80 Episodes

  1. Why the threat of strikes at US east coast ports is pushing retailer cargo back to the west coast

    Published: 1/17/2024
  2. IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024

    Published: 1/15/2024
  3. As a perfect storm hits global trade, will shippers be the biggest losers of 2024?

    Published: 1/12/2024
  4. Suez, Panama, geopolitics and union disputes: A shipper’s guide to risk in 2024

    Published: 1/8/2024
  5. The Suez Canal container shipping crisis – shipper options, expected rollovers and revised transit times

    Published: 1/3/2024
  6. A year in review, 2024 forecasts and ocean freight tendering advice

    Published: 12/13/2023
  7. What next for container shipping - former Evergreen and Yang Ming chairman exclusive

    Published: 11/29/2023
  8. Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?

    Published: 10/10/2023
  9. Explained: AI and the future of supply chains

    Published: 10/5/2023
  10. Global freight market outlook, US inventories, and why India’s share of global manufacturing and exports is on the rise

    Published: 9/25/2023
  11. Geopolitical and economic headwinds batter freight markets; 'ally-shoring' and the allure of Mexico

    Published: 7/19/2023
  12. Retailer inventory levels, container line peak season strategy and a tentative end to USWC docker impasse

    Published: 6/28/2023
  13. Why a US recession might not kill peak season; how the FMC's new powers could reshape container shipping

    Published: 5/31/2023
  14. The Big Air Cargo Debate; west coast docker negotiations; Flexport/Shopify analysis

    Published: 5/10/2023
  15. US 'freight recession'; trans-Pac vs trans-Atlantic demand; pros and cons of non-China options.

    Published: 4/10/2023
  16. Exclusive: [Part 2] Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping

    Published: 3/15/2023
  17. Exclusive: Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping (part 1)

    Published: 3/6/2023
  18. "Listen to Bjorn." Freight buying tips and where next for box shipping with Bjorn Vang Jensen

    Published: 2/14/2023
  19. The Big Debate with WSJ's Paul Page and the National Retail Federation's Jon Gold

    Published: 2/8/2023
  20. Trailer: Welcome to The Freight Buyers' Club

    Published: 1/27/2023

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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