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Europe-Asia shippers were today informed that a second Ocean Alliance service would resume Suez Canal transits on its backhaul leg to Asia. Freight forwarders and shippers today received a customer advisory from Ocean Alliance member OOCL that what it terms the LL4 service – known as NEU4 by the Ocean Alliance and FAL1 by tonnage provider CMA CGM – would return to Asia via th...

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The Loadstar won a series of honours at the 2025 Seahorse Journalist Awards, held in London yesterday, after a record-breaking year for entries to the prestigious competition. With 360 submissions from 60 journalists worldwide, the awards again highlighted excellence across the global transport and logistics media landscape.
In a standout night for The Loadstar, Charlotte...

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MSC is further reorganising its transatlantic network with a revision of its Canada Express service that will see host of calls in Spain this month. The carrier told customers it would be “the ideal solution for exporters in northern Spain looking to expand their business and trade relations with the Canadian market”.
There also appears to be an element of capturing some ...

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SNCF subsidiary VIIA is planning to double the capacity on its new rail freight service for semi-trailers and containers between the Mediterranean port of Sète and Calais, a further boost to the trade corridor between Turkey and the UK. Danish ro-ro shipping company DFDS is a partner in the service operating six weekly sailings between two Turkish ports and Sète.
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South Africa’s Competition Commission has “finally” referred a complaint against eight cargo shipping companies – allegations of price-fixing and cartel-like behaviour – to the Competition Tribunal, but some have questioned the motivation. Stretching over the 10 year to 2018, the complaint involves CMA CGM Shipping Agencies South Africa, Cosco South Africa, Evergreen Agency S...

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