Supply Chain Secrets – Details, episodes & analysis

The shipping industry never slows down, and neither do the disruptions shaping global trade. In this episode, we welcome Lars Jensen as a permanent co-host and dive straight into the hottest topic in ocean shipping: the Red Sea crisis and its ripple effects on global freight markets.

Lars and Caroline break down what a potential ceasefire means for vessel capacity, freight rates, and market stability—plus the unintended consequences shippers should prepare for. Will reopening the Red Sea cause a massive congestion crisis in Europe? How will it impact U.S. shippers? And could we be heading toward a market crash?

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Bryan, Caroline and Don discuss the shipper strategies they're seeing going into the contracting season and the pros and cons.

In this episode, we have a quick update on the market post-TPM 2023 and then dive into the conversation with Lynn Wong!

Lynn is a NYSHEX alumni, a returning guest and currently doing coaching and talking about why health is so important in today’s working environment. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• It’s a changing environment - healthy people are more than just “not sick” or “not on medication” or “no allergies” – there’s a lot more to it!
• What should you be looking for as ‘signs’ where health may be a concern and what you can do about it.
• What’s happening this year for International Women’s Day and what Lynn, Don and Caroline are doing to embrace equity

And much, much more!

2022 was a crazy year for the container shipping industry.

But how can we take these learnings to adjust our strategies for the coming year?

In our latest episode, Don brings back Caroline Weaver, Account Manager at NYSHEX, to review what happened in 2022 and what lessons we can bring into the new year.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

1. What happened in 2022 and notable observations
2. Learnings from 2022 and how we can think differently in 2023
3. Some ideas for the podcast in 2023 (that we’d love to get your feedback on!)

And much more!

After all the positive feedback from our first podcast, Don decided to get this group back together to discuss and reflect on how global shipping can continue to empower women and strategies on how to navigate the industry as a woman.

In this podcast, Don sits down with April Zobel, Krissy Van Neikerk, and Karin Bridges to discuss strategies to navigate the container shipping industry as a woman.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How leaders can be more conscious in the workplace around exclusion in the workplace
• What we need from leaders to have more diversity of thought in our organizations
• The importance of talented young women inspiring other young women to take on new challenges

And much more!

In order to know where we're heading, we have to know where we came from!

In our latest podcast, Don Davis sits down with Caroline Weaver, Account Manager at NYSHEX to discuss the history of container shipping and what we can learn from the past.

In the episode, you learn about:

• The conference era of shipping and how the industry used to operate
• The Ocean Reform Act of 1998 and how it changed the industry
• The current Ocean Reform Act and what it means for container shipping

And much more!

How do we expect carriers to innovate following the disruptions of the last few years?

With service and reliability taking a major hit during the pandemic, carriers are now center-stage with an opportunity to prove themselves as both business partners and technology providers.

Last week Don Davis sat down with Pete Mento, former Global Head of Procurement & Products at Wayfair, to discuss the role carriers could play in the next decade and why their relationships with shippers are changing.

But what should their focus be and why?

In this week’s episode, you'll get to hear about:

✔️ Opportunities for standardization and innovation
✔️ Market reactions to the global recession
✔️ The biggest objectives of shippers today
✔️ How carriers should look at differentiation

And plenty more 🔥 advice!

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History may not repeat itself, but it most certainly rhymes.

Last week Donald Davis sat down with the esteemed Lars Jensen to discuss what has been happening in the markets and what to expect going forward. Strikes, disruptions, reduced capacity, rate changes, IMO, new alliances. This episode covers a ton and provides some market context that you wont want to miss.

If you’re looking for an efficient way to stay up to date, go give it a listen.

In this week’s episode, you'll get to hear about:

✔️ The next 12 months for spot and contract rates

✔️ Carrier alliance and potential scenarios for networks next

✔️ New capacity and the outlook for IMO 2023

And plenty more 🔥 advice!

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How are shippers thinking about this market?

With everything going on from freight strikes to rates slipping, we sat down with James Thatcher from Totes Isotoner to hear how one shipper is handling the changes and strategizing for the future.

Don Davis asks the important questions as always on moving containers, carrier differentiation, and whether new services affect shippers perspective when picking carriers.

In this week’s episode, you'll get to hear about:

✔️ Changes in the industry since 2020

✔️ Tactical solutions to moving containers inland

✔️ Cost-benefit analysis between higher rates and better services

✔️ Carrier differentiation and technology for shippers

And plenty more 🔥 advice!

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One of the biggest challenges in the supply chain for retailers and cargo owners has been the fluctuations in the ocean market and the significant variability in contract performance. As rates and fees continue to adjust, what can retailers do to secure predictability and performance reliability?

Hear from Matt Marshall from NYSHEX, Jenny Bartolf from BARK, and Sherry Liu from CarParts.com to hear what to expect in the future of ocean contracting and how forward-thinking retailers are shifting their strategies. 

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