News Podcast | October 2022 | Freight rate ‘normalisation’; partnering on decarbonisation; M&A activity as demand slows

In Part 1, Mike King and guests explore freight technology take-up and the latest M&A activity. They also ask if we are now seeing the normalisation of freight rates, and if the scaling back of ocean and air ambitions by some integrators and carriers are a sign of things to come.

Are you trying to decarbonise your supply chain without partnering with stakeholders? If so, in Part 2 of this podcast you’ll hear why you should think again.

Guests:

Bryn Atherton, liner development director, Allseas Shipping Company

Alex Lennane, publisher, The Loadstar

Peyton Burnett, MD, TAC Index

Dr. Mikael Lind, adjunct professor in maritime informatics and senior strategic research advisor, Research Institutes of Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology

Wolfgang Lehmacher, investor and board member and former head of supply chain and transport industries at the World Economic Forum

Gavin van Marle, managing editor, The Loadstar

Eric Johnson, technology editor, Journal of Commerce

Episode in more detail:

Part 1

Tech uptake challenge (2.23)

FedEx & Amazon pullback (6.13)

Air freight rates and challenges (8.00)

Ocean rates normalising? (11.40)

Blank sailings (finally) (14.48)

Allseas interview/UK port strikes (17.35)

Chartering market as spot market falls (19.58)

M&A activity (25.46)

Part 2 (28.22) – Partnering to decarbonise

Credits: Created, produced and hosted by Mike King

Mike can be contacted at [email protected]

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