News in Brief podcast | Week 6 2026 | Ocean rate reductions and TMS tension
Earnings season is in full swing, and the numbers are telling a story. This week on News in Brief, The Loadstar team break down Maersk’s Q4 and DSV’s Schenker-fuelled growth, plus the job cuts across both companies. Alex Lennane also details a tech comment in DSV’s earnings call that’s quietly rattled the freight forwarding world. The episode also tracks falling ocean rates, firmer air freight prices, rising European road contracts, and fresh questions over when ships will really return to Suez. Add in Panama port drama, looming parcel fees, Chinese New Year pressures and a hint of Manifest…
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