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By Ian Putzger Americas correspondent 3 November 2026 Concern is rising among cargo owners and logistics providers that a strike at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex could turbo-charge the …

By Alex Lennane 3 November 2026 Growing ecommerce imports are reshaping Latin America’s air cargo networks, but have yet to resolve the region’s directional imbalance, with LATAM Cargo reporting that …

By Charlotte Goldstone 3 November 2026 Californians head for the polls today to decide on Charter Amendment PRT – a package of changes affecting Los Angeles’s airports, harbour, and Department …

By Alexander Whiteman 3 November 2026 Union Pacific led the way on the North American containerised rail freight front over the three months to October, amid all the noise surrounding …

By Adam Clermont 3 November 2026 Customs says it has certified $127.7 billion in unlawful emergency-duty refunds. Court records reveal an impressive processing system, a nearly $1 billion banking-information bottleneck …

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By Alessandro Pasetti 3 November 2026 Bread-and-butter deal-making, typically in the $250m-$1bn range, is surging. As you may have noticed Yesterday, DeskOne highlighted another M&A trifecta coming our way, right …

By Alison Koo 3 November 2026 All the mainline operators look set to resume Suez Canal transits for their Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean services. Taiwan’s Evergreen will join its Ocean …

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By Adam Clermont 2 November 2026 A rival railroad says Union Pacific’s chief executive frightened shippers away from a historic regulatory proceeding. Union Pacific (UP) denies making threats. The crucial …

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By Alex Lennane 2 November 2026 Companies that have faced a cyber attack are now increasingly likely to face lawsuits too, from customers or staff over any breach of data …

By Lawrence Lim 2 November 2026 Delve straight into the numbers. In a nutshell: Chinese state-owned container line Cosco Shipping Holdings; (CSH) profit rose a whopping 81% in the third …

By Alex Lennane 2 November 2026 Disruption to ocean shipping is not triggering a large-scale switch to airfreight – the cost of emergency lift is keeping most shippers at sea, …

By Gavin van Marle 2 November 2026 This week the great and the good of the port industry will meet in London when the International Association of Ports and Harbours …

By Bangladesh correspondent 2 November 2026 Bangladesh’s garment shippers face missed sailings and mounting pressure on delivery schedules as labour protests halt production and disrupt cargo movements to Chittagong port. …

By Nils Roche 2 November 2026 After two ambitious Chinese-backed infrastructure projects were abandoned or stalled, Sierra Leone is turning to another Chinese partner to develop a “national” shipping industry. …

By Charlotte Goldstone 2 November 2026 Global schedule reliability has become more seasonal, while weekly liner service deployments have grown increasingly volatile since the pandemic, according to new analysis by …

By Charlotte Goldstone 2 November 2026 In this bonus episode of The Loadstar Podcast, we catch up with Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, fresh from Miami, where she attended TIACA’s Air …

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By Charlotte Goldstone 1 November 2026 How reliable is container shipping right now, and what are the biggest factors impacting on-time performance? This week on News in Brief, Xeneta Chief …

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By Alison Koo 30 October 2026 Deliveries in the past week have been primarily deployed to services between the Far East and Latin America, highlighting growing volumes on these trades. …

By Gavin van Marle 30 October 2026 Container spot freight rates on the transpacific eastbound trade, as recorded by Drewry, saw its steepest one-week fall since June 2025 after this …

By Charlotte Goldstone 30 October 2026 Congestion today could mean a fresh wave of disputed detention and demurrage (D&D) charges tomorrow, according to Sara Dandan, founder of FourOneOne. She told …

By Alex Lennane 30 October 2026 The weather was dreadful, the blueberries were under suspicion, and there were people dressed as rats outside the convention centre. Inside, however, air cargo …

By Alex Lennane 30 October 2026 CargoWise users handling British and Japanese customs declarations suffered messaging delays on Wednesday, while the backlog had been fully cleared the following morning. Customer …

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By Charlotte Goldstone 30 October 2026 The US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach face potential disruption from Sunday, as around 250 security workers, represented by the International Longshore …

By Adam Clermont 30 October 2026 A threatened Sunday walkout at Los Angeles and Long Beach may be delayed until Wednesday. The real danger is the reach of a small …

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By Nidhi Gupta, Founder & CEO, Portcast 30 October 2026 The most common misconception about AI in logistics is that it’s a magic button. If it were, the average operator’s …

By Gavin van Marle 29 October 2026 Danish freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is set to undertake its largest takeover, agreeing to acquire its US counterpart, OIA Global, in …

By Alex Lennane in Miami 29 October 2026 Rising airfreight yields have failed to keep pace with soaring fuel prices, squeezing freighter economics despite a sustained period of strong demand …

By Charlotte Goldstone 29 October 2026 Shipping operators face a new compliance burden under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) – a £100 ($133) penalty for every missing allowance, …

By Adam Clermont 29 October 2026 A recent cyberattack on French supermarket refrigeration showed how remote controls can cause physical losses. The warning extends to cold stores, pharmaceutical warehouses and …

By Alexander Whiteman 29 October 2026 Boluda Shipping is to acquire Samskip, yet another sign of consolidation in the shortsea shipping scene, the deal intended to create a network spanning …

By Angelo Mathais India correspondent 29 October 2026 Intra-Asia and Middle East short-haul trades are seen to be the most sought-after launch pad or entry point for aspiring container shipping …

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By Alessandro Pasetti 29 October 2026 Last month, I sent an email to a selected bunch of investors and analysts. I had a question or two, for background only – …

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By Fleet Hero 29 October 2026 There is a moment every flatbed driver knows well. You are standing in the yard, coffee in hand, looking at a load that needs …

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By Alexander Whiteman 28 October 2026 UK logistics groups welcomed the decision in today’s new budget to maintain a 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and avoid planned increases, and ensuring warehouse …

By Gavin van Marle 28 October 2026 After recently passing 15m teu, the global orderbook for containership newbuildings could near 16m teu by the end of the year, according to …

By Charlotte Goldstone 28 October 2026 The global express and parcels market grew 5.8% in 2025, to €577.3bn ($642.6bn), but mounting pricing pressure, shifting trade flows and intensifying competition are …

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By [email protected] 28 October 2026 Seko logistics is urging shippers sourcing from China to bring forward purchase orders and confirm ocean bookings at least four weeks ahead of shipment, …

By Alison Koo 27 October 2026 Typhoon Champi and persistent congestion at major South-east and South Asian ports are providing temporary support to container freight rates, disrupting vessel schedules and …