The first News in Brief Podcast of 2025 recaps all the major supply-chain news items that you might have missed between Christmas and New Year and gives you a heads-up on what you will likely see on The Loadstar this year.

Host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone gives a situation update to the negotiations between the ILA and USMX and covers a proposed bill in the US congress that could ramp up trade wars.

The Loadstar managing editor Gavin van Marle talks about what is going on at both the Panama and Suez Canal, a look into ocean freight rate movements and what the upcoming alliance reshuffle could do.

Finally, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane recaps the main items from air cargo news.

This year-end episode of The News in Brief Podcast captures all the mistakes and outtakes from 2024.

Host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone, The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane and The Loadstar managing editor Gavin van Marle have given you a year of concise and timely supply-chain news summaries, but this compilation of outtakes reveals the laughs, frustrations and canine interruptions that were had behind-the-scenes.

Like any good blooper reel, this 11-minute podcast contains lots of swearing which some audiences may find offensive – you have been warned!

The Loadstar Podcast News in Brief will now be on a ‘brief’ hiatus until Mondy 6 January but be sure to join us in the new year as the best way to catch up on all you’ve missed over the holiday.

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news and offers a preview of stories that might appear on The Loadstar this week.

She is helped by The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, who explains the background for recent managerial changes at Schiphol Airport and Seko Logistics.

Together, they discuss why we could be headed for an airfreight peak in Q4 and what this has meant for stakeholders.

Finally, Ms Goldstone and Ms Lennane offer a situation update on global strikes, including the looming strike on the US east and Gulf coasts, the government ports in India and the lengthy dispute at Canada Post.

So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed last week and put you ahead of the curve on this week’s happenings, in just 11 minutes!