News in Brief podcast | Week 46 2025 | Shifting trade, Suez suspense and Supreme Court hearing
New CTS data shows just how deeply tariffs have hit US trade and Indian airfreight volumes, as Southeast Asia surges ahead under the China + 1 strategy. The Loadstar team unpacks the numbers — and wha...
16 Nov 202517min
News in Brief podcast | Week 45 2025 | Ocean highs and headaches and insight from ACF
This week, the shipping industry hits new highs and new headaches. MSC’s record 7m teu fleet cements its dominance, while Maersk eyes fresh megaship orders amid warnings of a looming capacity glut t...
10 Nov 202516min
News in Brief podcast | Week 44 2025 | Hurricanes, headwinds and hints of harmony
It’s been a week of turmoil — and tentative relief — across global trade. Hurricane Melissa brought chaos to the Caribbean but spared Jamaica’s vital Kingston terminal, while in Asia, the fallout from...
2 Nov 202519min
News in Brief podcast | Week 43 2025 | Decarb delay, Suez stirrings and forwarder fortunes
In this epsiode of news in brief, hear how the one-year delay to the IMOs net-zero measures has set the stage for conflicting national rules, and how hopes of a return to Suez Canal transits threaten ...
26 Okt 202517min
News in Brief podcast | Week 42 2025 | Sanctions, strikes and sliding rates
The dust is only just beginning to settle in Europe’s ports after last week’s strikes — but the disruption is far from over. Host Charlotte Goldstone updates you on the ripple effects in Antwerp, Brug...
19 Okt 202519min
News in Brief podcast | Week 41 2025 | Strikes in Europe, growth in Asia and chaos in Washington
Recent supply chain news has been all about disruption and adaptation. Europe’s biggest ports are hit by strikes, causing chaos in Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrugge, while carriers raise charges at Chi...
12 Okt 202523min
News in Brief podcast | Week 40 2025 | Trade war, legal battles & government shutdown
From tariffs to lawsuits, this week’s episode is packed with supply chain drama. Host Charlotte Goldstone kicks off the episode with an update on another wave of US tariffs — a move that could drag t...
5 Okt 202515min
News in Brief podcast | Week 39 2025 | Typhoons, tariffs and Cosco's global push
Are you looking for a quick round up of all that went down last week in logistics? Typhoon Ragasa slams southern China, halting factory output just days before Golden Week. In Europe, Poland’s borde...
28 Sep 202518min
