The Loadstar


On the wires: Wincanton in a sweet spot

There were some very valuable observations made by Wincanton’s management during its half-year results presentation last Friday.
Worth a reminder: since this time last year, the £460m-market cap group has slimmed down into a pure-play contract logistics operator (PPCLO) following …


SGL: 2022 contract season kicks off – market update

Danish 3PL Scan Global Logistics published today a rather interesting report that may well deserve five minutes of your time.
It reads:

While unnormal seems to have become the new normal for everyone involved in the transportation and logistics industry, …


Searoutes raises €2.4m to reduce shippers’ GHG emissions

Searoutes, the Marseilles-based start-up that helps shippers reduce the carbon footprint of their transport, has announced a €1.3 million financing round led by WSB Beteiligungs, the venture capital firm founded by Wolf Scheder.
Created in 2019 by Dr. Pierre Garreau …