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Schools in Kyrgyzstan may transition from paper textbooks to tablets in 5-6 years - President Japarov

Adani Ports Makes Major Push Into Europe With $2.9 Billion Evos Acquisition

India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has agreed to acquire Netherlands-based liquid storage operator Evos B.V. in a €2.56 billion ($2.88 billion) deal that will give the company...

Forget about Mærsk as the integrator of container logistics

Today we soft launch our “Top Analyst Question(s) Award” drawing from yesterday’s Q3 26 (YAWWWNNNN) earnings call with Mærsk, when CEO Vincent Clerc tried to explain why all units are firing on all cylinders, almost a decade after the carrier’s reorg was disclosed (our exclusive from Oct 2018 is here), aiming for deep…

State Customs Service intercepts psychotropic drugs smuggled from Kazakhstan

Urban Outfitters seeks material cost visibility from expanded technology suite

The parent of several retail brands is tacking on additional features to its current production lifecycle management platform to improve supply chain efficiency.

Mærsk prints billions, but doesn’t build confidence

It was a strong quarter for all three units. (Stock market reaction: -11.6% in early trade.) So opened the Q3 26 call with analysts by AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) CEO Vincent Clerc, whose prepared remarks went on, and on, and on, and on for well over 10 minutes. That did feel like a good hour of my life wasted again and th…

Logitech launches supply chain decarbonization program

The computer peripheral manufacturer’s Chain Reaction initiative will start with 17 suppliers pooling purchasing power to collectively buy renewable electricity.

GXO Logistics – it’s all about margins, stupid!

Three months after a beat-and-hold quarter tested the market’s patience, GXO delivered what it called its fastest organic growth in more than three years, largely finished integrating Wincanton and stepped up buybacks. Premium y’day wondered ahead of trade: ‘Where is the joy?’ – well, the shares rose 9.5% on the day o…

Tokayev signs law on opening customs service offices of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Can ‘BattMan’ secure the US battery manufacturing supply chain?

The Energy Department’s Battery Manufacturing Accelerator aims to plug gaps in domestic material and component supplies over the next few years as U.S. battery demand looks set to quadruple.

Defense tech company aims to build US supply chain for new laptop line

Anduril is assembling the circuit board and partnering with Qualcomm for the chip that powers the BlueChip line while looking for domestic suppliers for other parts.

Transpacific the most profitable container trade by far, says Alphaliner

Carriers are earning up to $1.30 per nautical mile on spot shipments from China to the US west coast, making the transpacific by far the most lucrative major container trade. Alphaliner’s latest analysis of spot freight revenue per nautical mile highlights the growing gap between the transpacific and other major trade…

Qatar’s US LNG Bet Signals a New Energy Order

Turning to your biggest rival is rarely a sign of confidence. Yet Qatar's decision to sign long-term contracts for US supplies suggests the world's second-largest LNG exporter is increasingly concerned that instability in the Gulf could undermine its ambitious expansion plans.

Hapag-Lloyd, ONE Warn Most Cargo Lost in Massive Containership Fire

Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) are warning customers that most of the cargo aboard the fire-damaged containership Espirito Santo Express is likely severely damaged or a total loss, more...

Ecommerce growth leaves Latin America’s air cargo imbalance unresolved

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 declining industrial shipments are offsetting some of the gains. Speaking to The Loadstar at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami last week, LATAM Cargo gr…

Ryder acquires Efficiency Enterprises

PRESS RELEASE Ryder Acquires Efficiency Enterprises; Expands East Coast Fleet Network Nov 2, 2026 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time – Expands Ryder’s truck rental, leasing, and maintenance footprint across six strategic Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida markets – Builds on Ryder’s growth strategy by increasing capacit…

Pakistan LNG Cargo Attacked Near Hormuz Had Iranian Approval

(Bloomberg) — Pakistan negotiated with Iran to secure safe passage for liquefied natural gas carrier Al Mayeda before the ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according...

Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Up 57% in 2026 as LNG Continues to Dominate

Orders for alternative-fueled ships are running 57% ahead of last year, with LNG-powered containerships and car carriers driving much of the growth, according to new figures from classification society DNV....

Amazon opens delivery network to all just as AI shopping agents reward the quickest

In 2026 Amazon Logistics has moved from an in-house network to a carrier for hire: any business can now buy its freight, warehousing and delivery; merchants using its fulfilment service can put Prime delivery on their own websites; and sellers can buy LTL labels through it. AI shopping agents, including Amazon’s own, …

PODCAST: TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum | Leadership changes and capacity concerns

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 Cargo Forum (ACF). Ms Lennane shares her key takeaways from the event, including the atmosphere on the ground, major leadership changes across the air cargo industry, and wh…

Why more inventory won’t fix your supply chain’s fill rate

Record inventory but still missing fill rate targets? The problem isn't supply or forecasting; it's your supply chain decision layer. Here's how to fix it.

Pakistan LNG Cargo Attacked Near Hormuz Had Iranian Approval

By Stephen Stapczynski Nov 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Pakistan negotiated with Iran to secure safe passage for liquefied natural gas carrier Al Mayeda before the ship was attacked near the Strait of...

Russia Extends Ban On Most Diesel Exports Through January

By Bloomberg News Oct 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government has extended a general ban on diesel exports by producers until the end of January while still allowing some volumes to flow...

CNBC: Stock market rocked as investors dump tech shares

CNBC reports: The Nasdaq Composite tumbled on Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed as traders moved out of key stocks related to artificial intelligence and into more defensive areas of the market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.86% and closed at 25,437.00, posting its worst single-day performance…

Full planes and fond farewells: air cargo does Miami

The weather was dreadful, the blueberries were under suspicion, and there were people dressed as rats outside the convention centre. Inside, however, air cargo was in a remarkably good mood. At TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami this week, the airlines had turned up in force, people wanted to do business, and anyone wit…

A platform to challenge ‘death by a thousand [D&D] invoices’

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 The Loadstar disruption at ports, including growing backlogs of containers at Los Angeles and Long Beach, was likely to translate into extra invoices in the com…

AI in logistics: where it’s real and where it’s noise

The most common misconception about AI in logistics is that it’s a magic button. If it were, the average operator’s day would look very different two years into the AI wave. But it doesn’t, and the portal-hopping, the chasing, the manual reconciling are mostly still there. That gap, between the noise about AI and the …

QatarEnergy Continues LNG Buying Spree to Hedge Future Hormuz Disruptions

QatarEnergy is buying long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas from the US and other producers as part of a trading strategy designed to generate revenue if exports through the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted in the future, CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi told Reuters on Thursday.

FedEx drawing parcel-focused shippers to its air freight services

Air freight demand from traditionally parcel-centric customers is rising as the carrier pushes for more business in high-value segments like AI and data centers.

OPI, Nioxin owner appoints chief supply chain officer

Javier Huerta will oversee The Wella Company’s sourcing, manufacturing and logistics capabilities, effective Dec. 1