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Loadstar Podcast | February 2025 | Shippers vs carriers: ‘A vessel on time is a black swan event’

Global Shippers Forum Headlines

News / Multimodal negotiable cargo documents a step closer to reality

News / Trump tariff threat and China downturn will make CNY 2025 'different'

Loadstar Podcast | July 2024 | Midsummer Special: What next for freight markets?

News / Cargo Integrity Group reveals the most dangerous cargo found in containers

News / Revised carrier schedules bedding-in, say shippers, but they see trouble ahead

COMPANY NOTICES

News / EU ETS: 'the polluter pays', but the price 'must be more transparent'

News / The end of the CBER may restore trust between shippers and carriers

News / Global disruption can open doors for improved African supply chains

News / Maritime and rail carriers need to be more collaborative, say shippers

News / Charter aims to protect shipper and forwarder data

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Loadstar Podcast | February 2025 | Shippers vs carriers: ‘A vessel on time is a black swan event’

Global Shippers Forum Headlines

News / Multimodal negotiable cargo documents a step closer to reality

News / Trump tariff threat and China downturn will make CNY 2025 'different'

Loadstar Podcast | July 2024 | Midsummer Special: What next for freight markets?

News / Cargo Integrity Group reveals the most dangerous cargo found in containers

News / Revised carrier schedules bedding-in, say shippers, but they see trouble ahead

COMPANY NOTICES

News / EU ETS: 'the polluter pays', but the price 'must be more transparent'

News / The end of the CBER may restore trust between shippers and carriers

News / Global disruption can open doors for improved African supply chains

News / Maritime and rail carriers need to be more collaborative, say shippers

News / Charter aims to protect shipper and forwarder data

Most read news

News / Jittery US retailers remain cautious over their logistics commitments

News / Shippers reject carriers' opposition to ending anti-trust rules

News / The 'mother of all BAFs' looms for shippers as green targets advance

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