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Easter challenges: Covid lockdowns, port congestion, war in Europe and a lack of slots and flights
The lesson of this Easter episode is do not put all your freight eggs in one basket. Supply chain disruptions covered include the implications of more Covid lockdowns in China, port congestion and wha
The end of globalisation? How the invasion of Ukraine and Russian sanctions are impacting freight markets and the future of free trade.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing significant supply chain issues as carriers, ports and forwarders cancel services due to the fear of carrying or handling sanctioned cargo or incurring reputati
Deep Dive: Why US West Coast dockworker union negotiations could rock container shipping
Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King In this inaugural episode of this Deep Dive Loadstar Podcast, editor Mike King explains why war in Ukraine is not the only global trade disruptor in March 202
TPM 22 preview. What next for rates and competition policy? And a Loadstar Special Report: Labour Shortages & The Great Resignation.
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King Ahead of TPM22 in Long Beach at the end of February, this episode of The Loadstar Podcast examines the key challenges facing those in the business of
The Big Interview: Shipping’s Renaissance Man – Mike King meets AP Moller Maersk’s Morten Bo Christiansen
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King In this inaugural episode of the Loadstar Podcast Big Interview editor Mike King talks to AP Moller Maersk’s Morten Bo Christiansen, shipping’s Renai
Carriers vs forwarders; Cargo Theft & Cultural Wars; Asia-Europe at full stretch
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King This jam-packed episode examines why container lines are getting increasingly picky about who they deem worthy of their servicesm and why the implica
Chinese New Year mini-spike or multimodal crunch?
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King 2022 is already shaping to be a year of daunting challenges for freight and shipping. Carriers by sea, air, ocean and rail can expect healthy profits
2021 Winners and Losers and the challenges ahead
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King Our end-of-year special examines the biggest stories of 2021 and the narratives that have found traction in media far beyond the confines of logistic
Power cuts in China, the Transpacific rollercoaster and global port congestion bites
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King EP9 sweeps the length of global supply chains. From power cuts and factory shutdowns in China we swing across the Transpacific to the US where logist
A never-ending peak season, IKEA exclusive and much ado about COP26
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King EP8 of The Loadstar Podcast reports direct from Glasgow where world leaders are congregating for COP26, a meeting many believe is the last chance sal