The Freight Buyers' Club
By Mike King
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The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast is a new home for anyone with a professional interest in international trade, container shipping, procurement, logistics and air cargo. Each episode your host, award-winning journalist Mike King, will be speaking to leading decision-makers, analysts, journalists, operators and shippers to get their take on current freight and logistics markets and the challenges and opportunities ahead. You can subscribe to receive each episode direct to your inbox at: thefreightbuyersclub.com
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Air Cargo: Capacity Shocks, War and What Comes Next | Ray Zedov, Rotate
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Air Cargo Unpacked l Middle East War Analysis
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Exclusive: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen on Iran, Suez & Zim
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The Rules Just Changed: Tariffs, Iran & What Freight Buyers Do Next | Paul Bingham, S&P Global
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Carrier Consolidation, AI & Freight Fraud: Gebrüder Weiss North America CEO Mark McCullough
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Hapag-Lloyd Buys ZIM Explained: Why Freight Buyers Should Care
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Air Cargo Unpacked | MD-11 Retirement, Capacity Crunch, E-Commerce & TAC Rates
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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EXCLUSIVE: FMC Chair Laura DiBella on Trump's Maritime Dominance & Global Enforcement Powers
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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What's Next for US Shippers? TPM26 Special + EXCLUSIVE FMC Chair Interview
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Fractured Trade: How Geopolitics Will Reshape Global Supply Chains in 2026
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Air Cargo Unpacked: Launch Episode | Geopolitical Chaos, CNY Outlook & IATA's 2026 Forecast
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Geopolitics is #1 Risk: Container Lines Face Consolidation as Trade Blocs Reshape Shipping
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Bjorn Vang Jensen: Venezuela to Suez, Spot vs Contract Strategy & What Freight Buyers Must Know in 2026
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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We Need to Talk About…Reliability: Container Shipping’s Problem Child
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Paul Berger (WSJ) on Tariffs, Crane Security and the One Freight Market at Risk of Recession in 2026
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Suez, China+1 and 2026 Freight Bets
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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How Air Cargo Defied Forecasts — And What Happens Next?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Mega-Ships, Congestion and the Suez Wildcard: Hamburg’s Plan for 2026
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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TIACA's Glyn Hughes: Why Air Cargo Is Winning the Volatility Game
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How to Negotiate 2026 Transpacific Freight Contracts
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Good, The Bad, and the ANC: South Africa’s Logistics on the Brink
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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‘An Intense Rollercoaster’ — The 2026 Container Shipping Market
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Global Trade Roars Back: DHL Express CEO on the Fastest Growth Since 2010
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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DHL’s Rainer Haag on Tech, Trade, and the Future of European Supply Chains
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Explained: US Port Fees, Carrier Strategy & Why Ship Orders Won’t Shift From China with Lars Jensen
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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How DP World Is Cutting Supply Chain Emissions
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Robotics, AI & the Future of Logistics | Exclusive with DHL’s Katja Busch at the New EPIC Hub
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Lars Jensen: US Port Fees, IMO Rules & 2026 Shipping Outlook
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Air Cargo Market Outlook: Analyst Insights & CEO Perspective
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Container Ship Fires: Who Pays When Cargo Goes Up in Smoke?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Europe’s Customs Future Explained: Tariffs, Trade & Tech |
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The Future of Trade Rules and Customs Challenges
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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India vs China: Why Supply Chain Diversification Isn’t So Simple
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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From Brexit to Global Trade Fragmentation: Wolfgang Lehmacher Explains
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Global Freight Rates and Peak Season: Dimerco’s Kathy Liu Explains
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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How Asian Supply Chains Are Adapting to New Rules, Freight Market Volatility and the China+1 Reset
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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How Big Shippers Buy Ocean Freight in 2025 | Gemini Shippers Association President Explains
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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What Big Shippers Really Think: Retail & Tech Leaders on Tariffs and Trade
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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The Air Cargo Outlook: De Minimis Ban, Tariffs & Peak Season
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Tariff Nightmares: As Told By A ‘Frustrated’ Trump Supporter
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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US Tariff Tsunami: Container Rates, Shipper Pain & One Big Beautiful Act
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Explainer: Understanding De Minimis Reform and Its Impact on Air Cargo (Video)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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From War Zones to Warehouses: DHL’s CEO Talks Strategy in the Gulf
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Exclusive: DHL Express CEO John Pearson
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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JAS Worldwide: Freight Strategies for Uncertain Times
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Rates, Robots & Rising Risk: Post-Munich Freight Outlook (video)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Lars Karlsson (Maersk, ex-WCO) on Trade Risk, Tariffs & Customs Strategy
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Too Many Ships? Jan Tiedemann (Alphaliner) on Container Fleet Growth & Market Impact
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Exclusive: IAG Cargo CEO David Shepherd on new 'Joint Business' with Qatar & MASkargo
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Why Great Freight Forwarders Thrive in Chaos | Oliver Gritz, CEO of Ontegos Cloud
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May 28, 2025 |
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Dimerco CEO Jeffrey Shih: A Freight Leader’s Take on China+1, Tariffs & Global Diversification
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May 22, 2025 |
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Shipping in a Tariff Truce: A Shipper’s Guide to Container Strategy (Video Explainer)
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May 19, 2025 |
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A Container Tidal Wave? With Mark Chadwick, Global Shippers Association
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May 15, 2025 |
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90 Days China-US Window: Can LA/Long Beach Handle the Surge?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Early Container Shipping Peak Season? Freightos CEO on the US-China Tariff Truce
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May 13, 2025 |
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US-China Tariff Truce: What Happens Next? With ex-Cargill VP John McCauley
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May 12, 2025 |
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EXCLUSIVE: World Shipping Council CEO on Trade War, Port Fees & the Future of Container Shipping
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? McCown & Mercogliano
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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The Great American Shipping Reset: Tariffs, Port Fees & Policy Fallout
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The White House Kid: Tariff On, Tariff Off
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Robots, resilience and rerouting freight: DHL China's CEO on 2025
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Tariff Day is coming: Breaking down the new trade war
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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'Tariff Day’ April 2, CBP insights, de minimis timelines, and Robert van de Weg’s new CEO role
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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SMEs in the freight squeeze: Insider survival tactics from 30-year ocean veteran Stephanie Loomis
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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EXPLAINED: U.S. tariffs escalating tensions with China, Canada, and Mexico - Paul Bingham
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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BREAKING: MSC, BlackRock, Hutchison, and Container Shipping Trade Wars with Lars Jensen
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Port of Long Beach exclusive: Can West Coast ports keep winning?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Exclusive: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Trade wars & Trump's new rules: A container shipping legend's survival guide
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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5 FMC moves to watch in 2025, with 'The Maritime Professor'
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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TPM25 preview: Tariffs, reshoring, and the art of contract negotiations
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Scan Global’s Mads Drejer talks ‘permacrisis’, trade wars and supply chain resilience
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Trump’s tariffs, what Flexport got wrong, and the air cargo shake-up ahead, with Neel Jones Shah
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Drewry’s Philip Damas on 2025 Ocean Freight & Market Trends
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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What shippers want (and how they get it) with TTI's Mctaggart and Drewry's Damas
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Freight playbook 2025: Robbert van Trooijen talks leadership and strategy
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Is a US port strike in January good for container lines? Lars Jensen & Peter Tirschwell
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Lars Jensen and Peter Tirschwell unpack trade wars, labour strikes, and container shipping challenges
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Trump 2.0, DHL tragedy, and freight markets: Geopolitical risks and outlook for 2025
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Explained: How Trump and Harris view tariffs
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Trump v Harris: Why it matters for global trade and logistics
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Why is air cargo so 'slow'?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Strikes ahead: Preparing your supply chain for U.S. port shutdowns
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Air-mageddon? What freight buyers need to know ahead of peak season
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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What US shippers can expect from the Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Explained: The downturn in the global sports apparel trade
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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U.S. Election: Trump, Harris, and the Importance of U.S. Tariffs
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Hapag-Lloyd’s Gemini Ambitions, North American Union Threats, and the Future of Sports Supply Chains
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Lars Jensen: What the 2025 liner alliance restructure means for shippers
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Why strike action by ILA dockworkers at US East and Gulf Coast ports will have global ramifications
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Lars Jensen: Geopolitics, Looming Port Strikes and the Future of Container Shipping
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Are US legislators targeting the Shanghai Shipping Exchange? FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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New FMC Detention & Demurrage Rules Explained: Are Dispute Mechanisms Open to SMEs?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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What would an escalation of the US-China trade war mean for the US economy. Is decoupling feasible?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Tariffs, Trade Wars and Freight Market Volatility
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Supply Chain Shake-Ups and Exclusive Insights from FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd's Gemini Cooperation; implications for alliance system and service reliability
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May 29, 2024 |
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Trans-Pacific Trends and Challenges: Insights from Freight Industry Experts
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May 14, 2024 |
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Container shipping: Navigating turbulence in 2024
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Freight markets, politics, the threat of tariffs and the future of global trade – with Brandon Fried & Jon Monroe
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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US West Coast ports hope for a cargo bonanza in 2024 – but are they prepared?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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US West Coast truckers ready for box import surge (but less keen on buying non-diesel trucks)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Is the Port of Long Beach ready to receive a new wave of container imports?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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The 2024 trade and economic growth outlook as geopolitical headwinds intensify
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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A shipper’s view: Maersk/Hapag, the Red Sea crisis, CNY and freight rate strategy
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Why the threat of strikes at US east coast ports is pushing retailer cargo back to the west coast
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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As a perfect storm hits global trade, will shippers be the biggest losers of 2024?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Suez, Panama, geopolitics and union disputes: A shipper’s guide to risk in 2024
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The Suez Canal container shipping crisis – shipper options, expected rollovers and revised transit times
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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A year in review, 2024 forecasts and ocean freight tendering advice
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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What next for container shipping - former Evergreen and Yang Ming chairman exclusive
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Explained: AI and the future of supply chains
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Global freight market outlook, US inventories, and why India’s share of global manufacturing and exports is on the rise
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Geopolitical and economic headwinds batter freight markets; 'ally-shoring' and the allure of Mexico
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Retailer inventory levels, container line peak season strategy and a tentative end to USWC docker impasse
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Why a US recession might not kill peak season; how the FMC's new powers could reshape container shipping
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May 31, 2023 |
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The Big Air Cargo Debate; west coast docker negotiations; Flexport/Shopify analysis
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May 10, 2023 |
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US 'freight recession'; trans-Pac vs trans-Atlantic demand; pros and cons of non-China options.
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Exclusive: [Part 2] Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Exclusive: Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping (part 1)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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"Listen to Bjorn." Freight buying tips and where next for box shipping with Bjorn Vang Jensen
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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The Big Debate with WSJ's Paul Page and the National Retail Federation's Jon Gold
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Trailer: Welcome to The Freight Buyers' Club
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Jan 27, 2023 |