The Freight Buyers' Club

The Freight Buyers' Club

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We Need to Talk About…Reliability: Container Shipping’s Problem Child

Global container shipping reliability has improved in 2025, but the gains are fragile. In this episode, we examine what’s really driving the numbers, why performance is already slipping, and what shippers should expect as they plan for 2026. In this episode, produced with the sup ...  Show more

Paul Berger (WSJ) on Tariffs, Crane Security and the One Freight Market at Risk of Recession in 2026

Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal’s Logistics Report joins the Freight Buyers’ Club to break down the biggest supply chain stories to watch in 2026 — from tariff battles and port policy shifts to the deepening US trucking recession, the crane crackdown, EV trucking setbacks, ...  Show more

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Suez, China+1 and 2026 Freight Bets

A deep dive into the 2026 freight outlook, the return of Suez routes, China+1 manufacturing shifts, capacity risks and what shippers must prepare for next year. Produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group [ https://dimerco.com/]. It’s the Freight Buyers’ Club Holiday Specia ...  Show more

How Air Cargo Defied Forecasts — And What Happens Next?

Air cargo wasn’t supposed to look this strong. Tariffs, the end of de minimis, political whiplash, war, and supply chain reshuffles all pointed to a difficult year. But the opposite happened.

In this Freight Buyers Club air cargo special — produced with the support of D ...

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Mega-Ships, Congestion and the Suez Wildcard: Hamburg’s Plan for 2026

Hamburg is gearing up for a turbulent few years in global container shipping. In this episode, Mike King speaks with Mathias Schulz, Director of Communications at Port of Hamburg Marketing, about the port’s major 2025–26 investment programme — including the en ...

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