The Loadstar
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News in Brief Podcast | Week 9 2026 | TMS transition, Takeovers, and Tariff ruling
23 minutes Posted Feb 23, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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The Loadstar team unpacks a busy week in supply chain and logistics, in less than 20 minutes!
This episode, Alex Lennane discusses her exclusive on DSV’s reported switch away from CargoWise that sparked industry-wide debate last week. She and Charlotte Goldstone raise fresh questions about TMS loyalty and divulge the hot topics at Manifest. Is this the beginning of a systems shake-up across forwarding?
Meanwhile, Gavin van Marle speaks on Hapag-Lloyd's reported $4.2bn bid for Zim and details how it could reshape alliance dynamics and redraw the competitive map in container shipping.
Add in a long-awaited decision on tariff legality from the US Supreme Court, soaring blank sailings from CNY capacity cuts, warnings of a looming transpacific rate war, shifts in air cargo capacity, and much much more. If you need a refresher of the news ahead of a new week, plus a reminder of what could be still to come, this is the podcast for you.