The Loadstar Podcast: Africa's Logistics Boom

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 a reprieve in the China/ US trade war, the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, and her recent trip to Miami for IATA’s CNS.  The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, tells listeners how the ocean freight market is responding to the easing trade war, and details how the Suez Canal Authority is trying to encourage transits.   On the air cargo side, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane explains what a reduction in de minimis could mean for air cargo volumes, and how forwarders and logistics players are coping.   Mr van Marle then offers the latest ocean freight rates, and Ms Goldstone examines how the European road freight market is behaving and gives a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this 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 just 19 minutes!

18 Maj 19min

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 a possible end to the Red Sea crisis and a depressing outlook for US truckers.   The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, tells listeners about the diverging strategies between the alliances when it comes to organising their networks amid a demand slump.   Similarly, on the air cargo side, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane examines how airlines are rearranging networks to deal with a nosedive in demand.  Mr van Marle and Ms Lennane delve into Maersk’s Q1 earnings, including how its ocean freight business faired in line with market growth, and why the Danish company dropped some of its air freight customers.   They also offer the latest ocean and air freight rates, respectively.  Finally, Ms Goldstone gives a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this 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 just 21 minutes!

11 Maj 21min

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 latest changes to de minimis rules in the US.  Ms Goldstone concludes the episode as usual by giving you a heads-up on what to look out for this week.     She is joined by The Loadstar’s managing editor Gavin van Marle and The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, who offer updates on how the Transpacifc ocean freight and airfreight markets have been responding to tariff chaos respectively– including a rate report.   Then, Mr van Marle and Ms Goldstone look at how the European market is coping with increased port congestion and the knock-on effects of volatility on the Transpacific.  They also delve into the recent earnings season with the likes of ONE, Hapag-Lloyd and DSV.   Finally, Ms Lennane updates listeners on a recent acquisition within the air cargo market and chats about a big announcement made by The Loadstar last 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 just 20 minutes!

4 Maj 20min

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 updated proposal for USTR fees on China-built ships calling at US ports and what it will mean for the alliances.  The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, then reveals a possible winner in the USTR proposal and chats to Ms Goldstone about supply, demand and rates in the ocean shipping market.   One the air cargo side, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gives a summary of rates and how some carriers are coping with increased requirements from US customs.  She also updates listeners on the ongoing Flexport vs Freightmate court case.  Finally, Mr van Marle summarises the Q1 earnings of Kuhne+Nagel and Ms Goldstone gives a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this 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 just 20 minutes!

27 Apr 20min

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 highlights from IATA’s World Cargo Symposium. She is joined by The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane who discusses how shippers have reacted to a tariff exemption for electronics, which airports saw the most cargo in 2024, and Honkong Post’s reaction to “bullying”. Then, The Loadstar’s managing editor Gavin van Marle and Ms Goldstone chat about how frontloading has led to an early transpacific peak season and what this is doing to those trying to negotiate a contract. Finally, Mr van Marle offers you the latest ocean freight rates - and their relevance in today's environment - and Ms Goldstone gives a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this 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 just 21 minutes!

20 Apr 20min

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news, starting with a situation update on tariffs and de minimis.  She is joined by The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, who discusses how ocean carriers had responded to a market impacted by tariffs and gives the latest on the USTR 301 rule on China-built vessels.  The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane delves into how airlines managed their networks as a result of volume uncertainty and why airfreight rates from Dhaka are set to fly. The episode also details last week’s updates to key market M&A moves, including DB Schenker and DSV, GXO and Wincanton, Panama Ports Company and Hutchison and HMM.   And, as always, The Loadstar journalists offer you the latest ocean and air freight rates.    Ms Goldstone then concludes the episode with a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this 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 just 21 minutes!

13 Apr 21min

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 how the revealed US tariff levels have upended the supply chain in their first week.   Ms Goldstone concludes the episode with a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this week.      She is joined by The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, who discusses how tariff uncertainty has scared transpacific shippers during contracting and gives the latest ocean freight rates.    Then, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane delves into what rising fees did to charter demand and how CMA CGM's promised investment into the US is at stake. She also updates listeners on the latest in the de minimis timeline.  And while tariffs shrouded most of the news last week, The Loadstar journalists also unpack many other stories that might have flown under the radar.   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 just 17 minutes!

6 Apr 16min

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 which carriers would be most affected by the proposed 301 rule for China-built vessels calling at US ports.  Ms Goldstone concludes the episode with a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this week.     She is joined by The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, who gives the latest schedule reliability figures and the latest ocean freight rates.   Then, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane delves into what is to become of WestJet Cargo and a look at the airfreight news. She also offers the latest air rates.   All this, and way more. 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 just 20 minutes!

30 Mars 20min