News in Brief podcast | Week 45 2024| Exploding parcels, Q3 results and Wincanton/GXO saga

In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, the team recaps this week’s supply chain moves and give you a heads-up on what to look out for next week.    Host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone kicks off the episode with a summary of where tariff negotiations sit, then is joined by publisher Alex Lennane to discuss the air cargo impacts.   Ms Lennane then summarises the latest M&A news, including the merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, and how states how Flexport has “bucked the trend”.   Ms Goldstone is then joined by managing editor Gavin van Marle, who gives the highlights of Q2 earnings season, including DSV, UPS and CMA CGM, and rounds up the latest ocean freight rates. They then discuss what has been on Premium this week, and detail one article on the ageing feeder fleet.  So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 20 minutes!

3 Aug 19min

In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, The Loadstar team recap this week’s supply chain news and give you a heads up on what to look out for next week.   Host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone kicks off the episode with a summary of where tariff negotiations sit and is joined by publisher Alex Lennane to discuss the air cargo impacts.  Ms Lennane then explains the confusing and disruptive US restriction on Mexican airlines and the reaction from stakeholders, plus the details of a US Government investigation into its Department of Transport.   Ms Goldstone is then joined by managing editor Gavin van Marle who offers listeners the latest updates on the bid for a terminal at the Port of Santos and highlights the key takeaways from Kuhne+Nagel’s H1 results.  He also, as always, rounds up the latest ocean freight rates and analyses what they indicate.   So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 19 minutes!

27 Jul 18min

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news and lets you know what to look out for this week.   She is joined first by The Loadstar’s publisher Alex Lennane to discuss a few impacts of continued tariff chaos on the supply chain last week, including a demand surge from India and a trade shift for Brazil.   Ms Lennane then gives an overview of the picture in airfreight, including supply, demand and rates.   The Loadstar managing editor Gavin van Marle is up next to talk about the impact that congestion has had at one major European port.  Mr van Marle and Ms Goldstone conclude the episode by discussing the state of the ocean freight market by examining the emerging overcapacity, scrappage and what OOCL's Q2 rates could indicate.   Mr van Marle also gives listeners an update on the latest ocean freight rates.  So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 20 minutes!

20 Jul 19min

In this week’s episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps this week’s supply chain news, including warnings to US truck drivers  She is joined by The Loadstar’s managing editor Gavin van Marle to chat about what impact European port congestion had on the carrier’s June schedule reliability scores.  Mr van Marle also gives listeners an update on the latest ocean freight rates and explains how these have been characterised by ongoing chaos on the transpacific.   The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gets listeners up to speed with the current state of the airfreight market, including insight on rates, capacity and demand.   Ms Lennane then turns her attention to the forwarding market, including current M&A trends, and rounds up what's been in Loadstar Premium this week.   So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 20 minutes!

6 Jul 19min

In this early episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps this week’s supply chain news, including the impacts of rising geopolitical tension and the hot topics at this year’s Multimodal event in Birmingham. The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gets listeners up to speed with what impact the Iran and Israel conflict and the Air India crash had on the air cargo market  Ms Lennane also looks at why forwarders and carriers might be struggling and rounds up what's been in Loadstar Premium this week.  The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, recaps his time at TOC Europe this week in Rotterdam and what the hot topics of the ocean freight market are.   He then gives listeners an important update to key market M&A moves such as the TiL/Blackrock Hutchison Ports takeover and Wincanton/GXO.   So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 16 minutes!

20 Jun 15min

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 rise in ship fires and heightening geopolitical tension.   The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gets listeners up to speed with the recent update in Trump’s tariff legal battle, while Ms Goldstone explains how air cargo is responding to suppressed US demand.   Ms Lennane then reveals how market factors shaped the most recent air freight rate report.   The Loadstar’s managing editor Gavin van Marle and Ms Goldstone chat about European port congestion, USTR fee updates, MSC’s behemoth terminal market share and the latest ocean freight rates.   As always, the episode ends by giving you insight as to what you might see on The Loadstar next 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 under 15 minutes!

15 Jun 14min

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news and gives an insight of what you might see next week.   The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gives her overview of Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Europe and looks at what's been in The Loadstar Premium.  The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, chats to Ms Goldstone about the spike in ocean freight rates, volume volatility on the transpacific and capacity absorption on the Asia-Europe trade.   Ms Lennane and Ms Goldstone also chat about the main drivers of the latest airfreight rates and volumes.  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 under 18 minutes!

8 Jun 17min

In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone compiles snippets of her interview at Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Europe.   Hear from executives at Hapag-Lloyd, Lufthansa Cargo, Maersk and Etihad Cargo – just to name a few – about what is driving supply chains and how major players are adapting.  Topics covered include customs compliance, demand predictions, ecommerce, rates and contracting, among many others. So, what are you waiting for? Dive into the action you missed at the highly anticipated Messe Muncher trade show in Munich this week!

5 Jun 12min