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The Freight Buyers' Club — 154 episodes

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Air Cargo Unpacked: EU De Minimis, Cargo Theft, Tariffs, and Brandon Fried on Leaving the Airforwarders Association

2

Container Shipping Now: Carrier Profits, Reliability & the Weather Threatening Peak Season, with Nils Roche (Solvens Advisory) and Mark Chadwick (Global Shippers' Association)

3

The Critical Window: Why Aerion is Moving Now

4

Global GSA Group CEO Aytekin Saray on Consolidation, the Amazon Question, and Expansion into Africa, India and the Gulf

5

Air Cargo Unpacked: Anchorage sizzles as Asia-Europe cools

6

Rates, tariffs, ZIM and what happens next, with Hapag-Lloyd and US retailers

7

Lufthansa Cargo's Carolin Gerstenmaier on Semiconductors, Pharma and Ten Flights Per Chip

8

CargoTech's President on Consolidating Air Cargo's Software | Exclusive

9

Straight From Shanghai: China's Shipping and Air Cargo Read

10

How Companies Win Trade Wars: Chad Bown, Petersen Institute (Ex-State Dept)

11

Air Cargo Unpacked | Rates Soaring, Volumes Flat and Atlas Air's Big Fleet Bet — with Richard Broekman

12

China's Cargo Pivot: Africa, India and South America

13

Container Shipping's Nash Endgame: The Equilibrium That Won't Last

14

Where Container Shipping Is Heading Next, With Nigel Pusey, CTS

15

Platforms, Ecosystems or Agents: Who Wins in Freight Tech?

16

Air Cargo Unpacked | Amazon's Freight Play, the Jet Fuel Shock and Why the MD-11 Returned

17

Death by a thousand paper cuts: US tariffs, freight fraud and the cost of war

18

The Questions Every Freight Buyer Should Ask AI Vendors: JOC's Eric Johnson

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Who wins the AI race in logistics, and who gets left behind?

20

Crisis = Opportunity? Why Forwarders Make More When Markets Break

21

Emirates Legend Ram Menen on Gulf War III and the Future of Gulf Air Cargo Hubs

22

Air Cargo Unpacked | Middle East War: Fuel Crisis, Capacity Disruption and Global Fallout

23

Middle East Conflict 2026: Global Shipping and Trade Crisis ft. Lars Jensen and Greg Knowler

24

LATAM Cargo CEO: Perishables, Trade Wars and Growing a 19-Freighter Fleet

25

Logistics Tech Procurement: The Questions Every Freight Buyer Should Ask Vendors

26

Before You Add AI to Your Freight Systems, Fix This First | Peter Creeden, MPC International

27

United Cargo's Jan Krems: No Freighters, No Problem - War, Disruption and Why Cargo Is Still Sexy

28

Air Cargo: Capacity Shocks, War and What Comes Next | Ray Zedov, Rotate

29

Air Cargo Unpacked l Middle East War Analysis

30

Exclusive: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen on Iran, Suez & Zim

31

The Rules Just Changed: Tariffs, Iran & What Freight Buyers Do Next | Paul Bingham, S&P Global

32

Carrier Consolidation, AI & Freight Fraud: Gebrüder Weiss North America CEO Mark McCullough

33

Hapag-Lloyd Buys ZIM Explained: Why Freight Buyers Should Care

34

Air Cargo Unpacked | MD-11 Retirement, Capacity Crunch, E-Commerce & TAC Rates

35

EXCLUSIVE: FMC Chair Laura DiBella on Trump's Maritime Dominance & Global Enforcement Powers

36

What's Next for US Shippers? TPM26 Special + EXCLUSIVE FMC Chair Interview

37

Fractured Trade: How Geopolitics Will Reshape Global Supply Chains in 2026

38

Air Cargo Unpacked: Launch Episode | Geopolitical Chaos, CNY Outlook & IATA's 2026 Forecast

39

Geopolitics is #1 Risk: Container Lines Face Consolidation as Trade Blocs Reshape Shipping

40

Bjorn Vang Jensen: Venezuela to Suez, Spot vs Contract Strategy & What Freight Buyers Must Know in 2026

41

We Need to Talk About…Reliability: Container Shipping’s Problem Child

42

Paul Berger (WSJ) on Tariffs, Crane Security and the One Freight Market at Risk of Recession in 2026

43

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Suez, China+1 and 2026 Freight Bets

44

How Air Cargo Defied Forecasts — And What Happens Next?

45

Mega-Ships, Congestion and the Suez Wildcard: Hamburg’s Plan for 2026

46

TIACA's Glyn Hughes: Why Air Cargo Is Winning the Volatility Game

47

How to Negotiate 2026 Transpacific Freight Contracts

48

The Good, The Bad, and the ANC: South Africa’s Logistics on the Brink

49

‘An Intense Rollercoaster’ — The 2026 Container Shipping Market

50

Global Trade Roars Back: DHL Express CEO on the Fastest Growth Since 2010

51

DHL’s Rainer Haag on Tech, Trade, and the Future of European Supply Chains

52

Explained: US Port Fees, Carrier Strategy & Why Ship Orders Won’t Shift From China with Lars Jensen

53

How DP World Is Cutting Supply Chain Emissions

54

Robotics, AI & the Future of Logistics | Exclusive with DHL’s Katja Busch at the New EPIC Hub

55

Lars Jensen: US Port Fees, IMO Rules & 2026 Shipping Outlook

56

Air Cargo Market Outlook: Analyst Insights & CEO Perspective

57

Container Ship Fires: Who Pays When Cargo Goes Up in Smoke?

58

Europe’s Customs Future Explained: Tariffs, Trade & Tech |

59

The Future of Trade Rules and Customs Challenges

60

India vs China: Why Supply Chain Diversification Isn’t So Simple

61

From Brexit to Global Trade Fragmentation: Wolfgang Lehmacher Explains

62

Rotterdam’s Container Challenge: Alliances, Disruptions & the Future of Shipping

63

Global Freight Rates and Peak Season: Dimerco’s Kathy Liu Explains

64

How Asian Supply Chains Are Adapting to New Rules, Freight Market Volatility and the China+1 Reset

65

How Big Shippers Buy Ocean Freight in 2025 | Gemini Shippers Association President Explains

66

What Big Shippers Really Think: Retail & Tech Leaders on Tariffs and Trade

67

The Air Cargo Outlook: De Minimis Ban, Tariffs & Peak Season

68

Tariff Nightmares: As Told By A ‘Frustrated’ Trump Supporter

69

US Tariff Tsunami: Container Rates, Shipper Pain & One Big Beautiful Act

70

Explainer: Understanding De Minimis Reform and Its Impact on Air Cargo (Video)

71

From War Zones to Warehouses: DHL’s CEO Talks Strategy in the Gulf

72

Exclusive: DHL Express CEO John Pearson

73

JAS Worldwide: Freight Strategies for Uncertain Times

74

Rates, Robots & Rising Risk: Post-Munich Freight Outlook (video)

75

Lars Karlsson (Maersk, ex-WCO) on Trade Risk, Tariffs & Customs Strategy

76

Too Many Ships? Jan Tiedemann (Alphaliner) on Container Fleet Growth & Market Impact

77

Exclusive: IAG Cargo CEO David Shepherd on new 'Joint Business' with Qatar & MASkargo

78

Why Great Freight Forwarders Thrive in Chaos | Oliver Gritz, CEO of Ontegos Cloud

79

Dimerco CEO Jeffrey Shih: A Freight Leader’s Take on China+1, Tariffs & Global Diversification

80

Shipping in a Tariff Truce: A Shipper’s Guide to Container Strategy (Video Explainer)

81

A Container Tidal Wave? With Mark Chadwick, Global Shippers Association

82

90 Days China-US Window: Can LA/Long Beach Handle the Surge?

83

Early Container Shipping Peak Season? Freightos CEO on the US-China Tariff Truce

84

US-China Tariff Truce: What Happens Next? With ex-Cargill VP John McCauley

85

EXCLUSIVE: World Shipping Council CEO on Trade War, Port Fees & the Future of Container Shipping

86

Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? McCown & Mercogliano

87

The Great American Shipping Reset: Tariffs, Port Fees & Policy Fallout

88

The White House Kid: Tariff On, Tariff Off

89

Robots, resilience and rerouting freight: DHL China's CEO on 2025

90

Tariff Day is coming: Breaking down the new trade war

91

'Tariff Day’ April 2, CBP insights, de minimis timelines, and Robert van de Weg’s new CEO role

92

SMEs in the freight squeeze: Insider survival tactics from 30-year ocean veteran Stephanie Loomis

93

EXPLAINED: U.S. tariffs escalating tensions with China, Canada, and Mexico - Paul Bingham

94

BREAKING: MSC, BlackRock, Hutchison, and Container Shipping Trade Wars with Lars Jensen

95

Port of Long Beach exclusive: Can West Coast ports keep winning?

96

Exclusive: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen

97

Trade wars & Trump's new rules: A container shipping legend's survival guide

98

5 FMC moves to watch in 2025, with 'The Maritime Professor'

99

TPM25 preview: Tariffs, reshoring, and the art of contract negotiations

100

Scan Global’s Mads Drejer talks ‘permacrisis’, trade wars and supply chain resilience

101

Trump’s tariffs, what Flexport got wrong, and the air cargo shake-up ahead, with Neel Jones Shah

102

Drewry’s Philip Damas on 2025 Ocean Freight & Market Trends

103

What shippers want (and how they get it) with TTI's Mctaggart and Drewry's Damas

104

Freight playbook 2025: Robbert van Trooijen talks leadership and strategy

105

Is a US port strike in January good for container lines? Lars Jensen & Peter Tirschwell

106

Lars Jensen and Peter Tirschwell unpack trade wars, labour strikes, and container shipping challenges

107

Trump 2.0, DHL tragedy, and freight markets: Geopolitical risks and outlook for 2025

108

Explained: How Trump and Harris view tariffs

109

Trump v Harris: Why it matters for global trade and logistics

110

Why is air cargo so 'slow'?

111

Strikes ahead: Preparing your supply chain for U.S. port shutdowns

112

Air-mageddon? What freight buyers need to know ahead of peak season

113

What US shippers can expect from the Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

114

Explained: The downturn in the global sports apparel trade

115

U.S. Election: Trump, Harris, and the Importance of U.S. Tariffs

116

Hapag-Lloyd’s Gemini Ambitions, North American Union Threats, and the Future of Sports Supply Chains

117

Lars Jensen: What the 2025 liner alliance restructure means for shippers

118

Why strike action by ILA dockworkers at US East and Gulf Coast ports will have global ramifications

119

Lars Jensen: Geopolitics, Looming Port Strikes and the Future of Container Shipping

120

Are US legislators targeting the Shanghai Shipping Exchange? FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei

121

New FMC Detention & Demurrage Rules Explained: Are Dispute Mechanisms Open to SMEs?

122

What would an escalation of the US-China trade war mean for the US economy. Is decoupling feasible?

123

Tariffs, Trade Wars and Freight Market Volatility

124

Supply Chain Shake-Ups and Exclusive Insights from FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei

125

Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd's Gemini Cooperation; implications for alliance system and service reliability

126

Trans-Pacific Trends and Challenges: Insights from Freight Industry Experts

127

Container shipping: Navigating turbulence in 2024

128

Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains

129

Freight markets, politics, the threat of tariffs and the future of global trade – with Brandon Fried & Jon Monroe

130

US West Coast ports hope for a cargo bonanza in 2024 – but are they prepared?

131

US West Coast truckers ready for box import surge (but less keen on buying non-diesel trucks)

132

Is the Port of Long Beach ready to receive a new wave of container imports?

133

The 2024 trade and economic growth outlook as geopolitical headwinds intensify

134

A shipper’s view: Maersk/Hapag, the Red Sea crisis, CNY and freight rate strategy

135

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

136

IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024

137

As a perfect storm hits global trade, will shippers be the biggest losers of 2024?

138

Suez, Panama, geopolitics and union disputes: A shipper’s guide to risk in 2024

139

The Suez Canal container shipping crisis – shipper options, expected rollovers and revised transit times

140

A year in review, 2024 forecasts and ocean freight tendering advice

141

What next for container shipping - former Evergreen and Yang Ming chairman exclusive

142

Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?

143

Explained: AI and the future of supply chains

144

Global freight market outlook, US inventories, and why India’s share of global manufacturing and exports is on the rise

145

Geopolitical and economic headwinds batter freight markets; 'ally-shoring' and the allure of Mexico

146

Retailer inventory levels, container line peak season strategy and a tentative end to USWC docker impasse

147

Why a US recession might not kill peak season; how the FMC's new powers could reshape container shipping

148

The Big Air Cargo Debate; west coast docker negotiations; Flexport/Shopify analysis

149

US 'freight recession'; trans-Pac vs trans-Atlantic demand; pros and cons of non-China options.

150

Exclusive: [Part 2] Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping

151

Exclusive: Container shipping titan Bronson Hsieh, former chairman of both Evergreen Shipping and Yang Ming Shipping (part 1)

152

"Listen to Bjorn." Freight buying tips and where next for box shipping with Bjorn Vang Jensen

153

The Big Debate with WSJ's Paul Page and the National Retail Federation's Jon Gold

154

Trailer: Welcome to The Freight Buyers' Club