Mike Wackett is an Editorial & Business Consultant for The Loadstar, specializing in the shipping and logistics industry. With a focus on providing insightful analysis and reporting on industry trends, Mike's articles cover topics such as carrier strategies, market dynamics, and the impact of global events on the shipping industry.
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Mike Wackett's articles predominantly cover the transportation and logistics industry, with a focus on the shipping sector. His work heavily relies on data citations and expert commentary, indicating a preference for well-supported information and insights from industry professionals.
To engage effectively with Mike, consider offering access to exclusive data or providing experts who can offer in-depth analysis of trends within the shipping industry. Topics related to carrier rates, container shortages, route diversions, and charter market developments are likely to pique his interest.
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By: Mike Wackett
Maersk’s new regional president for North America has advised US shippers to “know your best alternative” to entering the American market.
Container freight rates across the main east-west trades dipped slightly this week, but are still double those of a year ago
By: Mike Wackett
Two ocean carrier CEOs affected by alliance divorce appeared in consecutive sessions on the first conference day of the S&P Global TPM24 event in Long Beach on Monday.
Hapag-Lloyd ended 2023 with a net profit of just $3.2bn, compared with $18bn the previous year, as its average freight rate – on flat liftings of 11.9m teu – plunged from $2,863 per teu to $1,500.
Container spot rates are falling – but not fast enough for transpacific shippers that walked away from what they regarded as “excessive” new rate
Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said today he expected Asian export freight rates to continue to fall in the coming weeks – however, he
By: Mike Wackett
Container imports through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are booming, while some peak season volumes will come earlier this year.
By: Mike Wackett
The current equilibrium between supply and demand in container shipping depends on the duration of the Red Sea attacks, and the effect on available capacity, as ships take longer routes via the Cape of Good Hope.
By: Mike Wackett
A Maersk-operated 2M alliance container vessel with two pilots onboard crashed into a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
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