In this week’s episode, The Loadstar team examines the increasing pressures in shipping, logistics technology and domestic transport.
As talks about a return to the Suez Canal continue to swing back and forth, carriers, ports and insurers are all weighing the risks and potential consequences of the resumption of public transport. Gavin van Marle explains what a Suez comeback could mean for Northern European and Mediterranean ports.
Alex Lennane joins us to take a deeper look at freight forwarders reconsidering their dependence on CargoWise following the controversial price change. Are there any real alternatives – or is WiseTech’s grip on the market as tight as it seems?
The podcast also explores new hurdles facing the proposed rail merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern after regulators rejected their initial submission, and what that means for U.S. ground freight.
Plus updates on FedEx’s LTL spinoff, early signs of a “reckoning” for ocean carriers amid overcapacity, first glimpses of alliance networks for 2026, and the latest moves in ocean and air freight rates.
From software shockwaves to changing trade routes, this episode connects the dots in a rapidly changing logistics landscape.
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