Germany recorded 33 large corporate insolvencies among companies with annual revenue above €50 million in the first half of 2026, a 10% increase over the same period last year, according to credit insurer Allianz Trade. The figure extends a record run that saw 94 large insolvencies in Germany in 2025, itself up 8% from 87 cases in 2024 and the highest total since Allianz Trade began tracking large-scale corporate failures in 2015.

Osnabrück – September 08, 2026 -- The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) has funded a €370,000 project that achieved the first successful shift to bio-based powder coating formulations, cutting the carbon footprint of the coatings by more than 70 percent.

Wiesbaden – – September 08, 2026 -- New orders for Germany's manufacturing sector rose 2.5% month-on-month in July 2026 on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), driven almost entirely by a surge in large-scale aircraft, ship and rail contracts.

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- A net 0.6 hours per worker could be shaved off Germany's average working week if all employee time-preferences were realized, according to first results from the 2025 Mikrozensus survey released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Wiesbaden – September 08, 2026 -- Germany's services sector, excluding financial and insurance activities, posted a 1.7% real revenue decline in June 2026 compared with May, according to preliminary calendar- and seasonally-adjusted data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Nominal revenue fell 1.4% month-on-month, while pricing effects widened the gap between real and nominal annual comparisons.

Koblenz – September 08, 2026 -- Germany's Bundeswehr has commissioned Bremen-based FHF Flurfördergeräte GmbH to overhaul eight mobile FM/DAB+ transmission containers for its Center for Operational Communication, with full delivery targeted for mid-2028.

The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) awarded the regeneration contract to upgrade aging transmission cabins that form part of the military's mobile radio broadcast systems, alongside equipment trucks, power generators and a mobile 25-meter antenna.

Liverpool – September 08, 2026 -- DELIVAN, the European-focused van brand owned by Chery Commercial Vehicle, will unveil its first two all-electric production vans at IAA Transportation 2026, moving from concept to market-ready hardware five months after its debut at the CV Show in Birmingham.