News in Brief Podcast | Week 7 | Tariff pandemonium and port congestion

Charlotte News in Brief podcast

By Charlotte Goldstone

17/02/2025

In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps last week’s supply chain news, including the ports battling backlogs and tariff threats.

She is helped by The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane, who explains the possible repercussions of Trump giving the green light to bribery and how different countries are responding to tariff threats.

The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, discusses the odds of a return to the Suez Canal and how MSC has changed its ...

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