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News / Spots divide widens as N Europe weakens and GRIs support transpac trades Container spot freight rates on the largest east-west trades continued to diverge for a second … Go to loadstar

News / Sellers finding illegal loophole to avoid paying full duties on shipments Sellers subject to the Trump administration’s tariff regime are allegedly engaging in criminality in an … Go to loadstar

Premium / An open letter to Expeditors International – when promises become punchlines Comment: …and workers become punchbags Go to loadstar

News / Geopolitics driving a search for new markets as demand softens Stakeholders should expect softening in demand volumes for the remainder of the year, but the … Go to loadstar

News / FTZs could be useful for US firms as a hedge against tariff turmoil The trade policy unleashed this year by the US administration triggered a surge in front-loading … Go to loadstar

News / Feeder segment still driving the newbuild box ship orderbook Feeder ships and mid-sized vessels this week were again the focus of newbuilding orders. Linerlytica said … Go to loadstar

People / Moos in as P&O CEO P&O Ferries has appointed Kasper Moos (above) as its new chief executive, following the recent … Go to loadstar

Premium / Forwarders beware – adaptable DHL Express is coming for your business Comment: Around the world in weighty ways… Go to loadstar

News / Box carriers switching focus to growing regional trades, like India-Iraq Long-haul and shortsea container carriers, concerned at growing demand headwinds in their traditional markets, appear … Go to loadstar

News / Steel-maker’s bid to acquire HMM a red flag to Korean shipowners The Korea Shipowners’ Association (KSA) today expressed its opposition to the country’s largest steel-maker, POSCO, … Go to loadstar

Comment / The Loadstar Leader: Tariff refunds – a safe bet? To be refunded or not refunded. As Donald Trump’s appeal against a lower court’s ruling … Go to loadstar

News / Supreme Court heeds Trump plea to fast-track hearing on legality of tariffs Billions of dollars of potential refunds have been put into play after the US Supreme … Go to loadstar

News / Gemini partners suspend transpacific TP9 service as demand falls Gemini Cooperation partners Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd are set to axe a transpacific string as … Go to loadstar

Tradelanes / Maersk pours capacity into lucrative but competitive intra-Asia trades Maersk is boasting the largest slot increase on a trade set to become more lucrative … Go to loadstar

Premium / Ring the till – here comes the Bank of Flexport Comment: Time to stop the stagecoaches? Go to loadstar

News / Airfreight: Apple’s supply chain shaken to its core as new phones launch Remember the old days, when mid-September in airfreight was characterised by Apple bagging all the … Go to loadstar

News / Airfreight rates ex-US on the decline amid ‘rising anti-Americanism’ In its latest UK accounts, filed at the end of August, iconic US jeans-maker Levi … Go to loadstar

News / Tariff refunds could hit $500bn – ‘terrible for the treasury’, says Bessent Potential tariff-related refunds could reach $500bn by the time a decision is made by the … Go to loadstar

Premium / EXCLUSIVE: Kuehne + Nagel – ‘strategic realignment’ revealed in America Comment: That’s the door Go to loadstar

News / DP World and LaCaisse to build and operate new Montreal box terminal DP World has announced that its Canadian subsidiary has signed a concession agreement with the … Go to loadstar

News / African trade takes a ‘soft pivot’ away from the US – but leaves door open Donald Trump’s presidency is forcing a trade rethink among African governments, with South Africa’s diversifying … Go to loadstar

News / New tariff exemptions announced as US imports continue to decline The latest executive order from Donald Trump, issued on Friday, has raised hopes that some … Go to loadstar

Premium / ‘Once I was afraid, now I’m tariffied’ Comment: In boardrooms, it’s spreadsheets; on docks, it’s survival Go to loadstar

News / Charter and freight rate gap may see rationality sacrificed for market share Ocean carriers could be entering a phase in which “rationality takes a back seat to … Go to loadstar

Premium / OceanX: Focus on cargo event – Belgian waffles, greetings from Liege! Comment: And AI…always AI Go to loadstar

Comment / Loadstar Leader: Tariff turmoil may have wider implications than just trade US tariff policy is upending trade in myriad ways, but the looming Supreme Court decision … Go to loadstar

News / White House unleashes new task force to tackle the tariff dodgers The US Supreme Court decision notwithstanding, the Trump White House is pushing ahead with its … Go to loadstar

Premium / Will AI keep CH Robinson’s wheels on? Comment: Where AI and pain rhyme Go to loadstar

News / Smaller box ships flavour of the month for those ordering newbuilds Newbuilding orders this week were all for feeder and mid-sized ships – liner operators and … Go to loadstar

People / Laura DiBella nominated to replace Louis Sola as FMC commissioner Laura DiBella (above) has been selected by the Trump administration as a Federal Maritime Commissioner … Go to loadstar

News / JLR may be out for weeks as experts warn of possible Salesforce breach Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) distribution and production could be disrupted for “weeks” following a cyber … Go to loadstar

News / Container manufacturers expect softer demand after ‘challenging’ first half Following the release of their H1 25 results, container manufacturers are expecting a correction in … Go to loadstar

Premium / Ocean party over? Intra-Asia carriers will have last laugh Comment: It stands to reason Go to loadstar

Premium / Upbeat Walmart CEO covers all the bases Comment: Customers and their ‘cognitive load’ Go to loadstar

News / Airfreight volumes ‘surprisingly’ robust, thanks to summer bump “Surprisingly, summer has been okay, volume-wise,” said one European airfreight forwarder this week.  “For us, June … Go to loadstar

Tradelanes / Tariff catches Brazil by surprise, with perishable exports to US hit hard The imposition of 50% tariffs on US imports from Brazil on 1 August appears to … Go to loadstar

Premium / ‘Risk-off wave’ hits DSV hard, but it’s in good (US) company Comment: Opportunistic bets Go to loadstar

People / Maersk Air Cargo picks up Schenker managers Maersk Air Cargo is the latest beneficiary of the deluge of managers leaving DB Schenker, … Go to loadstar

News / Maersk announces blank sailing despite capacity concern Danish carrier Maersk has announced the blanking of its Asia-Oceania network, in a possible bid … Go to loadstar

News / Scan Global H1 revenues up, but will be cutting costs in a ‘volatile H2’ Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has warned that the second half of the year will be … Go to loadstar

Premium / FedEx and UPS cost-cutting says it all about the future of road freight Comment: Is right-sizing the answer? Go to loadstar

Sponsored Post / The technology conundrum holding forwarders back Too many tools, not enough connection: why one start-up is helping freight forwarders make their … Go to loadstar

Premium / Stressed Scan Global – pending next deal announcement, no kidding Comment: Tempting diagnosis Go to loadstar

Premium / Clermont’s Loadstar Ledger Comment: You are welcome Go to loadstar

The Loadstar Leader: What’s next for the Houthis, and who is left all at sea? What difference a summer season makes. Shippers entered June with indications that the costly, and … Go to loadstar

News in Brief Podcast | Week 35 | Government policy and capacity management   In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone … Go to loadstar

News / Spot rate decline ‘dragging carriers into loss-making territory’ Container spot freight rates on the main east-west deepsea trades witnessed more declines this week, … Go to loadstar

Premium / New K+N ‘sales queen’ readies battle plan ‘to go after Schenker business’ Comment: In the name of profitable volumes Go to loadstar

News / Better ocean carrier reliability sees air freight ‘losing its appeal’ There is one upside to today’s ending of all de minimis exemptions into the US … Go to loadstar

Premium / UPS: in the bargain basement Comment: Let’s look and bite? Go to loadstar

News / KLN drives profits up, amid ‘challenges of a fast-changing logistics landscape’ Despite severe and rapid shifts in trade, one of the world’s biggest transpacific players announced … Go to loadstar

News / Did objection to US mega rail merger lead to ‘shock’ dismissal of STB’s Primus? US Surface Transportation Board (STB) board member Robert E Primus has become the latest victim … Go to loadstar

News / Flexport caught up in stock sale scam as it boosts trade finance Flexport is to ease the path for customers with an additional $250m in supply chain … Go to loadstar

News / US rail mega-merger facing heavy opposition from unions and shippers The proposed $72bn marriage of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) is facing growing … Go to loadstar

Premium / WiseTech’s new model: ‘agentic AI-driven’ efficiency Comment: Walk the talk Go to loadstar

News / Union sues Virginia Port Authority over new semi-automated cranes The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has filed a lawsuit accusing Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and … Go to loadstar

News / Port improvement strategy a game-changer for India’s economy Container lines seem to be driving significant supply chain efficiency gains from India’s rapid port … Go to loadstar

News / H1 port throughput numbers reveal impact of the Gemini Cooperation The Malaysian port of Tanjung Pelapas recorded the highest volume growth among the world’s 30 … Go to loadstar

People / TNDM Trucking founder returns as director Eva Leckaitė-Končanina (above) has been named as Director at TNDM Trucking, the tailored truck transport … Go to loadstar

News / Fifteen EU member states need delay to full ICS2 implementation UPDATED 15.00 BST TO INCLUDE CLECAT COMMENT Next Monday’s deadline for the third phase of the … Go to loadstar

Premium / Mr Joy: So, bye-bye Miss American Pie Comment: Fair game… Go to loadstar

News / Panama Canal chief invites more competition among port operators In an indication that it is not happy with the present level of competition, the … Go to loadstar

News / German aviation policy leaves traffic stagnant, industry uncompetitive Germany’s air transport lobby has called on the federal government to reverse its regulatory costs … Go to loadstar

News in Brief Podcast | Week 34 | Steel tariffs and rate drops In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, sponsored by Etihad Cargo, host … Go to loadstar

News / Belly-hold space prominent in winter schedules as airlines eye new markets As carriers deign to cater for any pockets of growth demand that might crop up … Go to loadstar

Premium / Walmart eats it all as it targets… Walmart! Comment: Inventories and pricing, markups and rollbacks Go to loadstar

News / Integrator watchers puzzled by UPS silence on peak season surcharges Parcel industry experts are wondering why UPS has not announced surcharges for the coming peak … Go to loadstar

News / Overcapacity fear as box ship orderbook swells to 15-year high Mid-size and feeder vessels continue to dominate newbuilding orders in the past week, taking the … Go to loadstar

Premium / US shippers on tape… Comment: Tariffs, sourcing, inventory, the consumer… Go to loadstar

News / South African port productivity is ‘stagnating’, despite gowing volume South African port terminals operated by government-owned Transnet celebrate a near-return to pre-covid productivity, but this … Go to loadstar

News / Lufthansa and Shein eye SAF agreement, as winter cargo schedule is unveiled An SAF [sustainable aviation fuel] agreement between Lufthansa and fast-fashion giant Shein could boost the … Go to loadstar

News / End of de minimis in the UK would be ‘Brexit all over again’ Importers want EU and UK governments to follow the US lead in ending the de … Go to loadstar

News / New reefer block train service a ‘game-changer’ for India’s cold chains Container lines serving Indian trades are firing all the ‘customer service’ weapons in their arsenals … Go to loadstar

News / ‘Challenging and unpredictable’ Q2 fails to put a dampener on bullish Zim A strong opening quarter kept Zim’s first-half performance up, despite a difficult Q2 with ebit, … Go to loadstar

News / CBP ‘ready and equipped’ to deal with tariff dodgers, but questions linger Question marks linger over the Trump administration’s plans to slap charges on goods being transhipped … Go to loadstar

Premium / Earnings season champion CH Robinson smashes records Comment: Ready to feed the hungry bulls… Go to loadstar

News / Grimaldi holds faith with ConRo trades, despite wide switch to cellular tonnage Despite seeing carriers move away from the container ro-ro (ConRo) trade, opting for pure container … Go to loadstar

End de minimis rules in Europe and ‘level the playing field’, call European importers are calling for EU and UK governments to follow in the US’s footsteps … Go to loadstar

Premium / ‘Break even’ – the magic world for Freightos Comment: Pairs trade, looking for value Go to loadstar

News / Air Canada strike ends – but ‘a week or more’ until normal service is resumed Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants have ended a strike that grounded the airline’s fleet and … Go to loadstar

Premium / Prepping a welcome for the new AP Møller-Mærsk boss? Comment: Blue journey… Go to loadstar

News / With final-mile ‘between a rock and a hard place’, UPS turns back to USPS US consumers may feel confused over who delivers their online purchases arriving in UPS packaging. A … Go to loadstar

News / More shipper claims of cargo handling failures filed with FMC More shippers have lodged complaints with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), with DB Schenker … Go to loadstar

News / Shifting box trade landscape ‘opens opportunities for shippers and forwarders’ The gradually shifting trade landscape has opened opportunities for carriers and forwarders, according to maritime … Go to loadstar

News / Air Canada’s cargo operations still suspended Air Cargo operations are still turbulent in Canada, despite intervention from the government.  Air Canada’s operations … Go to loadstar

Premium / OceanX: Hapag’s surprise; DHL tests Saudi appetite; Houthis innovate piracy!  Comment: Every little bit helps Go to loadstar

News / US trucking ‘at breaking point’ as costs rise and loads get scarcer Economic imbalance risks “eroding the backbone” of the US logistics ecosystem, with the country’s truckers … Go to loadstar

News in Brief Podcast | Week 33 | Ship fire, H1 results and another 90-day extension  In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte … Go to loadstar

News / Human rights group highlights growing slave goods’ air cargo corridor Air freight connections between the Xinjiang region in north-western China and Europe have expanded rapidly … Go to loadstar

Premium / Toll Group breaks even, just… but! Comment: Chasing the nickel Go to loadstar

News / Air freight rates hold steady, but demand growth is ‘on the decline’ Air freight rates are holding firm, thanks to capacity management by carriers, but the downward … Go to loadstar

News / Crew battles fire aboard Maersk box ship Crew aboard the Marie Maersk have spent the last 24 hours attempting to douse flames … Go to loadstar

Premium / FedEx CFO talks aircraft investment, de minimis, Amazon & spin-off Comment: ‘We’ll keep you posted’ Go to loadstar

News / Stricken Wan Hai 503 seeks new ‘port of refuge’ after Sri Lanka denies entry The fire-stricken box ship Wan Hai 503 is seeking an alternative ‘port of refuge’ after … Go to loadstar

News / Airlines face a period of widebody freighter feast and famine The global widebody freighter fleet has expanded faster than anticipated, but now approaches an expected … Go to loadstar

News / Colombo still gaining from India-Pakistan spat, but Vizhinjam is emerging The trade restrictions between India and Pakistan continue to drive incremental transhipment volumes for Sri … Go to loadstar

News / Air Canada Cargo’s customers face strike chaos Some 6,000 tonnes of Air Canada Cargo volumes face uncertainty due to a cessation of … Go to loadstar

Comment / M&A and the impact on staff: Part 3, Takeover time This business is all about people. It’s about relationships, the daily toil achieved together. The experiences … Go to loadstar

Premium / Brighter days for deal-maker Flexport, yet losses weigh Comment: Viva Las Vegas! Go to loadstar

News / DSV fear of ships returning to Suez impacting airfreight business questioned DSV claims more ocean services returning to the Suez Canal will be a major headwind … Go to loadstar