It’s that time again – The Loadstar’s annual Christmas quiz. Given the sheer volume of news this year, we have divided it by month.
Good luck!
January
There were “urgent calls” for a review on container lashings in January after …
“Shape-shifting” is how Sarah Banks, global freight and logistics lead at Accenture, describes 2021.
There have, of course, been many changes, but perhaps the one with the longest-term effect is the massive growth in M&A, spurred on by vast profits, …
Starting the year in lockdown and ending the year in lockdown, it all seems like a scene from the Bill Murray classic film Groundhog Day, but in between we did manage some valuable face-to-face networking. So here’s hoping we can …
“I like it. It’s a kick in the face for all those people who didn’t want change.”
So said a cargo airline executive on the moves this year by shipping lines to get into air cargo.
While for some there …
The climate change debate in the shipping industry is hotting up, reflecting the change of atmosphere which has seen many shipowners, previously opposed to rapid decarbonisation measures, suddenly turn as pressure increases.
Pressure from governments as well as major companies, …
Neither an earnings call nor an interview with GXO Logistics’ senior leadership goes by without at least some reference to its investment in technology.
It is the same across the transport and logistics industry spectrum of course but, while for …
Goodbye 2021, we’re done. But watch out, here comes 2022!
How lucky
I recently argued that we are in a supply chain stalemate, as ports around the world remain congested due to excessive numbers of out-of-position empty containers not being …
