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The Loadstar The Loadstar is the link between sourcing and transport logistics. Our high-quality journalism helps readers understand the narrative of globalisation.

Please “like” our page for the latest updates. Alex Lennane launched The Loadstar blog in March 2011, and it grew out of the encouragement we had from the industry. That original content remains at the core of the website http://www.theloadstar.co.uk/. The Loadstar also remains an independent voice in the industry. Alex is an experienced writer on aviation and logistics, with many contacts in the

air cargo industry, and she edits the quarterly magazine Airline Cargo Management. She is also Europe editor for the Seattle-based subscription news service, Cargo Facts. She has freelanced for IFW, HeavyLiftPFI and Cargo Systems, among other publications. She is also editor of Low Cost & Regional Airline Business. Gavin van Marle joined The Loadstar from Lloyds List, where he was senior reporter. He was previously editor of IFW and before that Cargo Systems. He is managing editor of Port Technology International, and contributes monthly columns for Drewry Shipping Consultants and Lloyds List. Gavin also works as a consultant on the sea freight industry, providing insight to shippers and other companies, and is the author of the forthcoming book Around the World in Freighty Ways: Adventures in Globalisation.

22/08/2025

Container spot rates experienced their tenth consecutive week of declines, albeit with indication of some form of stabilisation occurring.

22/08/2025

Carriers deign to cater for any pockets of growth demand that might crop up post China-US downturns and release their Winter schedules.

22/08/2025

Mid-sized ships and feeder ships continue to drive newbuilding orders, taking container ship orders to well over 10m teu, a 15-year high.

22/08/2025

Parcel industry experts are wondering why UPS has not announced surcharges for the coming peak season so far.

21/08/2025

Customs experts have told The Loadstar that de minimus changes it could bring Brexit-level chaos for British authorities.

21/08/2025

South Korea and China are racing to develop trade corridors to Europe via the Arctic as an alternative to the Cape of Good Hope.

21/08/2025

An MoU between Lufthansa and Shein could pit the German flag carrier against European exporters who are struggling to compete with ecommerce.

21/08/2025

Container lines serving Indian trades are firing all 'customer service' weapons in their arsenals to boost cargo volumes.

20/08/2025

A strong opening quarter kept Zim’s first half performance up despite a difficult Q2 with ebit, revenues, and volumes all dropping.

20/08/2025

Carriers are moving away from the deep-sea container ro-ro trade, opting for pure container vessels, bar one carrier.

20/08/2025

The extension of the US-China tariff truce to 10 November is unlikely to improve transpacific rates, despite an imminent rate hike attempt.

20/08/2025

Question marks linger over the Trump administration’s plans to slap charges on goods transhipped to evade its new tariff system.

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