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The Big Interview : Is shipping's bull run coming to an end?
What next for container shipping rates and regulation as the macroeconomic clouds turn thunderous? Are carriers spending their pandemic windfalls wisely? Is deglobalisation on...

Is Winter Coming?
In part one, host Mike King and his guests examine why northern Europe’s hub ports are struggling to cope with container volumes, what Joe...

War + Covid = Deglobalisation? Discuss.
As the freight and shipping industry waits for China to unshackle its people and global trade from Covid-19, creator and editor Mike King looks...

The Big Interview: Hapag Lloyd - the next 175 years
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...
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The Shipper, the Analysts, the Economist & Big Blue - what next for global trade?
In this episode, Mike King examines what impact Covid lockdowns in China are having on exports from Asia. What do lower outbound volumes mean...

China lockdowns, M&A splurge & what next for Asia-Europe rail freight
Episode Description In Part 1 we hear about the latest M&A activity, what’s happening at ports and airports in China as Covid lockdowns bite,...