Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King Mike discusses container freight rates and supply-demand with BIMCO’s Peter Sand Stifel’s Bruce Chan explains why he thinks structurally higher air freight rates are here to stay And a leading US SME shipper explains how his company is coping with lengthy shipment delays. In the fourth Episode of The Loadstar Podcast, Mike King is jointed by The Loadstar’s news editor Nick Savvides as they examine the latest efforts of the Biden administration and the Federal Maritime Commission to tackle shipping costs, They’re joined by Stifel’s Bruce Chan to explore why he thinks structurally higher air cargo prices might be here to stay. And a leading SME shipper in the US explains the damaging impact of supply chain delays on his business. Mike is then joined by BIMCO chief shipping analyst Peter Sand for an in-depth examination of freight rates and the demand and supply outlook for container shipping. ...
Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King This jam-packed episode examines why container lines are getting increasingly picky about who they deem worthy of their servicesm and why the implications for forwarders are far-reaching. We turn our gaze on cargo thefts and why they are being dragged into the cultural wars, and we consider if container lines will continue to buy airlines. We also look in more detail at what is happening on the Asia-Europe trade, we examine how liner network reorganisations are impacting less lucrative trades and we hear the latest on air and shipping freight rates. Guests Emma Rowlands, Strategic Sales Director for Hong-Kong headquartered Kerry Logistics Peyton Burnett, Managing Director of TAC INDEX. Hans-Henrik Nielsen, Global Development Director at CargoGulf Stefan Verberckmoes, Shipping Analyst & Editor North Europe at Alphaliner Mike Yarwood, TT Club’s Managing Director, Loss Prevention Gavin van Marle, Managing Editor of The Loadstar EP2 2022 in more detail Are Maersk and other carriers snubbing forwarders? And does the market really want all-in services from lines given historical customer service performance? (2.30 – 11.00) The latest shipping rates (11.00) Air cargo rates go awry (13.00) More carrier investments in air cargo as MSC makes its move? (17.10) Asia-Europe forwarding focus – why shipping early makes sense. (19.45) Trucking long-haul: Transit times from China to Europe (23.40) Why stratospheric freight rates on the East-West trades are sucking capacity out of less lucrative lanes (27.15) How the Middle East is coping with liner network recalibrations (34.20) Cargo Thefts & Culture Wars (42.00) Cargo Security and how to improve it (44.25) Nusrat Ghani MP: A former UK Transport Minister who deserved better (49.40) ...
On its 175th anniversary, Loadstar Podcast editor and producer Mike King asks Hapag Lloyd, the world’s fifth largest container line, how the carrier is managing the chaos of the here and now? What is being done to help shipper customers? Where will the windfalls of the last two years be spent? And what does the future hold for container shipping over the next 175 years? Mike interviews newly appointed Executive Board Member of Hapag Lloyd, Donya Amer, and Dr. Ralf Belusa, Managing Director Digital Business & Transformation. Credits: created, produced and hosted by Mike King Episode in more detail: 175 years of challenges (2.22) Unkinking container shipping now ( 6.21) A reset for supply chains (9.40) Any slots for an SME? (12.40) Spending a treasure chest (14.45) Scramble for Africa and investing in clean fuels (16.52) Digitalisation and Covid-19 (22.35) The next 175 years (25.10) ...
