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The Freight Buyers' Club — 145 episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

7

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

8

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

9

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?

11

Crisis = Opportunity? Why Forwarders Make More When Markets Break

12

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

13

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

14

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

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

16

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

17

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

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

19

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

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Air Cargo Unpacked l Middle East War Analysis

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

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

31

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

32

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

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

34

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

35

How Air Cargo Defied Forecasts — And What Happens Next?

36

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

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

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How to Negotiate 2026 Transpacific Freight Contracts

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

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‘An Intense Rollercoaster’ — The 2026 Container Shipping Market

41

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

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

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

44

How DP World Is Cutting Supply Chain Emissions

45

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

46

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

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Air Cargo Market Outlook: Analyst Insights & CEO Perspective

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

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

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The Future of Trade Rules and Customs Challenges

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

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From Brexit to Global Trade Fragmentation: Wolfgang Lehmacher Explains

53

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

54

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

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

56

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

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

58

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

59

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

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

61

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

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

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Exclusive: DHL Express CEO John Pearson

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JAS Worldwide: Freight Strategies for Uncertain Times

65

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

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

67

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

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

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

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

71

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

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

73

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

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

75

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

76

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

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Can America Rebuild Its Maritime Power? McCown & Mercogliano

78

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

79

The White House Kid: Tariff On, Tariff Off

80

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

81

Tariff Day is coming: Breaking down the new trade war

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

83

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

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

85

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

86

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

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Exclusive: Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen

88

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

89

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

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

91

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

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

93

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

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

95

Freight playbook 2025: Robbert van Trooijen talks leadership and strategy

96

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

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

98

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

99

Explained: How Trump and Harris view tariffs

100

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

101

Why is air cargo so 'slow'?

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

Explained: The downturn in the global sports apparel trade

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

Tariffs, Trade Wars and Freight Market Volatility

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

Container shipping: Navigating turbulence in 2024

119

Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

The 2024 trade and economic growth outlook as geopolitical headwinds intensify

125

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

126

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

127

IATA: Geopolitical turmoil and air cargo markets in 2024

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

Wherefore art thou (air cargo) peak season?

134

Explained: AI and the future of supply chains

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

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

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

143

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

144

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

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Trailer: Welcome to The Freight Buyers' Club