The Loadstar


Freight forwarders: keep an eye on oil prices

CoLoadX writes: “Oil prices have cratered in the last two months, with benchmarks Brent Crude and WTI set for their sixth straight week of price decreases. While oil prices tend to fluctuate, in this case, there’s more to it than …


Trans-Atlantic Trade – GEX2 Winter Program

In response to the expected low demand during the upcoming Christmas and New Year period, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Trans-Atlantic sailings:
Gateway Express 2 (GEX2) service
Westbound: No sailing from Southampton on …



UPS Expands Express Services To International High-Growth Markets

“UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the addition of 14 new countries served by UPS Worldwide Express, part of UPS’s international suite of shipping services that guarantees time- and day-definite delivery for urgent shippers. The sweeping expansion of global services also includes …



IMF Sounds The Alarm On Leveraged Lending

Zero Hedge: “Five months after the IMF sounded the alarm over junk bonds, it has now moved on to the credit market bogeyman du jour and overnight joined others such as the Fed, BIS, Oaktree, JPMorgan, and Guggenheim in “sounding …