News in Brief Podcast | Week 27 2024 | A bustling ocean freight market, acquisition and bankruptcy
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
Freight service providers’ margins may be under pressure in a market showing weak demand and sharp external cost increases, but shareholders in listed companies still ought to expect some relatively strong dividend payouts, according to Loadstar Premium analysis.
However, among some of the leading logistics firms — the analysis focused on Kuehne + Nagel, CH Robinson, FedEx and UPS — there remains considerable divergence in dividend strategy.
(For Premium subscribers, the full-length takes can be found here, here, and here.)
Let’s start with ...
Chaos now rules the container shipping market, says Yang Ming CFO
US Logistics Solutions files for liquidation, with significant job losses
Maersk sets new chartering record with deal for $150,000 a day
Forwarders 'being squeezed' as spot and contract rates move further apart
More ships and more containers needed for 'feverish' box shipping sector
MSC and CMA CGM roll out new shuttle services as intra-Asia rates soar
Demand for air freight 'perking up', but this puts pressure on capacity
Return to double-digit spot rate gains looms with new FAK hikes and surcharges
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