Container Bytes
Container Bytes is your go-to podcast for quick insights on the latest global freight trends, condensed into easy-to-digest, under-ten-minute episodes. Each week, you’ll get key data points, actionable market movements, and forecasts to help you navigate the ups and downs of ocean and air freight. Tune in, stay sharp, and ship smarter. Brought to you by Freightos, the global freight booking platform.
Episodes
26 episodes
Special Episode: Getting Your IEEPA Tariff Refunds (Eventually)
The Supreme Court tossed IEEPA tariffs out, but don't pop the champagne just yet. The White House pivoted with a (temporary-ish) 10% global tariff under Section 122 just four days later. It's currently sitting well below the 15% to 20% ra...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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23:46
Ep. 24: Fuel Surcharges Ahead and the Middle East Starting to Come Back Online
The Middle East isn't exactly "business as usual," (you knew that) BUT the cargo heart is starting to beat again. We’re moving past the total shutdown and into the "creative logistics" phase. That's a polite way of saying everything is moving b...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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12:44
Episode #22: Strait to It, Creative Surcharges and Supreme Court Wins
Welcome back to the pod! This week, I (Eytan) and Judah (not me) dive into why the Straits of Hormuz is the latest headache for your bottom line, even if your containers aren't actually in the Gulf. We’re tracking "Emergency Conting...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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13:48
Unfiltered Freight Episode 10: The Vibe Coding Revolution
Special edition for you independent forwarders out there.SMB forwarders are tired of being told they’re "dinosaurs" by Silicon Valley. They’re tired of waiting for ERP roadmaps that never arrive. And they're tired of being to...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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16:28
Episode #21: Tariff Whiplash
Welcome back to another "uneventful" week in Global Freight. 📍 This week, Eytan opens with a dad-joke for the ages: What is the White House's favorite craft beer? An IEEPA. 🍺 (International Emergency Economic Powers Act). It’s a bitter brew tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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11:15
Episode #20: The $4,000 Port Fee Gamble and the "Out-of-Office" Index
They never thought we'd make it, but here we are: Episode 20. We’ve been talking about Lunar New Year for six weeks, but we were still blindsided by the reality of it this week. Forget the traditional benchmarks—Judah’s inbox is currently the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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7:33
Episode #19: Flower Power and the $2 Billion Coin Flip
We’re back for episode 19, and with Lunar New Year just days away (Feb 17th), the "Gear Down" is officially here. Manufacturing is slowing down, and for the first time this year, we don't have a major geopolitical change to talk about. It almos...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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7:05
Episode #18: The 18% Handshake and the Atlantic Wall
Welcome back to Freightos' Container Bytes, Episode 18. Judah and I were just reminiscing about the fact that we don't have theme music. We still don't. But what we do have is a weather report that’s actually scarier than the geopoliti...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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8:08
Episode #17: The Davos Pivot and South Korea and Canada’s Tariff Headache
Welcome back to Freightos' Container Bytes, Episode 17. We’re only four weeks in, and we’ve had more trade "wars" than I’ve had hot coffees. This week, Eytan and Judah track the whiplash of the Greenland deal—shoutout to Davos for t...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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9:32
Episode #16: The Greenland Gambit and the Red Sea Reversal
Time for a high-stakes episode of "Where in the World is the Trade War?" with our Greenland Bingo card. ❄️In this episode, Judah and Eytan break down the sudden 10% tariff threat on the EU (which apparently wasn't on anyone's 2026 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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9:29
Episode #15: The Hormuz Headache and the Lunar "Red Zone"
Welcome back to Freightos' Container Bytes, the podcast that is technically Episode 15, despite the fact that our team’s ability to count past 14 has recently been called into question.We dive into the geopolitical soup of the Strait of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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7:38
Stop Reading the Manual: Glyn Hughes (TIACA) on Phigital Logistics and the PlayStation Trap
This is an episode from Freightos' Unfiltered Freight series, shared here too.Welcome to a masterclass in air cargo reality with Glyn Hughes, the Director General of TIACA and a 40 year industry veteran who has seen it al...
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14:33
Episode #14: Pasta Wars, Rate Spikes & The Lunar New Year Rush
Welcome to 2026! We are already 3% of the way through the year, so if you haven't hit your KPIs yet, you're officially behind. JK, kinda.Ocean freight is starting the year with a hangover and a double shot of espresso. Rates are climbing...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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7:29
Episode #14: "Weird" Peak Season, AI Air Rates, and...Curling
Welcome to the final Container Bytes of 2025! It’s been a year. We laughed, we cried, we watched spot rates do things that defy physics. (I’m not crying – you are).The "Blink-and-You-Missed-It" Peak This year's peak season on the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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7:26
Surviving Your 2026 Ocean Freight Procurement: Special Interview with Stephanie Loomis, Noatum Logistics
This is an episode from Freightos' Unfiltered Freight series, shared here too.Welcome to a special edition of Container Bytes, featuring 30-year ocean veteran Stephanie Loomis, who's navigated everything from Hanjin's col...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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14:47
Episode #12: Air Cargo Defies Death, Rates Spike Past Last Year's Peak
We're back and pumped to talk freight. Get your freight Christmas sweater on.🧣Transpacific air rates hit $7.50/kilo, beating out last year's $7.30 peak despite recession fears and front-loading concerns (take that, 2024!). Meanwhile, Asi...
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6:52
Episode #11: Red Sea Flippity Floppity and Air Cargo Peak
BREAKING: So... the Suez Canal Authority is that friend who tells everyone you're definitely coming to their party when you clearly said "maybe next year." Meanwhile, carriers are playing Red Sea chicken while rates do whatever the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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8:22
Episode #10: The No Big Deal 48% WoW (!) China - US Rate Increase
Got good news and bad news for your today, freight podcast friend.Good news? The Houthis said they would stop firing on ships in the Red Sea (but container liners aren't holding their breath).The bad news? A 48% increase in China ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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6:42
Episode #9: Wut? More Stability but Ocean Rates Are Still Up?
That's not how this was supposed to work. I'm taking my ball and going home.Ocean freight rates climbed despite increased stability, with some major drivers of stability for the next year on China-US trade. Judah breaks dow...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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6:56
Episode #8.5: The "Trade Summits Mean We Do .5 Episodes Now Too" Episode
Bro, how am I supposed to run a podcast if everything changes every day?Less than 24 after the last weekly podcast was published, a trade summit between China and the United States changed everything. So we tacked on our quick view on wh...
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8:20
Episode #8: "The Soybeans and Port Fees Episode"
Soybeans! Port fees! GRIs! This week has all the drama that Shakespeare forgot. Journal of Commerce put out estimates of $42M (!) in reciprocal port-call fees, we touch on the upcoming 🇺🇸-🇨🇳 summit and more. Plus...blanked sailings ...
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5:09
Episode #7: Ocean Rates Jump 18% (The “Questionable GRI” Edition)
What's up in freight? Thought you'd neve ask.Asia→US West Coast popped from ~$1,400 to >$2,000/FEU and Asia→Europe to ~$2,300—driven by mid‑month GRIs and capacity pulls, not tariffs. We break down why this smells opportun...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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5:39
Episode #6: Red Sea Rumblings (But Rates Are Still Dropping)
Sorry, we kinda said it all in the title.But you're here so let's keep going. Ceasefire chatter isn’t sending carriers sprinting back through Suez...and even when they do, expect a short scheduling mess, then more capacity and more downw...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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6:55