News in Brief Podcast | Week 28 2026 | Hormuz, hub-and-spoke, and air forwarder advice  

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Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are impacting global supply chains by causing congestion and driving changes in freight rates. The podcast discusses India-Europe trade, ocean freight markets, and carrier strategies to handle port congestion.

Escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are again rippling through global supply chains, driving congestion, tightening capacity and reshaping freight rates. This week, Charlotte Goldstone is joined by The Loadstar‘s Gavin van Marle to unpack the latest developments on the India-Europe trade, volatile ocean freight markets, schedule reliability, and the strategies carriers are adopting to navigate persistent port congestion.  The post News in Brief Podcast | Week 28 2026 | Hormuz, hub-and-spoke, and air forwarder advice   appeared first on The Loadstar.