This podcast is a new home for anyone with a professional interest in international trade, 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.
Latest Episodes
Why is air cargo so ‘slow’?
In this entended clip from EP25 we are discussing why air cargo is frequently so slow. And what can be done to speed it up. Host Mike King is talking to (in order of appearance): Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA Kathy Liu, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, Dimerco Express Group Peyton Burnett, MD,...
Strikes ahead: Preparing your supply chain for U.S. port shutdowns
In this episode, host Mike King and guests discuss the imminent threat of a major dockworker strike on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and its potential to disrupt more than half of the nation's container shipping capacity. With the clock ticking on labour negotiations, businesses are facing the...
Air-mageddon? What freight buyers need to know ahead of peak season
This episode, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, focuses on what buyers need to know about the looming air cargo peak season as freight rates soar. Host Mike King and guests examine the latest trade lane dynamics, with a particular focus on outbound rates from Asia to Europe...
Latest Videos
What a dockworker strike means for the US economy – WSJ's Paul Page
Explained: ILA demands and why USMX hasn’t met them. JOC’s Michael Angell with Mike King
Why an Oct.1 US dockworker strike and port shutout is 'a big deal' for global trade and US economy
#26 Strikes ahead: Preparing your supply chain for U.S. port shutdowns
Why is air cargo so ‘slow’ (and what to do about it)?
Expect a tight air cargo peak season in 2024 – Kathy Liu, Vice President, Global Sales & Mar
Why security crackdowns could supercharge the 2024 air freight peak season
#25 Air-mageddon? What freight buyers need to know ahead of peak season
What US shippers can expect from the Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd
Explained: The downturn in global sports apparel trade according to S&P's Chris Rogers
The shipping implications of an ILA dockworker strike at US ports
U.S. Election: Trump, Harris, and the Uncertain Future of U.S. Tariffs – S&P's Chris Rogers
There is no “Plan B” for global shipping if U.S. dockworkers strike – Hapag-Lloyd
#24 Hapag-Lloyd’s Gemini Ambitions, North American Union Threats, and the Future of the Sports Trade
Barring calamities, container rates will soften in 2025
Cost determines the production location for OEMs
Lars Jensen: Expect total supply chain ‘carnage’ if ILA longshoremen strike in October
#23 Lars Jensen: Geopolitics, Looming Port Strikes and the Future of Container Shipping
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The Freight Buyers' Club in the News
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Container shipping now ‘maxed out’, claims leading shipping analyst | The Loadstar
Why the US ‘freight recession’ impact is heavier fortrans-Pacific container trade than trans-Atlantic | Riviera Maritime Media
Flexport rolling out last-mile e-commerce offering globallyafter Shopify deal | American Journal of Transportation
Plot a (positive) course for air freight rates…if you dare | The Loadstar
Air cargo operators still feel ‘hangover from the 2021 party’ | FreightWaves
‘Whipsaw effect’ on demand and investment will result in consolidation and bankruptcies across freight markets | American Journal of Transportation
India, Vietnam has potential for sourcing: The Freight Buyers’ Club | Stat Times
Container shipping turning the corner in time for peak season, says Rolf Habben Jansen | TradeWinds
Why is air cargo so ‘slow’?