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

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October 30, 2025 00:50:36
‘An Intense Rollercoaster’ — The 2026 Container Shipping Market

‘An Intense Rollercoaster’ — The 2026 Container Shipping Market

Freight buyers face another wild year ahead. Mike King speaks with Mark Chadwick and Chantal McRoberts about the 2026 container shipping market — contracts,...

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October 22, 2025 00:11:57
Global Trade Roars Back: DHL Express CEO on the Fastest Growth Since 2010

Global Trade Roars Back: DHL Express CEO on the Fastest Growth Since 2010

Global trade is booming again in 2025 — the fastest growth since 2010. In this episode of The Freight Buyers’ Club, supported by Ontegos...

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October 15, 2025 00:09:06
DHL’s Rainer Haag on Tech, Trade, and the Future of European Supply Chains

DHL’s Rainer Haag on Tech, Trade, and the Future of European Supply Chains

In this Freight Buyers’ Club interview, produced with the support of Ontegos Cloud, host Mike King speaks to Rainer Haag, CEO of DHL Supply...

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October 09, 2025 00:06:43
Explained: US Port Fees, Carrier Strategy & Why Ship Orders Won’t Shift From China with Lars Jensen

Explained: US Port Fees, Carrier Strategy & Why Ship Orders Won’t Shift From China with Lars Jensen

Shipping analyst Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, explains to host Mike King how carriers are responding to new US port fees on Chinese-built...

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October 07, 2025 00:09:16
How DP World Is Cutting Supply Chain Emissions

How DP World Is Cutting Supply Chain Emissions

DP World’s John Trenchard explains how one of the world’s largest port and logistics operators is cutting supply chain emissions and shaping the future...

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October 06, 2025 00:05:18
Robotics, AI & the Future of Logistics | Exclusive with DHL’s Katja Busch at the New EPIC Hub

Robotics, AI & the Future of Logistics | Exclusive with DHL’s Katja Busch at the New EPIC Hub

Join Mike King at DHL’s brand-new European Innovation Center (EPIC) in Troisdorf, Germany, for an exclusive conversation with Katja Busch, Chief Commercial Officer and...

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