The Loadstar - Making sense of the supply chain
Liner schedule reliability worsened in a Q4 'rife with challenges' The pervasive headwinds of Q4 24 translated into yet another decline in ocean shipping schedule reliability – but there are …
Yang Ming to order 13 newbuild box ships for fleet renewal and …
Dec 20, 2024 · Yang Ming Marine Transport today is to acquire 13 container ships of 8,000-15,000 teu, as it expands into the India-Europe route.
7 Air Cargo nears take-off, as carriers round the globe spread their ...
5 days ago · 7 Air, a start-up US cargo carrier, is one step nearer services taking off after the Department of Transportation “tentatively” approved its planned operations.
Carriers plan for new US east coast port strike as contract deadline ...
Jan 2, 2025 · US media reports negotiations are set to continue on 7 January, leaving just eight days for the USMX and ILA to agree a new master contract. Meanwhile, Maersk urged …
'A market ripe for disruption' says FedEx, as it targets air cargo ...
Jan 3, 2025 · FedEx is aiming to take a bigger bite out of the traditional air cargo market. Four decades after the integrated express carriers wrested express – the most profitable business – …
Strikes end, but delays continue at Australian ports - The Loadstar
Jan 17, 2025 · Australian freight forwarder International Cargo Express (ICE) has warned of backlogs at Australian ports affected by strikes against Qube.
billions ready to burn in market share fights - The Loadstar
Jan 14, 2025 · It’s Covid time all over again for container shipping, folks? You bet. Financially, at least. Let’s count the billions then, fully aware of hefty margins for an asset-heavy-historically …
Indian air cargo really flying, powered by a booming ecommerce …
Dec 2, 2024 · Indian air cargo volumes are expected to quadruple over the next two decades, propelled by soaring ecommerce demand and manufacturing expansion, according to US …
US LTL and trucking sectors steering toward further consolidation
Jan 9, 2025 · Pitt Ohio, the 13 th largest LTL carrier in the US rolled into the new year with the acquisition of Sutton Transport (ranked 24 th) for an undisclosed sum.. And according to …
Box ship building in China hits new heights with 68.5% of global …
Dec 18, 2024 · In 2020, Chinese yards received 630,000 teu worth of newbuilding orders, against 380,000 teu for South Korea, with a boom in orders during Covid and the post-pandemic …