FreightCasts

Anchorages are full of waiting ships off U.S. ports. A look at how importers can minimize import shipment delays and what the prospects are for future ocean freight pricing. Nerijus Poskus, Vice President of Global Ocean at Flexport, is joined by FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podc...

Nate Shutes, Vice President of Global Fulfillment & Logistics at Blue Dot Designs, explains how shippers are reacting the present and planning for the future when it comes to maritime logistics. He is joined by FreightWaves Director of Market Experts, Anthony Smith, in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abo...

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses two data sets that stood out this week and their associated implications for the CPG industry: China ocean bookings and domestic rail intermodal volume. He also discusses the latest news in the CPG industry including recent earnings. Follow The Stockout on Apple Podcasts Follow The Stockout on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn mor...

Steve reviews the key elements from this week’s FreightWaves OceanWaves symposium and what it means to the Beneficial Cargo Owner. Plus, does China get a major re-start this week upon return from Golden Week. What does it mean for cargo owners with another new vessel operator entering the Trans-Pacific service as well as with Zim Lines introducing new digital forwarding services for the SME. Follo...

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets, sits with resident sustainability expert, Tyler Cole, Director of Carbon Intelligence, to shed light on what "sustainability" means, all the acronyms that get thrown around when talking the talk, and why all this is relevant for firms that use or provide transportation services. Follow Net-Zero Carbon on Apple Podcasts Follow Net-Ze...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are covering a Kickstarter shipping crisis horror story with a happy ending. FORT founder Conor B. Lewis tells us why bootstrapping a company and crowdfunding millions in 2021 created an “impossible situation” for his magnetic pillow fort company and how he knows it will survive. Captain John A Konrad V, CEO at gCaptain, tells us the story behind his site, th...

You’ve likely heard the reports of a record number of ships off the Port of LA waiting to be unloaded—blaming the “shortage” of drivers, warehouse workers, and an explosion of e-commerce orders. Here to help us break down why the global supply chain is in such disarray is the host of Let’s Talk Supply Chain Sarah Barnes-Humphrey and the host of Navigate B2B Steve Ferreira. Also on the show, we’re...

DriverReach Founder & CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Ray Haight, TCA Retention Coach and owner of Haight Consulting, about all of the paths his career has taken, how the industry has changed and evolved throughout his 40-year career, as well as the work he's doing now with the TCA to help fleets better manage driver turnover.  Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Roa...

Zach and Anthony bring on Chris Wolfe, CEO of PowerFleet, to discuss his perspective on the ongoing port congestion and problems contributing to it like the chassis shortage and lack of visibility and how technology can play a critical role in alleviating supply chain bottlenecks. Follow Freightonomics on Apple Podcasts Follow Freightonomics on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about y...

Gordon Downes, CEO of the New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), speaks with Patrick Duffy, President of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), about the challenges facing stakeholders on both sides of the ocean shipping marketplace – shippers and ocean carriers. Tune in to as they discuss risk management in bluewater logistics through the use of enforceable freight contracts and how technolog...

Perch is a leader in a burgeoning segment of e-commerce: “Amazon aggregators”. These such companies have raised

Has the global container market had you saying WT...RATES?! Founder and CEO of Global Gateway Logistics, Caitlyn Murphy, discusses trends she has seen within her business and how the current market differentiates between SMEs and large, enterprise global shippers. The global transportation veteran will also diagnose issues with current industry technology and operational areas that are being overl...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are live from OceanWaves where they’re covering the issues conquering ocean shipping.  With special guests Lionel Van Der Walt, Global Chief Commercial Officer at PayCargo; John Oechsle, CEO at Derive Systems; Shruti Bansal, Principal Freight Product Manager at Kpler; Carlos Medina, President at SpillBully; Greg Finnerty, Vice President Operations at Concept...

Ports and inland transportation connections are choking on ocean imports. Walter Kemmsies, a prominent economic and strategic advisor to the public and private sector, will discuss supply and demand dynamics, infrastructure challenges, and other factors behind the ocean freight slowdown, as well as what could make the situation better or worse in the next year. He is joined by FreightWaves Reporte...

Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, and FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill discuss how the bullwhip effect for ocean carriers started during the abyss of the pandemic and is still reverberating through supply chains. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Port of Los Angeles is on the front lines of America’s import surge. Its executive director outlines how the port is handling the load given capacity limits of rail, trucking and warehousing. Executive Director and Chief Logistics Officer at The Port of Los Angeles, Gene Soroka, is joined by FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller in this keynote address. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts F...

Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox is joined by Lead Economist Anthony Smith to discuss hard-hitting questions leading up to the holiday season, such as: Will high freight rates cause hyperinflation? And, will supply chain chaos and sky-high costs last until 2023? Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Guys on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choic...

Kaylee Nix digs into the way different types of companies utilize different types of robots on this episode of At Your Doorstep. She welcomes John Seidl, partner at GreyOrange, to talk about the differences in robotics strategy and how companies can leverage robotics, no matter what size they are. Follow At Your Doorstep on Apple Podcasts Follow At Your Doorstep on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcas...

In today's episode, Kevin and Richie answer audience questions and provide some interesting answers.   Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building! Follow Put That Coffee Down on Apple Podcasts Follow Put That Coffee Down on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Abernathy, President of Freightwaves, sits down with Founder and CEO of Surge Transportation, Omar Singh.  They discuss Singh's story in business as well as in the transportation industry as well as the genesis and story of Surge Transportation. Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Apple Podcasts Follow Fuller Speed Ahead on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are kicking off the spookiest season of them all as ocean shipping conditions horrify shippers.  Radu Palamariu of Alcott Global gets us up to date on the latest in the world of supply chain executive hiring, recruiting horror stories and memes.  Anna Nagurney of University of Massachusetts Amherst shares what the return to in-person studies has been like for...

This week we have Spencer Ware and Patrick Visintainer from Repowr Transport – a Chattanooga / Birmingham-based startup that has created a new B2B Marketplace for asset based carriers with underutilized assets.  Using the Repowr platform, carriers can facilitate fully insured truck and trailer rentals so these assets are generating revenue when not in their own immediate use.  Spencer and Patrick...

In this episode of The Stockout, Tom Madrecki VP of Supply Chain at the Consumer Brands Association joins host Mike Baudendistel to discuss how CPG companies are using technology to improve their supply chain efficiency. Follow The Stockout on Apple Podcasts Follow The Stockout on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has entered its Golden Week holiday. For beneficial cargo owners is it fool’s gold, a head fake or the relief valve they have been deserving of? China’s political machine is buying/importing all commodities at all costs. The call to action from the China machine was put out just this week. What will it mean for factories producing goods for the American verticals it sells to. Is it truly imp...

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are highlighting some of FreightWaves’ brightest reporters. Learn how they investigate and source stories, what’s newsworthy and what makes a headline click.  Plus, Pick your bottleneck: Ports, chassis, containers, labor; ransomware attack on Forward Air may have exposed sensitive employee data; Lordstown Motors may sell its plant to Taiwan’s Foxconn for $23...