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This week just showed why supply chain has become a boardroom line item

Five separate stories crossed the wires this week: a tariff windfall; a closed strait; a burning grain corridor; a labour fight over an Amazon subcontractor; and a Mexican tariff counteroffer. None of them belong to the same industry. However, what puts all of them on a CEO's desk rather than a supply chain VP's is that each one is now big enough to move a quarter's earnings and crosses functional lines no single department can manage alone. var reg_x; jQuery(document).ready(function () { //reg_x = new RegBlockForm(); reg_x.initForm('2daa5c8d0e','c3fcaa8a0e','dae2859450'); });

OceanX: Carrier earnings pushed up by rates - what is the value of 'premium strategy'?

It seems we passed day 1,000 of the Red Sea diversions. It's a case that teaches us how long underlying issues can prevail unresolved. Whilst at the beginning we would have thought this could only last a few weeks, we are now on track for three years despite US military action against the Houthis, the EU-led Aspides mission, and several other efforts. On top of that, pressure and complaints from all the "losers" of the unresolved status today, ranging from Egypt as operator ...

CTS: H1 2026 in Numbers

What do the first six months of 2026 tell us about the state of global container shipping? In this episode of The Loadstar Podcast, Charlotte Goldstone is joined by Container Trades Statistics CEO Nigel Pusey and The Loadstar managing editor Gavin van Marle to dig into the numbers behind the biggest stories shaping the market. From an 8.9% surge in Far East exports and continued growth in intra-Asia trade, to tariffs, shifting sourcing strategies and the impact of the Middle East conflict, the trio explore how geopolitics and disruption have reshaped global container flows. They also revisit predictions made earlier this year - including whether the European peak season came early, how long Red Sea diversions would last, and whether carriers would begin returning to Suez - before looking ahead to what could shape the second half of 2026.