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Maersk eyes ‘cut and run’ moves as port congestion brings delays
Maersk has advised it may have to resort to “cut and run” tactics to make connections at transhipment ports this…
UK needs closer EU ‘alignment’ to rebuild food supply chains
Research has called into question the UK’s ability to feed itself in the event of “shocks” which become…
Container trades ended 2024 robustly, but eyes will now be on Far East exports
Global container traffic in 2024 amounted to 183,158,193 teu, according to new data released by Container Trade…
OceanX: Another episode of ‘Big Blue’s Integrator Dream’…and more
Container Trades Statistics (CTS) data for December have been released – it’s confirmed that the container shipping…
News in Brief Podcast | Week 6 | Yo-yoing, de minimis and annual results
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last…
How to process an extra million-plus parcels a day from China into the US
US customs officials are scrambling to find a workable solution to the sudden suspension of the exemption for de…
Soaring charter rates means more orders for newbuild box ships
Non-operating shipowners and liner operators continue to order newbuildings as charter rates continue heading…
Conf call redux: AP Møller-Maersk’s recipe for success? It’s Gemini, stupid!
Yesterday, Maersk said 2024 was the third-best year in its history – bested only by 2021 and 2022 but c’mon, do we…
Expeditors in court – another disconcerting lawsuit emerges
So it comes: another legal headache that Seattle could have done without, as far as reputational risk is concerned.…
Chinese New Year blurs visibility in an uncertain airfreight market
Forwarders and carriers are watching the airfreight rate market with much interest right now – but the data remains…