Winners and losers in a year of unpredictability – but there was 'magic'
A clear trend of carriers, both air and ocean, being the ‘financial winners’ of 2024 ...
In this Loadstar Podcast, host Mike King and guests examine the implications of the big shake-up of port ownership underway in Germany.
Why are owners so interested in selling stakes in key ports, and why are container lines queueing up to buy them?
How will this impact forwarders and shippers?
What do the latest deals say about Germany’s, and Europe’s, approach to foreign ownership of maritime and shipping infrastructure, especially ownership by companies linked to the Chinese state?
And what do changes to port ...
Amazon pushes into LTL for small package fulfilment and UPS does a u-turn
New senior management for DSV as it readies for DB Schenker takeover
Volumes set to 'fall off a cliff' as US firms hit the brakes on sourcing and bookings
Asian exporters scramble for ships and boxes to beat 90-day tariff pause
Temporary tariff relief brings on early transpacific peak season
'Tariff madness' will prompt renegotiation of ocean shipping contracts
Response to tariffs by Chinese importers may see extra costs for US shippers
Forwarders 'allowing the fox into the chicken run' by supporting 'hungry' carriers
Comment on this article