News / The Loadstar team celebrates success at the Seahorse 2024 Journalism awards 

On Monday night, supply-chain journalists and logistics industry professionals gathered in London for the Seahorse Freight Association’s annual Christmas party and awards. 

The Seahorse Journalism Awards celebrate “excellence in reporting about the supply chain, logistics, and transport industry”, and The Loadstar team won big in three different categories. 

There were 11 judged awards for journalists to enter, judged by a panel of professionals drawn from across the globe and including experts from the industry, as well as journalists and PR professionals. 

The Loadstar news reporter Charlotte Goldstone was named ‘Overland Journalist of the Year’ for her articles on the rail and trucking sector. Ms Goldstone’s submissions demonstrated her ability to communicate and interpret events and developments in the overland industry.   

Examples of her work include an analysis on South Africa’s rail reform and articles highlighting issues faced by SME haulage companies.  

The Loadstar’s sea freight consultant Mike Wackett won the ‘News Journalist of the Year’ award, recognised for his ability to break news and/or move a story on.

His weekly ocean freight round-ups have been paramount to stakeholders looking to stay on top of the market, and his career background as a shipbroker has meant Mike Wackett has first-hand industry knowledge and relevant contacts.  

Finally, Loadstar Podcast host Mike King was named ‘Maritime Journalist of the Year’, and was runner-up for the Multimedia Journalist of the Year award.  

This award marked Mike King’s second successive win in this category, where he was recognised for his ability to communicate and interpret events and developments in the maritime industry.

He was also acknowledged for his expertise in covering and analysing events and developments within the supply chain, logistics and transport industry in a non-written form for the Loadstar Podcast, which is available on all major streaming platforms.  

The Loadstar founder and publisher Alex Lennane said: “We’re all absolutely delighted that The Loadstar has done so well in this year’s Seahorse Awards. I’m extremely proud of Charlotte, Mike and Mike for their contributions.” 

Click here for a full list of the winners and runners up.