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The Loadstar

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theloadstar.com > high-utilisation-a-key-factor-in-reducing-box-ship-emissions

High utilisation a key factor in reducing box ship emissions

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (582+ 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, 1+ 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 > no-expectations-of-an-imminent-eu-ecommerce-rebound

Ecommerce air cargo growth stalls as regulation bites and capacity retreats

4+ day, 22+ 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 > 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, 51+ min 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…...

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theloadstar.com > gemini-partners-to-omit-shanghai-call-in-asia-shuttle-shake-up

Gemini partners to omit Shanghai call in Asia shuttle shake-up

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (478+ words) The Gemini Cooperation is to merge two of its Asia shuttle services into one string, thereby dropping a call at the world’s largest container port and key partnership hub, Shanghai. The change will lead to the end of the intra-Asia…...

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theloadstar.com > dsv-weighs-early-cargowise-move-as-wisetech-tackles-pricing-and-accc-scrutiny

DSV weighs early CargoWise move as WiseTech tackles pricing and ACCC scrutiny

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1277+ words) DAC: ALL-TIME HIGHVW: GOODBYE SEATFDXF: CCO OUTDSV: NEW NADIR AMZN: LEGAL RISKDSV: FALLING DOWNDHL: CORPORATE REORG DONEAAPL: FAREWELLDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL IN FORWARDING In the first of a two-part interview with WiseTech CEO Zubin Appoo, The Loadstar looks at DSV’s evolving…...

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theloadstar.com > port-congestion-on-asia-sees-liner-schedule-reliability-plummet

Port congestion on Asia sees liner schedule reliability plummet

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) DSV: NEW NADIR AMZN: LEGAL RISKDSV: FALLING DOWNDHL: CORPORATE REORG DONEAAPL: FAREWELLDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL IN FORWARDINGUPS: CHANGING SKINCHRW: RALLYING ON WEAKNESS Global container shipping line reliability suffered its sharpest monthly decline in more than five years in July, as worsening…...

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theloadstar.com > berthing-delay-at-congested-shanghai-and-ningbo-now-hitting-10-days

Berthing delay at congested Shanghai and Ningbo now hitting 10 days

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) AMZN: LEGAL RISKDSV: FALLING DOWNDHL: CORPORATE REORG DONEAAPL: FAREWELLDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL IN FORWARDINGUPS: CHANGING SKINCHRW: RALLYING ON WEAKNESS KNIN: AHEAD OF APEX NEWSKNIN: APEX PROBED OVER ALLEGED NVIDIA CHIP SMUGGLINGWTC: FOCUS ON SAVINGS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTSWTC: EARNINGS UPDATE VW:…...

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theloadstar.com > ambitious-coscos-spending-spree-takes-box-ship-orderbook-to-new-high

Ambitious Cosco's spending spree takes box ship orderbook to new high

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) AMZN: LEGAL RISKDSV: FALLING DOWNDHL: CORPORATE REORG DONEAAPL: FAREWELLDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL IN FORWARDINGUPS: CHANGING SKINCHRW: RALLYING ON WEAKNESS KNIN: AHEAD OF APEX NEWSKNIN: APEX PROBED OVER ALLEGED NVIDIA CHIP SMUGGLINGWTC: FOCUS ON SAVINGS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTSWTC: EARNINGS UPDATE VW:…...

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theloadstar.com > full-asia-europe-return-to-suez-would-reverse-head-haul-demand-growth

Full Asia-Europe return to Suez would reverse head-haul demand growth

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) AMZN: LEGAL RISKDSV: FALLING DOWNDHL: CORPORATE REORG DONEAAPL: FAREWELLDHL: BOLT-ON DEAL IN FORWARDINGUPS: CHANGING SKINCHRW: RALLYING ON WEAKNESS KNIN: AHEAD OF APEX NEWSKNIN: APEX PROBED OVER ALLEGED NVIDIA CHIP SMUGGLINGWTC: FOCUS ON SAVINGS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTSWTC: EARNINGS UPDATE VW:…...