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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…
Sorting the lemons from the lies in airfreight booking
‘Lemons ripen early’
This is the venture capitalists’ mantra: poor companies (or investments) will reveal their…
More blanked sailings: ‘Carriers will not sit on their hands while rates collapse’
Despite large parts of the Chinese workforce continuing to enjoy the new year holiday, there was a partial return…
AD Ports extends CMA CGM collaboration with Congo port project
AD Ports has announced a partnership with French carrier CMA CGM to develop a terminal at Pointe Noire Port in the…
India eyes dedicated container line to wean shippers off foreign carriers
India’s government is considering setting up a dedicated container shipping line to ease local shippers from an…