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Ocean Network Express is consolidating its Asian regional management in Singapore, folding its Hong Kong-based East Asia headquarters into a new Asia Pacific operation from April 1, 2027. The Japanese containerline said the new Asia Pacific regional headquarters will combine its current East Asia operation in Hong Kon…
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has suffered its second VLCC strike in four days, while a separate projectile attack at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port briefly disrupted loading operations, piling fresh security pressure on two of the Middle East’s key oil export routes. Maritime security firm Vanguard Tech identified the latest …
CMA CGM announced today that it has completed its $1.4bn takeover of FedEx’s contract logistics business, FedEx Supply Chain, which is set to be folded into the shipping line’s contract logistics arm Ceva. The deal will see Ceva’s North American footprint almost treble in size, according to CMA CGM, with the addition …
October will see almost all global ocean carriers make a tentative return to Suez transits on Asia-Europe sailings, after revised pro forma shipping schedules show the Premier Alliance is set to send one of its vessels on the route through the Red Sea and Egyptian waterway. The schedule of the 8,100 teu One Continuity…
Greek tanker newcomer Akrotiri Tankers has returned to New Times Shipbuilding for a second suezmax, continuing a rapid expansion of its Chinese newbuilding programme. Shipbroking sources place the latest order at $84.4m for a 157,000 dwt crude tanker scheduled for delivery in June 2029. The contract takes Akrotiri’s s…
In a move that could be a blow to air cargo booking platforms, WiseTech Global expects more forwarders to book airfreight directly within CargoWise, as it expands its airline connections and opens the platform to general sales and service agents. ATC Aviation Services, part of World Freight Company (WFC), has become t…
Thai Airways has landed something of a reprieve from an embargo on cargo services, after concerns over the country’s export sector prompted last-minute government intervention to tackle major labour and equipment shortages provoked by widespread flooding late last week. Having, on Tuesday, announced a six-day suspensi…
Wenzhou’s launch of a direct container shipping service to West Africa highlights a broader transformation under way across China’s port network, as improved infrastructure and rising demand from inland manufacturing industries blur the traditional distinction between river and sea ports. Situated in Zhejiang province…
I have talked to quite a few investors and trade sources in recent weeks, looking for consensus about DSV's existential crisis as well as Kuehne + Nagel's temporary rebound on the stock market and leadership, or lack thereof in the post-KMK world. Reality With that in mind. "Am I going to pay 25x forward earnings for …
Harry Vafias-led Imperial Petroleum has reportedly sold its remaining suezmax, the 2008-built Suez Protopia, for $82m. VesselsValue identified Imperial Petroleum as the seller in its September 30 transaction data. The buyer has not been disclosed. VesselsValue estimates the Samsung Heavy Industries-built 160,391 dwt t…
US consumers will spend 6.7% more online this shopping season than last year, as the mix of goods shifts and the share of internet purchases increases – partly thanks to AI. However, one industry expert does not expect a significant increase in parcel volume, nor serious delivery bottlenecks. Despite inflation, US con…
Greek feeder specialist Contships Logistics has launched a potentially 30-ship newbuilding programme in China as the Nikolas Pateras-led owner shifts its fleet renewal drive towards fresh tonnage. Wholly owned CLC Newbuildings has signed a letter of intent with Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group covering 10…
Airfreight is becoming an increasingly important contingency option for shippers, but new rules on direct air waybills could cause complexity, according to Global Shippers Forum director James Hookham. At Aviation Connect in Athens this week, Mr Hookham said air had traditionally been regarded as “Plan B”, but since C…
The Premier Alliance is preparing to send one of its Asia-Europe strings back through the Suez Canal this month, adding fresh momentum to the container sector’s retreat from lengthy Cape of Good Hope diversions and sharpening concerns over how much vessel capacity a fuller Red Sea return could release back into the ma…
The paradox confronting modern chartering desks is becoming increasingly clear: the more data and technology everybody gets, the harder it becomes to differentiate. That was one of the central themes to emerge from the Chartering Spotlight at last week’s Splash Singapore, where charterers, operators and technology pro…
The closure of the Hormuz Straits, now approaching its eighth month, has been predicted to lead to the permanent loss transhipment traffic for the Gulf’s two largest container facilities, Jebel Ali and Khalifa. Prior to the outbreak of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, the two UAE ports were a favoured waypoint for relay t…
Hapag-Lloyd’s hopes of acquiring Zim appear to be lying in tatters after regulators reportedly terminated a review of the deal, declaring the proposed framework no longer valid, effectively throwing the process back to the starting line. Israel’s Government Companies Authority (GCA) ended a review of the acquisition p…
Athens-based Erasmus Shipinvest has returned to CSSC Huangpu Wenchong for another pair of 1,900 teu containerships, taking its firm programme with the Guangzhou-based builder to eight ships. The John Su-led owner signed the latest contract with the yard and China Shipbuilding Trading this week. The two ships are follo…
CH Robinson has strongly refuted allegations in a racketeering lawsuit brought by six US trucking companies, and confirmed that carriers within the Super Ego network are no longer part of its freight network. The company told The Loadstar that the complaint mischaracterised its carrier relationships and inaccurately d…
Look here: A fuel bill explains much of SF Holding's weak second quarter at its latest update, but it does not by itself explain the stock's valuation. SF trades between FedEx and UPS on 2026 earnings, but at less than half their EV/Ebitda multiple. KLN trades more cheaply still, but SF's 51.52% holding is worth only …
Look here: A fuel bill explains much of SF Holding's weak second quarter at its latest update, but it does not by itself explain the stock's valuation. SF trades between FedEx and UPS on 2026 earnings, but at less than half their EV/Ebitda multiple. KLN trades more cheaply still, but SF's 51.52% holding is worth only …
In case you missed it: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can now void an importer of record (IOR) number the moment it finds inaccurate or borrowed details on Form 5106, and it tells the importer afterwards. The brokers and forwarders whose addresses and inboxes sit on those forms are the ones who will get the ph…
Nairobi appears to be moving beyond its traditional role as a flower-export gateway, with international cargo operators seeing new two-way flows emerging across perishables, ecommerce, pharmaceuticals and other time-sensitive cargo. Turkish Cargo, which operates four weekly freighter services to Nairobi, said the Keny…
Data-centre investment is reshaping trade flows and putting new pressure on the industry’s capacity balance, with hi-tech now the main engine of air cargo growth, according to consultancy Aevean. Aevean data shows hi-tech air trade reached 3m tonnes in the first seven months of 2026, compared with 2.8m tonnes for Chin…
The tanker S&P market continues to deliver eye-catching prices. A sale has raised eyebrows among brokers who report a non-eco suezmax selling for $90m — a price difficult to imagine only weeks ago. The deal involves Greek shipping heavyweight George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers, selling the 150,000 dwt Karolos (bui…
  A profitable quote does not always become a profitable shipment. In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, host Charlotte Goldstone asks where freight forwarders lose money between booking and delivery, and what they can do to protect their margins. Emma Crumpton, enterprise solutions director at Portcast, expla…
COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has completed the first of at least two conversions turning supramax bulk carriers into containerships, according to Alphaliner. The 53,000 dwt Pu Tuo Hai, a 2007-built Diamond 53 bulker, entered the Guangzhou yard on June 10 and emerged a little over three months later as the 2,528 teu Sing…
On September 17, 2025, CH Robinson published its Carrier of the Year winners. In the category for fleets of more than 1,000 trucks, the list read “Super Ego, Chicago, IL.” It was the kind of announcement a company posts, a few people like, and everyone forgets. A year later, six family-owned trucking companies put it …
FIDELITY's Jurrien Timmer writes: From playa decompression to P/E compression As has been the case for a few weeks now, the relative calm of the headline S&P 500 (SPX) masks quite a bit of turbulence underneath. The index is only 1% below its most recent all-time high as earnings continue to boom and margins conti…
German authorities are reportedly set to block Cosco’s acquisition of Hamburg logistics outfit Konrad Zippel, following pressure from security agencies that the deal would give China too great a handle across regional maritime infrastructure. Citing a “classified” note, German outlet Handelsblatt said the federal gove…