News in Brief podcast | Week 40 2025 | Trade war, legal battles & government shutdown
From tariffs to lawsuits, this week’s episode is packed with supply chain drama. Host Charlotte Goldstone kicks off the episode with an update on another wave of US tariffs — a move that could drag transpacific rates even lower. Gavin van Marle breaks down the latest freight rate moves, and why China’s Arctic shortcut isn’t tempting the likes of MSC. Then, Alex Lennane joins to unpack the air freight story. A US government shutdown is already causing delays and disruptions for cargo, while new sanctions on Mexico’s aviation sector are rattling cross-border trade — and Europe’s regulators are…
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