Air No love letter for airlines as shippers eye sending flowers by sea The Loadstar Feb 14, 2025 Valentine’s Day is traditionally when airlines boast their flower-carrying credentials – but the growers are…
Air ‘Damage, no damage’ The Loadstar Feb 13, 2025 Seen it all before? Well, yes! Where? Hold on a sec. Yesterday’s economic data out of America was a healthy…
Air Shopify shuns ‘logistics’ – Flexport losses narrow in another forgettable year The Loadstar Feb 13, 2025 Shopify’s (SHOP) rather anaemic trading update released this week was certainly a ‘non-event’ for Mr Market, at…
Air US u-turn on corruption abroad ‘won’t drive rise in deals won by bribery’ The Loadstar Feb 13, 2025 Donald Trump’s decision to “pause” rules banning bribery abroad will not have much impact, according to one…
Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) Evergreen adds eleven 24,000 teu box ships to its orderbook The Loadstar Feb 13, 2025 Evergreen is to spend more than $3bn on another series of 24,000 teu ultra-large containerships. The Taiwanese…
Breeze ‘Hands on triggers’ over Gaza a threat to early Red Sea return The Loadstar Feb 12, 2025 There have been “notable increases” in maritime insurance premiums, as ceasefire uncertainty clouds the prospect of…
Loadstar posts MSC revises Mediterranean-US east coast transatlantic network The Loadstar Feb 12, 2025 As the separation of its 2M vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) with Maersk continues to gather steam, MSC has revised…
india Ambitious Turkon Line sails into India trades ‘dogfight’ The Loadstar Feb 11, 2025 Turkey’s Turkon Line is the latest carrier to target trades out of India as its emerging economy gains pace.…
Asia-Mexico HMM reports 500% rise in operating profit, and eyes fleet and route expansion The Loadstar Feb 11, 2025 South Korean container line HMM is yet another major carrier to enjoy a bumper 2024, today reporting a 500%…
Air Metals tariff rocks auto industry, and Trump smiles on bribes in foreign deals The Loadstar Feb 11, 2025 While yesterday’s announcement of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US took most column inches, the…