The Loadstar

By Charlotte Goldstone 06/07/2026 The insurance implications of IATA’s controversial Direct Air Waybill (DAWB) changes are emerging as one of the biggest concerns for freight forwarders, with industry experts warning …

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By Adam Clermont 06/07/2026 In a nutshell: In six months the Commission has levied over $68 million in combined awards against MSC, OOCL, and Maersk, with an Evergreen court win …

By Angelo Mathais India correspondent 06/07/2026 Operations at Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal in India’s JNPA harbour halted this morning following an accident that left one docker dead and two others …

By Alexander Whiteman 06/07/2026 Something of an all-round Middle East update here: with delays of 4-6 hours continuing to impact Jeddah, shippers may see a reprieve in the news that …

By Ruben Huber 06/07/2026 Last week we said goodbye to Mr Nixon, leaving ONE, and Mr Glickman, leaving ZIM. I do have a feeling we will hear again from the …

By Charlotte Goldstone 06/07/2026 The container charter market has gathered fresh momentum, despite entering what is traditionally a quieter summer period,. Robust freight rates and improving liner profitability continue to …

By Charlotte Goldstone 06/07/2026 The pricing gap between Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean container services has widened to near-record levels, as disruption linked to the Strait of Hormuz continues to distort …

By Alison Koo 06/07/2026 South Korea’s Panstar Group, active in ro-ro ferry operations and as a shipping agency, has boosted its ambitions in container shipping. This month, Panstar joined the …

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By Charlotte Goldstone 05/07/2026 This week on the News in Brief podcast, we unpack one of the biggest changes to air freight liability in decades, as new IATA direct air …

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By Alexander Whiteman 03/07/2026 Hapag-Lloyd has suspended bookings into Jeddah, amid surging congestion brought on by a shift to Gulf land bridge routings, with forwarders telling The Loadstar that 5km …

By Alison Koo 03/07/2026 Shipping lines are adding capacity to the Asia-South America lane, as seen from assignation of the latest newbuilding deliveries. Of the six known deliveries, two ships, …

By Angelo Mathais India correspondent 03/07/2026 Indian exporters and forwarders moving freight to Latin America are grappling with major supply chain disruption amid a sharp drop in ship space availability. …

By Gavin van Marle 03/07/2026 The news that German terminal operator Eurogate has agreed to sell 20% of its flagship Hamburg terminal CTH is significant on a variety of fronts, …

By Gavin van Marle 03/07/2026 With shipping’s peak season now well under way, container freight spot rates resumed their steep upward trajectory this week on the main east-west trades, following …

By Alex Lennane 03/07/2026 One of the world’s largest air cargo terminals is probably the last company most people would expect to find at Paris Fashion Week. Yet for Hong …

By Charlotte Goldstone 03/07/2026 Reduced staffing, facility closures, and parked freight over this weekend’s Independence Day holiday in the US are expected to create favourable conditions for organised crime gangs …

By Adam Clermont 03/07/2026 In a nutshell: ServiceNow’s unauthenticated API flaw exposed enterprise data including IT tickets, credentials, and employee records. The company patched it silently, then hid the advisory …

By Alexander Whiteman 02/07/2026 Increased exposure from the Hormuz crisis has upped Oman Air Cargo’s growth trajectory for the coming years, leaving the carrier looking to bolster not only its …

By Alison Koo 02/07/2026 Intra-Asia rates continue to be held up by Chinese exports. While a correction in Shanghai-South-east Asia rates was seen last week, other lanes, such as China-Taiwan, …

By Alison Koo 02/07/2026 HMM Namu, the box ship reportedly damaged in a projectile attack in the Strait of Hormuz, is expected to be cleared to leave the waterway this …

By Gavin van Marle 02/07/2026 Pictures of enormous queues of British tourists waiting at continental European passport controls are normally the stuff of tabloid newspapers, but the mounting chaos over …

By Adam Clermont 02/07/2026 Key takeaway: The DOJ’s first National Security Division declination under its new corporate enforcement policy looks like a win for self-disclosure. In reality, it’s a $36m …

By Charlotte Goldstone 02/07/2026 Shippers have accused ocean carriers of exploiting the market disruption through “opaque surcharges” and reduced contract allocations, following Maersk’s upgraded financial guidance for 2026. The Danish …

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By Alessandro Pasetti 02/07/2026 [Editor’s note: the original missive from the CMA CGM boss was written in French. Also, for more information about the latest managerial changes at Ceva Logistics, …

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By Gavin van Marle 01/07/2026 MSC is reigniting its vessel newbuilding programme, reportedly placing orders and options for 20 ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) with the Hengli yard in China. According …

By Charlotte Goldstone 01/07/2026 Freight forwarders could face significant new legal and insurance risks under changes to IATA’s Direct Air Waybill (DAWB) framework that took effect today. According to FIATA, …

By Angelo Mathais India correspondent 01/07/2026 Container transhipment momentum at India’s Vizhinjam Port is set to accelerate, with global liner leader MSC agreeing to invest in Adani Ports’ flagship project. …

By Alex Lennane 01/07/2026 For more than a decade, much of the supply chain technology sector has competed on one angle: visibility. Knowing where freight is, when it will arrive, …

By Alexander Whiteman 01/07/2026 Today marks the end of the EU’s de minimis exemption for low-value imports, meaning parcels valued at less than €150 will be subject to a flat …

By Ian Putzger Americas correspondent 01/07/2026 Ocean spot rates from South America to North America have climbed, led by a surge in pricing from Brazil to the US, where rates …

By Adam Clermont 01/07/2026 Key takeaway: The agency’s consolidated guidance makes explicit what was only implied: if an importer can’t document every supplier in a production chain, every single one, …

By Gavin van Marle 01/07/2026 Recently, the movement of one week’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has been a pretty reliable indicator of the following week’s World Container Index (WCI) …

By Alessandro Pasetti 01/07/2026 Happy Wednesdays! Out y’day (30 June) on Premium’s DeskOne under ’Market, M&A’, in case you missed it: “Just as Patrick Moebel prepares to take the helm …

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By Alessandro Pasetti 01/07/2026 Happy Wednesdays! Out y’day on DESKONE under ’Market, M&A’, in case you missed it: “Just Patrick Moebel prepares to take the helm at Ceva Logistics as …

By Gavin van Marle 30/06/2026 As shippers and their freight forwarders prepare to see the scale of how the Hormuz closure has affected fuel costs, with new 1 July bunker …

By Alessandro Pasetti 30/06/2026 As cash-rich AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) continues to deliver, banking on heightened geopolitical risk “and flawless execution”, trade sources in our circles have been “quite impressed” by …

By Adam Clermont 30/06/2026 In a nutshell: Three years after one of the largest mass layoffs in American logistics history, the courts have decided: Yellow Corp’s Teamsters are getting nothing …

By Charlotte Goldstone 30/06/2026 The global truck driver shortage has become a structural threat to freight transport, according to the latest International Road Transport Union (IRU) Driver Shortage Report. Presenting …

By Alison Koo 30/06/2026 Congestion in container ports has crept up to a four-year high, with nearly 3.7m teu, or 11% of the global fleet, currently tied up awaiting berths. …

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By Alison Koo 30/06/2026 Shipping lines are adding more capacity to the East Asia-Australia route, after freight rates surged by more than 30% within a month. Tight capacity resulting from …

By Alex Lennane 30/06/2026 Hong Kong’s air cargo sector is increasingly looking beyond the airport for growth, with Cathay Cargo launching a new refrigerated barge service into Dongguan as Hactl’s …