News in Brief podcast | Week 46 2025 | Shifting trade, Suez suspense and Supreme Court hearing

If you need a round-up of last week’s supply chain news, this quick podcast will give you all the relevant insight in less than 20 minutes!

New CTS data shows just how deeply tariffs have hit US trade and Indian airfreight volumes, as South-east Asia surges ahead under the China + 1 strategy.

The Loadstar team unpacks the numbers — and what they mean for rates, resilience, and rerouted cargo.

As the US Supreme Court takes a view on President Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy, tension builds over whether refunds would ever materialise. Meanwhile, signs of peace in the Red Sea have carriers eyeing a return to Suez — but with overcapacity already looming, could that just make the freight picture murkier? And what will this mean for airfreight?

Plus, we look at booming trade through South-east Asia, MSC’s fruit-fuelled pivot to South Africa, and the EU’s new vote to end de minimis.

All that and the best of Loadstar Premium — from California trucking chaos to “Wonder Jim” at Union Pacific — in this packed global round-up.

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