On Episode 827 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about the shockwaves that have been reverberating throughout the trade community due to the trade war. The Maritime Professor Lauren Beagan drops in to talk about the massive collapse in container bookings that has happened over the past month. How soon will we feel the pain in volumes on the trucking side?

Beagan also breaks down recent maritime policy regarding new port fees as well as the Panama and Suez canals.

Port of Huntsville CEO Butch Roberts believes we’re in for an inland port renaissance. We’ll find out how the port works, whom it serves and why big investments in air and intermodal will be a boon for shippers.

Plus, gambling bookkeeper busted; Kodiak goes SPAC; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drops on PS5; and more.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 00:55

Headlines: $4M gambling theft; Kodiak goes SPAC 03:31

The power of inland ports | Port of Huntsville 08:15

It’s not a Bug, it’s a feature 22:12

Navigating a trade war | Lauren Beagan 22:44

Port fees and maritime policy | Lauren Beagan 42:12

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