Episodes
Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains
In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King delves into the current state of global trade amidst geopolitical tensions and disruptions with renowned economist, historian, and journalist, Marc Levinson. They explore the long-term implications for importers, exporters, carriers, and the entire transport ecosystem. From the impact of...
Freight markets, politics, the threat of tariffs and the future of global trade – with Brandon Fried & Jon Monroe
Uncertainty and risk haunt supply chains right now, just as they shadow global politics and economics. Indeed, the future of trade and the musical chairs of international relations have possibly not been tethered so tightly since at least the Cold War, and perhaps even the Second World War. From Guyana...
US West Coast ports hope for a cargo bonanza in 2024 – but are they prepared?
In this deep dive into US logistics and international trade, produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group, host Mike King explores whether 2024 could see a major surge of cargo into US West Coast terminals. Levi Strauss & Co said earlier this year that it had “already shifted some...
US West Coast truckers ready for box import surge (but less keen on buying non-diesel trucks)
In this news insights episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King is talking U.S. trucking, drayage, domestic freight demand and international trade with Matt Schrap, CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association. Among other topics, they delve into: The readiness of US West Coast truckers to cope with for an...
Is the Port of Long Beach ready to receive a new wave of container imports?
In this news insight episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, Noel Hacegaba, Chief Operating Officer at the Port of Long Beach, outlines why the de facto closure of the Suez Canal to container shipping, low water levels on the Panama Canal, and the threat of union action at rival...
The 2024 trade and economic growth outlook as geopolitical headwinds intensify
In this special News Insight episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, host Mike King discusses the following with Robert Subbaraman, Head of Global Markets Research at Nomura: Global economic and trade prospects in 2024 Asia exports outlook Geopolitical risk in 2024 The slowdown in China Freight rates and inflation Trade and a Trump Presidency Protectionism vs...
Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Supply Chains