The Freight Buyers' Club
A podcast by Mike King
80 Episodes
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Why the threat of strikes at US east coast ports is pushing retailer cargo back to the west coast
Published: 1/17/2024 -
IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024
Published: 1/15/2024 -
As a perfect storm hits global trade, will shippers be the biggest losers of 2024?
Published: 1/12/2024 -
Suez, Panama, geopolitics and union disputes: A shipper’s guide to risk in 2024
Published: 1/8/2024 -
The Suez Canal container shipping crisis – shipper options, expected rollovers and revised transit times
Published: 1/3/2024 -
A year in review, 2024 forecasts and ocean freight tendering advice
Published: 12/13/2023 -
What next for container shipping - former Evergreen and Yang Ming chairman exclusive
Published: 11/29/2023 -
Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?
Published: 10/10/2023 -
Explained: AI and the future of supply chains
Published: 10/5/2023 -
Global freight market outlook, US inventories, and why India’s share of global manufacturing and exports is on the rise
Published: 9/25/2023 -
Geopolitical and economic headwinds batter freight markets; 'ally-shoring' and the allure of Mexico
Published: 7/19/2023 -
Retailer inventory levels, container line peak season strategy and a tentative end to USWC docker impasse
Published: 6/28/2023 -
Why a US recession might not kill peak season; how the FMC's new powers could reshape container shipping
Published: 5/31/2023 -
The Big Air Cargo Debate; west coast docker negotiations; Flexport/Shopify analysis
Published: 5/10/2023 -
US 'freight recession'; trans-Pac vs trans-Atlantic demand; pros and cons of non-China options.
Published: 4/10/2023 -
Exclusive: [Part 2] Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping
Published: 3/15/2023 -
Exclusive: Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping (part 1)
Published: 3/6/2023 -
"Listen to Bjorn." Freight buying tips and where next for box shipping with Bjorn Vang Jensen
Published: 2/14/2023 -
The Big Debate with WSJ's Paul Page and the National Retail Federation's Jon Gold
Published: 2/8/2023 -
Trailer: Welcome to The Freight Buyers' Club
Published: 1/27/2023
The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast is a new home for anyone with a professional interest in international trade, container shipping, procurement, logistics and air cargo. Each episode your host, award-winning journalist Mike King, will be speaking to leading decision-makers, analysts, journalists, operators and shippers to get their take on current freight and logistics markets and the challenges and opportunities ahead. You can subscribe to receive each episode direct to your inbox at: thefreightbuyersclub.com