In this early episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone recaps this week’s supply chain news, including the impacts of rising geopolitical tension and the hot topics at this year’s Multimodal event in Birmingham.

The Loadstar publisher Alex Lennane gets listeners up to speed with what impact the Iran and Israel conflict and the Air India crash had on the air cargo market 

Ms Lennane also looks at why forwarders and carriers might be struggling and rounds up what's been in Loadstar Premium this week. 

The Loadstar’s managing editor, Gavin van Marle, recaps his time at TOC Europe this week in Rotterdam and what the hot topics of the ocean freight market are.  

He then gives listeners an important update to key market M&A moves such as the TiL/Blackrock Hutchison Ports takeover and Wincanton/GXO.  

So, what are you waiting for? This bite-sized news podcast will catch you up on anything you might have missed this week in under 16 minutes!