The Loadstar

The Loadstar's podcasts help shippers and their logistics partners make sense of the container and air cargo supply chains. www.theloadstar.com

Latest Episodes

February 02, 2022 00:51:31
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Carriers vs forwarders; Cargo Theft & Cultural Wars; Asia-Europe at full stretch

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...

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January 20, 2022 00:52:52
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Chinese New Year mini-spike or multimodal crunch?

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King 2022 is already shaping to be a year of daunting challenges for freight and shipping. Carriers...

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December 16, 2021 01:05:06
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2021 Winners and Losers and the challenges ahead

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King Our end-of-year special examines the biggest stories of 2021 and the narratives that have found traction...

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December 02, 2021 00:58:41
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Power cuts in China, the Transpacific rollercoaster and global port congestion bites

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King EP9 sweeps the length of global supply chains. From power cuts and factory shutdowns in China...

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November 04, 2021 00:49:44
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A never-ending peak season, IKEA exclusive and much ado about COP26

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King EP8 of The Loadstar Podcast reports direct from Glasgow where world leaders are congregating for COP26,...

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October 14, 2021 00:55:15
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“The mother of all peak seasons.”

Credits: Created, Produced and Hosted by Mike King As the holiday season closes in, Episode 7 of The Loadstar Podcast looks at what one...

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