Comment Prologis talks data centres – you’d better listen (Part One) The Loadstar Jan 25, 2025 You may recall the wise remarks from Prologis (PLD) CFO Tim Arndt at a Bank of America conference held in…
A2B-online New Moerdijk-Duisburg barge service ‘an important alternative to trucking’ The Loadstar Jan 25, 2025 German retailer Lidl’s in-house shipping and logistics arm, Tailwind Shipping, has joined a consortium of European…
Australia Victoria: queue and jam – and now call your advisor (Part Two) The Loadstar Jan 24, 2025 In Part One, headed ‘Victoria – Shitoria‘, I provided the context for the dire financial situation the Australian…
'Trump trade' Trump threatens shippers: manufacture in ‘the good old USA’ or pay the price The Loadstar Jan 24, 2025 Global businesses are the latest victims caught up in President Trump’s tariff web, threatened with higher costs if…
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals HMM signs up to be part of India’s new Vadhvan port development The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 South Korean container line HMM has become Asia’s first major shipping line to put its name down to associate with…
American Trucking Association US trucking market recovery stays in reverse gear further into the year The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 The long-awaited recovery of the US trucking market is showing all the qualities of an elastic band. Despite some…
DFDS DFDS set to lose $70m this year on Med competition and EKOL turnaround The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 DFDS has announced that it expects increased competition on the Turkey-Italy ro-ro trade in the final quarter of…
Air Over-inflated retail inventories could contribute to deflating freight markets The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 Freight markets are expected to soften – not least because of high inventory levels. According to data from the US…
Land Carriers divert Indian cargo to avoid congestion worries at Colombo The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 With capacity still a nagging concern at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, container lines are devising alternative supply…
Comment Knight-Swift – any sign of the longed-for US freight inflection? The Loadstar Jan 23, 2025 Everybody’s eager to call the ‘inflection point’ for land freight transportation in North America. How does it look…