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The Loadstar

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theloadstar.com > no-crazy-air-cargo-peak-this-year-consumer-demand-fails-to-take-off

No 'crazy' air cargo peak this year??? consumer demand fails to take off

4+ day, 3+ min ago   (800+ words) GXO: AMAZON RELATIONSHIP ON THE RADARGXO: WITH REGARD TO AMAZON RISK GXO: AMAZON RIVALRY INSIGHTAMZN: SUCCESSFUL BOND OFFERINGFDX: AI EDGEFDX: CEO ON AI BENEFITS FDX: MORE ABOUT AI UPSIDEFDX: AI POWER RULESFDX: 'GLOBAL TRADE NAVIGATOR' LAUNCHED FDX: MARKETING PUSHMAERSK: RECENT…...

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theloadstar.com > who-will-end-up-buying-europes-freight-forwarders

Who will end up buying Europe???s freight forwarders?

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (97+ words) I recently wrote about Europe’s succession problem in logistics. Thousands of privately owned freight forwarders and transport companies are reaching the point where their owners would quite like to retire, while the next generation often has other plans. Germany has…...

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theloadstar.com > apmt-takes-another-look-at-nigerias-badagry-port-development

APMT takes another look at Nigeria's Badagry port development

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (623+ words) DSV: FLIRTING WITH NEW LOWS ODFL: TIME TO BE A BIT MORE CAUTIOUS CHRW: PRICE TARGET CUT BUT 'BUY' NOWAMZN: NEW AI BOND OFFERING ZIM: HAPAG DEAL UPDATEWTC: DOWN FWRD: BOTTOM FISHING On a prime ministerial visit to Denmark this…...

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theloadstar.com > chinas-supply-chains-go-global-as-dc-and-beijing-start-policing

China's supply chains go global as DC and Beijing start policing

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (36+ words) The direction of travel deserves attention The 13% who are getting paid back are not smarter … please watch the video here, courtesy of ABC7/YouTube. A question asked four ways Recent cargo strength – inflection or spike?...

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theloadstar.com > excluding-certain-canadian-products-from-importation-into-the-us

Excluding certain Canadian products from importation into the US...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (127+ words) The Loadstar This is a Daily News Story Trump’s 50% Canada tariff spares key supply chains, but risks legal challenge 'Anchorage a mess': airlines look elsewhere as Canada pitches transpac role Canada trade pivot has funds for supply chain development,…...

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theloadstar.com > no-expectations-of-an-imminent-eu-ecommerce-rebound

Ecommerce air cargo growth stalls as regulation bites and capacity retreats

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (442+ words) ODFL: TIME TO BE A BIT MORE CAUTIOUS CHRW: PRICE TARGET CUT BUT 'BUY' NOWAMZN: NEW AI BOND OFFERING ZIM: HAPAG DEAL UPDATEWTC: DOWN FWRD: BOTTOM FISHING Global ecommerce air cargo growth has flattened this year following a surge in…...

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theloadstar.com > awery-appoints-cornelia-korsch-global-development-director

Awery appoints Cornelia Korsch global development director

6+ day ago   (274+ words) AMZN: NEW AI BOND OFFERING ZIM: HAPAG DEAL UPDATEWTC: DOWN FWRD: BOTTOM FISHING KNIN: DOWNGRADEDXPO: PRELIMINARY UPDATEVW: RESTRUCTURING PLAN DETAILSVW: RESTRUCTURE UPDATE Awery Aviation Software has recruited former WebCargo by Freightos executive Cornelia Korsch as global development director for Awery…...

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theloadstar.com > ai-boom-drives-two-speed-asian-air-cargo-export-market-ahead-of-peak

AI boom drives two-speed Asian air cargo export market ahead of peak

6+ day, 5+ min ago   (693+ words) AMZN: NEW AI BOND OFFERING ZIM: HAPAG DEAL UPDATEWTC: DOWN FWRD: BOTTOM FISHING KNIN: DOWNGRADEDXPO: PRELIMINARY UPDATEVW: RESTRUCTURING PLAN DETAILSVW: RESTRUCTURE UPDATE Asia’s air cargo export market is heading into peak season at two markedly different speeds: booming demand for…...

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theloadstar.com > record-ai-funding-in-europe-mistral-raises-e3bn-to-make-sovereign-open-weight-ai-the-technology-frontier

Record AI funding: France's Mistral raises???3bn 'to make open-weight AI the technology frontier"

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (136+ words) Record AI funding: France's Mistral raises €3bn 'to make open-weight AI the technology frontier' The Loadstar This is a Daily News Story Sunday Brunch: The American Dream looks very different from Hong Kong Post-Apex probe: Smart freight, smarter regulators – logistics…...

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theloadstar.com > ls_press_release > freightsuite-introduces-ocls-a-new-benchmark-for-the-hidden-cost-of-coordination-in-freight-forwarding

FreightSuite Introduces OCLS, a New Benchmark for the Hidden Cost of Coordination in Freight Forwarding

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (230+ words) Company also launches free calculator letting forwarders measure their cost per shipment against industry benchmarks. London, 25th August. FreightSuite, the AI-native transport management system built for enterprise freight forwarders, today introduced Operational Coordination Labour per Shipment (OCLS), a new metric quantifying…...