News in Brief podcast | Week 17 2026 | Strait uncertainty, shifting capacity and steep surcharges

This week on News in Brief, we look at Hapag-Lloyd’s latest proposals in its bid for ZIM, the impact of renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and the resilience of global container trade despi...

13 Sep 15min

Geopolitcal tensions, port congestion and shifting freight rates dominate this week’s News in Brief.   Host Charlotte Goldstone chats to ex-liner exec Nils Roche about the latest US-Iran escalation, t...

6 Sep 20min

The freight forwarding industry is changing fast, with consolidation, growing competition from major carriers and integrators, and a volatile geopolitical landscape reshaping the market.  In this epis...

30 Aug 20min

What’s really driving freight rates in 2026? In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, we’re joined by Judah Levine, Head of Research at Freightos, to discuss the latest trends across global ocean and ...

23 Aug 19min

What do the first six months of 2026 tell us about the state of global container shipping? In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, Charlotte Goldstone is joined by Container Trades Statistics CEO Nig...

16 Aug 30min

While importers are beginning to receive refunds after the US Supreme Court struck down the original IEEPA tariff regime, the Trump administration has already introduced a new Section 301 tariff frame...

9 Aug 19min

In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast News in Brief, we unpack another busy week across global supply chains. Chief analyst Peter Sand of Xeneta joins us to discuss the latest fallout from tensions ...

2 Aug 14min

This week on News in Brief, we unpack the latest wave of US tariffs on Canada and Brazil and what they mean for global supply chains. Gavin van Marle explains why transpacific shipping is entering unc...

26 Juli 22min