The Loadstar Christmas Quiz 2025

In January, Airbus suspended all flying by its new heavylift airline and announced it would wind the unit down just one year after being awarded its own air operator certificate (AOC). But what marine creature was the fleet named after?

Following its investigation into what it concluded was unfair Chinese state support of maritime supply chains, US trade representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer proposed fees for China-built ships calling at US ports.

But what was the maximum suggested fee per port call?

In March, MSC’s port operating arm Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL) announced its plans to assume full control of the UK’s largest container gateway, Felixstowe, along with a host of other hubs around the world - including Panama Ports Company.

Together with which global asset management house did TiL agree to purchase some 80% of Hong Kong terminal operator Hutchison’s global operations?

In April, CMA CGM Air Cargo almost doubled its fleet via the acquisition of Air Belgium’s cargo operations.

What is the number of aircraft in its fleet now?

On 2 May, the de minimis exemption officialy ended for China and Hong Kong exports to the US valued at $800 or less.

This followed an inital U-turn from the Trump Adminstration having removed the de minimis exemption from all exports on 1 Febraury and then re-instating it seven days later.

But why the back and forth?

Japanese carrier group ONE was on the hook for one of the largest claims lodged in a single complaint to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) since a rule change under the Biden administration at around $18m. Two complainants, QVC and Cornerstone Brands, accused ONE of “systematically” failing to meet contracted capacity commitments amid the high spot rate heyday of the pandemic.

According to the filing, what percentage of cargo under its service commitment did ONE carry?

In July of 2025, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered the non-state parties involved in the X-press Pearl fire, that occured in 2021, to pay compensation for the damage caused after spilt chemicals carried by the containership casued an environmental disaster.

But how much did they charge?

Front-Loading was a major theme of the year and meant a traditional 'peak season' never really transpired. According to CTS data for teu liftings up to October, August came out on top with 16,800,067 teu moved.

But which month came second with a total of 16,641,359 teu lifted?

At the annual meeting of Denmark's Chamber of Commerce in September, how many job losses did DSV CEO Jens Lund estimate the integration of Schenker would result in?

"Typically, in transactions like this, 6%-8% of the combined workforce is eliminated; we will probably see something similar in this transaction.”

In October, an MEPC meeting at the International Maritime Organisation resulted in the decision to delay it's Net Zero Framework by one year. 21 countries abstained from the vote and eight did not attend.

But out of the 106 countries that did have their say, what was the result of the vote?

WiseTech Global caused outcry over Thanksgiving dinner when they launched their new CargoWise Value Packs intended to "simplify billing, reduce overheads and deliver more capabilities across forwarding, customs and warehousing".

But instead of a smooth transition, the rollout led to industry frustration as the new commercial structure replaces the seat and transaction licence (STL) model that has been in place since 2014, which could see rising costs for forwarders.

How did Seko Logistics’ SVP of product management, Jamie Andrade, describe the situation?

A lot has happened this year, but you made it to December!

In an Executive Order on 15 December, what did US President Donald Trump designate as a "weapon of mass destruction"?