The Loadstar is an independent, United Kingdom based, supply chain and logistics publication covering freight forwarding, air cargo, ocean shipping, ports, and international trade policy. gCaptain republishes select Loadstar coverage under content partnership terms when stories are materially relevant to maritime and offshore readers. Loadstar stories on gCaptain are clearly attributed and may be edited for house style, formatting, and headline clarity while preserving source reporting.
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The European Commission has indicated it is set to extend liner shipping’s consortia exemption from its antitrust
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk’s cuts in capital expenditure, including its decision not to order new vessels in the next two years, will
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The lack of developments on negotiations between China and the US on tariffs is expected to contribute to the first
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) environmental work group gathers in London for its annual
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Athens-based non-operating containership owner Danaos Corporation said today it expected container trade demand would
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) almost hit its target for profitability in the second quarter of its fiscal
By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – Decarbonisation is now the second most important issue for the shipping industry, according to a report released today by
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container terminal operators are facing higher risks than at any time in the industry’s history, according to a new
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is on course to overtake alliance partner Maersk as the biggest ocean carrier by capacity within the next two years.
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of containerships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly,
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shipping association Bimco has submitted a new proposal on regulating ships’ power to the International Maritime
By Sam Whelan, Asia correspondent (The Loadstar) – Hong Kong-based start-up 300cubits will suspend its container shipping cryptocurrency tomorrow, as the
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The implementation of the IMO 2020 0.5% sulphur cap on shipping from 1 January next year is “a challenge and an
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A wave of ULCV deliveries this year has pushed the total containership fleet capacity over the 23m teu mark, with the
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With IMO 2020 0.5% sulphur cap on marine fuel just over 100 days from becoming law a leading shipping analyst has warned
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – This week’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) recorded further declines for Europe, but transpacific
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are biting the bullet and agreeing charters for significantly higher daily rates as markets tighten ahead
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – President Emmanuel Macron chose this week’s G7 summit to reaffirm France’s commitment to slow-steaming as the
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite the escalating US/China trade war, the ten biggest US container ports posted a surprisingly robust 2.7%
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Efforts to push rates up on Asia-North Europe trades are still failing, and carriers are now also beginning to
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