荷蘭，鹿特丹（ROTTERDAM）－紅海地區動盪造成貨櫃價格快速飆漲，葉門叛軍胡塞組織（Houthi）讓貨運公司決定採取額外安全措施，或改繞島非洲好望角（Cape of Good Hope），目前一共有18間物流公司避免行經紅海路線。

德國，科隆（COLOGNE）－德國自行車經銷商合作組織ZEG將子公司Eurorad Deutschland售給Bencis Capital Partners Deutschland。該公司活躍於自行車和電動自行車租賃市場，交易金額未公開。

中國，蘇州－過去20年，迅速成長的電動自行車市場奠定了Phylion Battery的成功基礎。自該公司於2003年成立以來，他們已成為電動自行車電池主要大廠之一。在公司20週年之際，他們宣布開啟全新業務。

瑞典，馬爾摩（MALMÖ）－Hövding可能是最受矚目的創意自行車配件品牌，不過他們已退出市場。在監管機構終止其主要產品的販售之後，瑞典Hövding AB於上月申請破產。據瑞典消費者機構說法，其安全氣囊安全帽在受到衝擊後無法正常充氣。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Sustainability was never a leading topic on the political agenda in Taiwan until late 2022. The country's isolated position in international organisations made sustainability an underrated issue. This situation changed quickly, and the bicycle industry picked up the topic and formed the Bicycling Alliance for Sustainability (BAS). What happened in the first year after the foundation?

ZEIST, The Netherlands - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports are becoming a more regular occurrence from companies operating in the bicycle industry. The annual publications detail a company's sustainability efforts to its internal and external stakeholders.

MALMÖ, Sweden - Possibly the most remarkable and inventive cycling accessory, the Hövding is no longer on the market. The Swedish Hövding AB filed for bankruptcy last month after regulators stopped the sales of its main product. According to the Swedish Consumer Agency the airbag helmet doesn't inflate properly on impact.

SAINT QUENTIN, France - Yamaha Motor Europe has announced that its wholly-owned European manufacturing site in Saint Quentin, France, previously known as MBK Industrie (MBK), has been re-named Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Europe or YMME for short. Besides e-bike assembly, YMME will also start to produce drive units for OEM customers in March 2024.

COLOGNE, Germany - German bicycle dealer cooperative Zweirad-Einkaufs-Gemeinschaft (ZEG) has sold its subsidiary Eurorad Deutschland to Bencis Capital Partners Deutschland. The company is active in the market of bike leasing and e-bike rental. The amount of the investment of Bencis remains undisclosed.

Taipei Cycle 2024, the much-anticipated international cycling trade show, is scheduled to unfold from March 6-9 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 & 2.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The unrest in the Red Sea is causing container prices to rise rapidly. Attacks by Houthi rebels have made shipping companies decide to take extra safety precautions or reroute via the Cape of Good Hope. A total of eighteen logistics companies are avoiding this route for the time being.

SUZHOU, China - The rapidly growing e-bike market stood at the base of Phylion Battery's success in the past 20 years. Since its foundation in 2003, it has become one of the main suppliers of e-bike batteries. At the 20th anniversary celebration, the company announced the start of an all-new activity.

MUTLANGEN, Germany - A difficult market situation including slow consumer spending made Advanced Sports GmbH decide on 1 April last year to apply for insolvency in self-administration. Shortly before Christmas, the European distributor of Breezer, Fuji and SE Bikes report that their insolvency plan had been accepted.

SCHIPHOL, the Netherlands - The former Yamaha Europe Vice-President, Olivier Prévost succeeds Eric de Seynes as President and CEO of Yamaha Europe as of 1 January. Eric de Seynes joins the company's Supervisory Board as Chairman.

LAS VEGAS, USA - Since the successful world's first integration of ChatGPT in an e-bike last June, Urtopia continues to develop this technology in the cycling space, emerging as the foremost AI innovator, coach, and assistant for those seeking exciting and intelligent journeys. Their last development will be on display from next week at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group BV三家子公司宣布重組已明確顯示其新政策，背後原因也更顯清晰。國際信貸評級機構Fitch已調降Accell Group等級，並質疑該公司是否能夠履行財務承諾。據Accell Group表示，Fitch報告反映出艱困的市場情況。

荷蘭，宰斯特（ZEIST）－一月份通常是展望未來12個月的時候，業界同行應該樂於將2023年拋之在後。過去數月充滿各種變數，儘管上屆台北自行車展上，電動自行車行業的長期前景仍保樂觀，不過要回到這種狀態需要多久？

奧地利，格德爾斯多夫（GEDERSDORF）－自行車批發商兼進口商KSR Group在去年提交破產申請後，已成功開發出一項重整計畫。該公司表示，成功保留140個職缺，可再次做出獨立業務決定，甚至與潛在投資商進行商談。