The Loadstar

The Loadstar began as a blog about airfreight and was established in 2012 as a comprehensive online news platform for the logistics sector. This award-winning website has gained a reputation among top professionals in logistics and supply chain management for its insightful analysis and commentary. The site prioritizes independent, high-quality journalism aimed at enhancing the knowledge and understanding of its audience. It serves a diverse readership, including shippers, forwarders, logistics providers, carriers, ports, and airports, effectively linking various partners within the supply chain.

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Race to get goods out of Asia to the US by air as July deadlines loom

1 day ago | theloadstar.com | Alex Lennane

Demand may have plummeted on ocean transpacific lanes, but there is still just about time to fly goods to the US before the two looming deadlines: 4 July celebrations and 9 July tariff changes. But their origin is not China: that market, say forwarders, has tumbled. ... Email* Password*
Europe's defence spending boost means more demand for specialised logistics

1 day ago | theloadstar.com | Stuart Todd

A sharp increase in public spending on defence in Europe is set to transform the armaments industry, driving a surge in production output, and with it a potentially significant increase in demand for specialised logistics. A study this year by management consultant ... Email* Password*
Arrests and goods seized as raids across EU uncover massive import fraud

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Stuart Todd

Coordinated raids by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in several European countries uncovered a huge flow of goods fraudulently imported from China through the port of Piraeus, evading customs duties and VAT. It involved massive amounts of textiles, shoes, e-scooters, e-bikes, and other goods, the ...
Forwarding specialist Ian Truesdale joins DX Group as new CEO

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alex Lennane

UK and Ireland delivery group DX has appointed a veteran freight forwarder as its new chief executive. Ian Truesdale will become CEO on July 1, replacing Paul Ibbetson, who has held the role for two and a half years. DX is “embarking on its next phase of ... Email* Password*
Just Lund - The Loadstar

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alessandro Pasetti

When DSV finally won Schenker for €14.3bn in September 2024, CEO Jens Lund went on camera talking to Bloomberg about the largest deal ever done in forwarding as if that historic moment were just any other moment. He calmly talked risk and opportunity, balancing all sides of one game-changing M&A announcement that would have likely gone to the head of any other executive in supply chain, where marketing stunts are often a sour pill to swallow, more so than in other ...
EXCLUSIVE: 'Virtual' sales team plan sparks jobs cull at European air cargo carrier

2 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alex Lennane

A major European cargo carrier is undergoing significant restructuring, which sources say is resulting in a jobs “cull”. Roles, particularly among the commercial team, say sources, are under threat – in terms of the number of job losses, noted one insider, “it’s hard to say as ... Email* Password*
The Loadstar Leader: A phantom peak

3 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alex Lennane

Phantom pregnancy “can be caused by trauma, [and] a chemical imbalance of hormones”. Bear with us. “Contributing psychological factors include a strong desire for pregnancy, or misinterpretation of objective bodily sensations. Women who experience false pregnancy often experience related feelings of stress, fear, anticipation, and general emotional ...
Avianca Cargo Mexico the latest in a wave of new airfreight partnerships

3 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alex Lennane

In a period where freighters are searching the world for volumes, and the air cargo outlook is less than clear, there appears to be a trend to further develop networks – via partnerships. There has been a flurry of announcements in recent weeks that underline this ... Email* Password*
Analysis: DHL Group – the bear dance - The Loadstar

3 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alessandro Pasetti

Value, what value? Oh, well… There’s a rare diverging view on DHL Group and its prospects in the equity markets, while industry executives try cautiously to assess the current environment for the trade, downplaying downside risk for value. On the one hand, the bulls like the soft legal restructuring that the German group is undertaking, optimistically stating that the financial/operational risk posed to Express, DHL’s chief earnings contributor, is manageable.
Fred Smith - the man who made the impossible, possible - The Loadstar

4 days ago | theloadstar.com | Alessandro Pasetti

Fred Smith (11 Aug 1944 – 21 June 2025)Just about five months after Federal Express (FedEx) was formed on 17 April 1973, the world was struck by the ’first oil shock’ spurred by the Yom Kippur War. Under the stewardship of Marine Corps veteran Fred Smith (pictured below), FedEx from Memphis feared absolutely nothing. Little did the relatively young Smith, then aged 35, know about what was around the corner and how its ambitious aircraft-delivery business, reaching just 25 cities in the ...