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
Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? McCown & Mercogliano
In this deep-dive in US shipping policy, maritime analyst Sal Mercogliano and industry expert John McCown join us to break down one of the biggest stories in global shipping: America’s push to reclaim maritime power. We unpack the political, economic, and strategic moves shaping the future of US shipping —...
The Great American Shipping Reset: Tariffs, Port Fees & Policy Fallout
Major new U.S. shipping policies are here — and they’re shaking global trade. In this special two-part episode of the Freight Buyers’ Club, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, we break down the latest U.S. tariffs, port fee changes, and policy strategy shifts that are reshaping global...
The White House Kid: Tariff On, Tariff Off
Tariffs on. Tariffs off. And no one’s quite sure what comes next. In this episode, host Mike King digs into the chaos surrounding U.S. trade policy, as shippers, retailers, and forwarders scramble to make sense of the White House’s shifting stance on China, exemptions, and trade deals. With tariffs appearing...
Latest Videos
Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? What It Means for Freight Buyers | McCown & Mercogliano
Real Businesses. Real Pain. Tariffs & Customs Chaos Are Crippling U.S. SMEs.
Tariffs hit US business: Cindy Allen, ex-CBP
Rob Jervis, Transaid: https://www.justgiving.com/page/robert-jervis-4
Xeneta’s Peter Sand: Blank Sailings Surge, Transpacific Contract Update & Shipper Panic
#40 The Great American Shipping Reset: Tariffs, Port Fees & Policy Fallout
Trade Disruptions: Best & Worst Case Scenarios | Gold & Fried
Tariffs On, Tariffs Off? Jon Gold (NRF) Explains Retail Supply Chain Chaos | Freight Buyers’ Club
#39 The White House Kid: Tariff On, Tariff Off
New IMO GHG Emissions Deal = Higher Shipping Costs? | Freight Buyers’ Club Explainer
FBC at the IMO – new emissions rules
DHL's Aditi Rasquinha: The truth about China’s future in manufacturing
How shippers are reacting to tariffs: air vs ocean, long vs short contracts
#38 Robots, resilience and rerouting freight: DHL China's CEO on 2025
TRUMP’S TRADE WAR EXPLAINED: Shipping & Logistics
Diary of an air cargo CEO: Robert van de Weg
Ex-CBP official Cindy Allen: How businesses can prepare for April 2 U.S. tariffs
Cindy Allen (former CBP) on future options for U.S. de minimis rules and implementation
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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
Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? McCown & Mercogliano