Box lines – billions ready to burn in market share fights
It’s Covid time all over again for container shipping, folks?
You bet.
Financially, at least.
Let’s count the…
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Three new services and a transpacific focus for Ocean Alliance in 2025
The Ocean Alliance (OA) has announced its shipping network for 2025, which includes three new services and a major…
‘Military asset’ listing sees Cosco and CCA barred from Pentagon contracts
Pentagon officials have confirmed to The Loadstar that China Cargo Airlines and Cosco face being blacklisted from…
OceanX: Bonus time for carriers; Asia-Europe rate wars; record volumes
The wheels of our industry keep turning.
The agreement between ILA and USMX regarding US Gulf & East coast…
Cosco to play a major role in China’s container hub ambitions for Yangpu Port
China’s Yangpu Port, on Hainan Island, is set to become another container shipping hub for state-owned group Cosco.…
‘Licking wounds’
When the wind blows, good news need not always be bad news for markets.
That was the brave narrative promoted by…
News in Brief Podcast | Week 2 | Trade war, Chinese New Year and suspended strike…
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last…
USEC dispute end comes too late to stop transpacific spot rate climb
Container spot freight rates on the main east-west trades continued on divergent paths this week, with gains on the…
Are UK businesses ready for safety and security declarations for EU imports?
Alex Pienaar, HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) director of customs policy & strategy, explains what the new…
Global revenues soar, but loss of steam for OOCL’s Asia-Europe trade
Hong Kong-headquartered container shipping line OOCL today issued its fourth quarter 2024 operational update,…