Acute driver shortages in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) are coming to the fore, amid a post-pandemic spike in volumes.
Several sources, including Deutsche Post DHL, told The Loadstar supply chains were struggling to find drivers in and around CEE, with …

One of the most respected of shipping analysts, BIMCO’s Peter Sand, is set to join freight rate benchmarking and analytics platform Xeneta as its chief analyst on 1 November.
The appointment follows a recent Series C fundraising round that saw …

Trains may be a romantic mode of transport, but the Kansas City Southern (KCS) takeover saga has been more TV soap opera than Casablanca.
The will-they-won’t-they storyline has dragged on for a year, arguably, but recent episodes have seen the …

There is an evergreen saying in financial circles according to which, if you are aren’t any good at basic calculations, however basic, and even more so if you struggle to spot basic underlying trends while claiming to know your industry …

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Newbuild spend for Vehicle Carriers (LCTCs / PCTCs / PCCs) smashed past $3.2 billion last week, following big volume orders from Eastern Pacific and Zodiac.
An astonishing amount of money for a niche sector, exceeding the previous 6 …

Container lines are shaking up Europe’s waterways as they bypass barge operators to operate their own inland routes to service their demand for empties.
One source told The Loadstar two of the big five container lines, with unconfirmed rumours suggesting …

LNG bunker spot prices in Rotterdam have overtaken the cost of low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO), according to Ship & Bunker data.
A substantial spike in LNG prices in the past few months, which some analysts regard as temporary, could be …