The Freight Buyers' Club

The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast is a new home for anyone with a professional interest in international trade, container shipping, procurement, logistics and air cargo. Each episode your host, award-winning journalist Mike King, will be ...more

Latest Episodes

February 11, 2026 00:19:33
EXCLUSIVE: FMC Chair Laura DiBella on Trump's Maritime Dominance & Global Enforcement Powers

EXCLUSIVE: FMC Chair Laura DiBella on Trump's Maritime Dominance & Global Enforcement Powers

In this exclusive interview, Laura DiBella, the newly confirmed Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission, outlines the agency's aggressive new approach to protecting U.S....

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February 09, 2026 00:43:11
What's Next for US Shippers? TPM26 Special + EXCLUSIVE FMC Chair Interview

What's Next for US Shippers? TPM26 Special + EXCLUSIVE FMC Chair Interview

What should US shippers expect in 2026? This TPM 26 special covers transpacific contracting, the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger, and features an EXCLUSIVE...

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January 22, 2026 00:49:55
Fractured Trade: How Geopolitics Will Reshape Global Supply Chains in 2026

Fractured Trade: How Geopolitics Will Reshape Global Supply Chains in 2026

Global trade isn't ending. It's fracturing along geopolitical lines. And it's reshaping supply chains, technology systems, and the entire logistics landscape as we enter...

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January 20, 2026 00:33:21
Air Cargo Unpacked: Launch Episode | Geopolitical Chaos, CNY Outlook & IATA's 2026 Forecast

Air Cargo Unpacked: Launch Episode | Geopolitical Chaos, CNY Outlook & IATA's 2026 Forecast

Co-hosted by award-winning journalist Mike King and air cargo veteran Neel Jones Shah (ex-Delta, United, Flexport) with exclusive TAC Index market intelligence and IATA's...

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January 13, 2026 00:44:36
Geopolitics is #1 Risk: Container Lines Face Consolidation as Trade Blocs Reshape Shipping

Geopolitics is #1 Risk: Container Lines Face Consolidation as Trade Blocs Reshape Shipping

Container shipping enters 2026 facing a perfect storm: deepening geopolitical fractures, a historic vessel orderbook driving severe overcapacity, and the growing likelihood that services...

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January 06, 2026 00:31:24
Bjorn Vang Jensen: Venezuela to Suez, Spot vs Contract Strategy & What Freight Buyers Must Know in 2026

Bjorn Vang Jensen: Venezuela to Suez, Spot vs Contract Strategy & What Freight Buyers Must Know in 2026

Freight rates, container capacity, and tender strategies are about to get complicated in 2026 — and Bjorn Vang Jensen is here to cut through...

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