In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news, including the ports battling backlogs and tariff threats.

She is helped by The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, who explains the possible repercussions of Trump giving the green light to bribery and how different countries are responding to tariff threats.

The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, discusses the odds of a return to the Suez Canal and how MSC has changed its networks.

This is followed by a round-up of the air freight rates from Ms Lennane and an ocean freight briefing from Mr van Marle.

All this, plus a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this week!

So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed last week and put you ahead of the curve on this week’s happenings, in just 16 minutes!

In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, host Mike King sits down with James Hookham of the Global Shippers Forum and Bjorn Vang Jensen, EVP Ocean at Easy Speed International Logistics, to unpack the chaos and uncertainty defining global shipping in 2025. From fluctuating spot rates to geopolitical shakeups, tariffs wars to the failures of container lines, they explore why shippers are feeling dazed, confused, and apprehensive. Is the freight industry stuck in a Permacrisis, or is there another way forward that delivers win-wins instead of zero-sum outcomes?

Guests:

Bjorn Vang Jensen, EVP, Ocean, Easy Speed International Logistics

James Hookham, director, Global Shippers Forum

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news, including some countries’ response to the Trump administration, and offers a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this week.

She is helped by The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane who details how airfreight stakeholders are coping with rule and regulation whip-lash, not least changes to de minimis and shipping from China.

The Loadstar managing editor, Gavin van Marle, recaps Maersk’s annual results and reveals how the carrier is attracting shippers for Gemini in his ocean-freight rate round up.

This is followed by a round-up of the air freight rates from Ms Lennane and a road-freight briefing from Ms Goldstone.

All this, and more. So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed last week and put you ahead of the curve on this week’s happenings, in just 16 minutes!