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Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Ten minutes. Everything moving in global freight. Container Bytes delivers weekly ocean and air cargo market data, rate trends, and forecasts, all designed for supply chain professionals who need signal, not noise. Brought to you by Freightos, the global freight booking platform and starring Judah Levine, Freightos' market analyst. Serious freight updates from people who don't take themselves too seriously.
Episodes
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #53: Two-Thirds Red Sea Fleet Restoration, LA Port Watchman Strike Threat, and Unseasonal Ocean Rate Spikes
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein is back alongside Judah Levine to break down an unexpected week across international container and air…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #52: Saudi Airport Strikes, Asia-Europe Contract Negotiations, and AI Air Cargo Shifts
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein and Judah Levine return to evaluate a dynamic week across air cargo, ocean shipping, and global supply chain…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #51: Middle East Crude Rebounds, Premier Alliance's Red Sea Return, and Golden Week Shifts
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein returns from vacation to join Judah Levine, analyzing the latest trade developments as Golden Week draws to a…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #50: The Trump-Xi Trade Truce and Panama Canal Restriction Reversals
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Judah Levine hosts solo this week as Julia takes a vacation, breaking down major trade policy shifts and key ocean market…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #49: The Washington Summit, Post-Peak Ocean Cooling, and German Strike Threats
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein and Judah Levine analyze a pivotal week as President Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington DC seeking…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #48: Escalating Red Sea Security and the AI Air Freight Boom
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein and Judah Levine return to dissect a crucial week in global freight and energy logistics. In this episode, we…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #47: Red Sea Capacity Effects, Panama Adjustments, and Air Disruptions
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein is feeling much better and less congested this week, joining Judah Levine to analyze the latest dynamics in…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #46: Data Center Demand, Tariff Refunds, and Five-Typhoon Gridlock
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein powers through a congestion-filled cold alongside Judah Levine to break down a busy week across global trade…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #45: The US-Canada Tariff Collapse and Resilient Transpacific Demand
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Julia Frohwein is back from vacation, joining Judah Levine to analyze a hectic week across international trade and global…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #44: Red Sea Routing Economics and Chronic Port Gridlock
Welcome to this week's edition of Container Bytes! Judah Levine, Head of Research at Freightos, is hosting solo again this week while Julia continues her…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #43: The Oman Deal Collapses and the Resilient Transpacific Peak
Welcome to this week's edition of Container Bytes! I'm Judah Levine, Head of Research, hosting solo this week as Julia takes a well-deserved vacation. 📍 In…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #42: The Iran-Oman Framework and the Transpacific Rate Rebound
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 We hope you didn't miss us too much during our one-week hiatus—we are back in action. In this episode, Julia Frohwein and…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #41: The Saudi Red Sea Squeeze and the July 24th Tariff Transition
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 Just a reminder that we are taking a one-week hiatus next week (July 29th), but we will be right back the following week. In…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #40: The Ceasefire Collapse and July's Record-Breaking Volume
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 We are hitting Episode #40, and the Strait of Hormuz has officially circled back to square one. The fragile June ceasefire…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #39: The Oversupply Paradox and Far East Port Gridlock
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 It’s July, and the Strait of Hormuz is locked in a dangerous pattern of starts, stops, and serious military escalations…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Container Bytes #38: The Sovereign Chokepoint and the July 1st BAF Reset
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, joined as always by our resident freight expert, Judah Levine. 📍 It’s July 1st, and while it feels a bit…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #37: The Minefield Hotline and the UK’s E-commerce Backdoor
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, alongside our resident freight expert, Judah Levine. 📍 Let's get "Strait" to it. (Yes, it's a bad joke…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #36: The Sixty-Day Peace Clock and the June Rate Monster
Welcome back to Container Bytes! 📍 This week, Julia Frohwein is riding that post-birthday glow alongside our resident freight expert, Judah Levine, to break…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #35: The June Peak Shift and the $6,000 Rate Breach
Happy birthday to me! 🎂 I’m Julia Frohwein, celebrating my special day by powering through another intense session with our resident freight guru, Judah…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #34: The July BAF Panic and the $166 Billion Liquidity Twist
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, powering through being a bit "under the weather" this week alongside our resident freight expert Judah…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #33: The July BAF Cliff and Amazon’s Prime Day Curveball
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, joined by our resident freight guru Judah Levine to unpack another high-velocity week in global shipping…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #32: The Golden Week Race and the Middle East Air Squeeze
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, joined as always by our resident freight expert Judah Levine, ready to break down another high-stakes week…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #31: The Hormuz Toll Authority and the Section 122 Shocker
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, but it officially has a new "manager." 📍 This week, Julia Frohwein and Judah Levine dive into Iran’s creation of the…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #30: Project Freedom and the UAE Airspace Whiplash
Welcome back to Container Bytes! I’m Julia Frohwein, and I’m back with Judah Levine to break down a week that felt like a decade. We’re diving into the…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #29: The Jet Fuel Sharing Plan and the "Quiet Crisis"
Welcome to a very special episode of Container Bites! If you’re wondering why Eytan suddenly has long brown hair and a British accent—don’t panic. 📍 I’m Julia…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #28: Lufthansa’s 20,000 Flight Cancellations and the "More Closed" (Dire) Strait
Get your freight emergency kits ready, because the fuel market is bordering on absolute chaos. Between the IRGC boarding container ships in the Strait of…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #27: The Blockade Paradox and Your Missing Tariff Refunds
Get your freight Christmas sweater on (yes, even in April), because the Straits of Hormuz are getting chilly🥁. We’re diving into why the Hormuz blockade(ish)…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #26: Strait Talk And The Air Cargo Hit
Better late than never. Hope your supply chain is holding up better than my audio equipment. The ceasefire news is hogging the headlines, but don't let the…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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."…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
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…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #5: Port Fees are Coming (But Rates are Loooow)
Sorry, we kinda said it all in the title. Port fees for Chinese vessel calls are coming soon. We break down what it means, how rates are responding, the costs…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #4: Typhoons and Trade Wars
In yet another episode of Container Bytes, we talk about the logistics impact of Typhoon Ragasa, dive into air and ocean rates, and even talk a bit about trade…
- Container Bytes: Weekly Ocean & Air Freight Intelligence for Supply Chain Pros
Episode #3: From TikTok to USTR
TikTok negotiations might be thawing US-China trade tensions (swipe up?), but don't expect freight rates to plummet until that 30% tariff stops trending (see…