The Loadstar

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – US west coast ports suffered most from a “tariff hangover” effect in 2019’s first three months, said Drewry

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Container lines have objected to French calls for the IMO impose mandatory speed limits for ships. The French

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – LNG is the most environmentally friendly, readily available fuel for shipping today – and in the foreseeable future,

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – As carriers to struggle with overcapacity, the impact of potential US automotive tariffs is only likely to worsen

By Sam Whelan in Singapore (The Loadstar) – Typhoons and other adverse weather events are playing havoc with carrier schedules, presenting a “major

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MacAndrews has become the latest iconic shipping name to be consigned to the history books. CMA CGM has lost no time in

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Shippers are facing further confusion over the fate of cargo aboard the fire-stricken Yantian Express after an

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Shippers will no longer be faced with the choice of booking either a full container load (FCL) or a

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese transport group NYK has secured a ¥9bn ($81m) syndicated ‘green’ loan, supported by eight domestic

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Shippers with cargo stranded on the fire-stricken Yantian Express are still in the dark on when or where they might

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Analysts predict that the impact of IMO 2020 will mean slower ships and more transhipment. This would be a further blow

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Scrubbers installed on ultra-large large container vessels (ULCVs) could take up “at least 200 teu” of container

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – The Ocean Alliance has announced plans to cancel 10 transpacific sailings in March and April, as the early signs

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The implications for carriers and BCOs of the IMO low-sulphur regulations that come into force in

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – High capacity and low demand will leave ocean carriers on Asia-North Europe routes in a tight spot, with analysts

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) MSC, Maersk, Cosco and CMA CGM are among ocean carriers that expect to temporarily increase their capacity this year to mitigate

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Both of the major east-west tradelanes recorded significant falls on today’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI),

By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) US digital-first freight forwarder Flexport has secured “a truly outstanding” $1bn in a new funding round led by

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The pro-scrubber Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 has strongly criticised the EC for urging the International Maritime

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container throughput at the port of Hamburg declined for the second consecutive year in 2018. The port’s throughput