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Chinese New Year rush and threat of tariffs leaves box ports congested
The Chinese factory rush to get goods out before the new year holiday, and the threat of US import tariffs, have…
Bernstein: ‘Worry on the waves’ ahead of Europe’s earnings season
After last week’s ‘Farewell to arms?‘ note to investors, Bernstein analysts today, 28 January, updated the market…
Analysis: Panama Canal – delving into claim and counterclaim
Donald Trump’s Panama claim rests on three assertions:
Firstly: “We built the canal, therefore it’s ours.”…
CMA CGM Baltic feeder launch underlines role of Gdansk
The launch of a new Baltic feeder service from CMA CGM is cementing the role of Poland’s port of Gdansk in one of…
Maersk dismisses fears over capacity constraints at key Gemini port
Maersk is confident that its key south-east Asia hub of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) will handle the pressure of being the…
Cocaine seizures nearly halve at Rotterdam – smugglers finding new ways?
Stepped-up law enforcement in north European ports appears to be having an effect, with Dutch authorities reporting…
OceanX: Egypt insight; wild-west-carrier scenario; sinking rates
Just back from Egypt.
After spending some days in the more modern parts of Cairo for meetings and discussions, I…
News in Brief Podcast | Week 4 | Suez vs Cape and tariff threat consequence
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last…
New Moerdijk-Duisburg barge service ‘an important alternative to trucking’
German retailer Lidl’s in-house shipping and logistics arm, Tailwind Shipping, has joined a consortium of European…
Unions renew call for industrial action at France’s biggest box port
Docker and port worker unions at France’s biggest container port, Le Havre, have begun a programme of intermittent…