The Loadstar

Supply chain radar: Mind the (credit rating) gap

Earlier this week, credit rating agency Moody’s, the most prominent and influential agency in the field worldwide, assigned “a first-time A3 long-term issuer rating” to DSV Panalpina (DSV PAN).
How cool was that: surely another little step towards building their …


XPO Logistics expands partnership with Getinge in the Netherlands

XPO Logistics has expanded its partnership with Getinge, one of the world’s largest providers of products and systems for healthcare and life sciences. Under the new contract provisions, XPO will provide warehousing and transport services for Getinge’s Infection Control business …






AAL service goes full-time as demand for multipurpose offering grows

An emerging trend of shippers switching from their established container carriers to other shipping solutions appears to be gaining ground.
And  to meet growing demand, multipurpose operator AAL Shipping has cemented its capacity offering on its Europe-Middle East/Indian subcontinent-Far East …