Marktplatz: Chapter 24

Corporate Culture Leadership style, hierarchy, corporate identity: How companies communicate and present themselves. Topics: Corporate identity, corporate design, leadership style 

Chamber of Commerce Consultation, information, lobbying: How the German economy organizes and presents itself. Topics: German trade and commerce organizations 

Franchising Division of labor, cooperation, monitoring: How companies pass on their name and expertise. Topics: Franchising, licensing agreement, chain stores 

Nearly everything we consume is transported by ship. The biggest container ships in the world are among the largest moving structures made by man and can carry over 24,000 20-foot container units. The standardisation of these simple metal containers in the 1950s and 60s marked a ... Show More

The boom in global trade was caused by a simple steel box. Shipping goods around the world was – for many centuries – expensive, risky and time-consuming. But, as Tim Harford explains, 60 years ago the trucking entrepreneur Malcolm McLean changed all that by selling the idea of c ... Show More

Fergus Nicoll travels to the port of Workington in the north west of England, where he hears from port manager Sven Richards about how small regional ports can make global haulage more sustainable. Blue Line Logistics run a fleet of low emission barges in Belgium and the Netherla ... Show More

This episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks about UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2023 with two of the report’s authors, Jan Hoffmann and Luisa Rodriguez. The report says the volume of trade moving by ship fell slightly in 2022 during the pandemic but is expected to grow by ... Show More

We explore the twin crises affecting the shipping industry. First, thousands of seafarers are stranded far from home, unable to travel because of the coronavirus. Add to that congestion at ports across the globe and sky-high freight rates. The result? Unprecedented pressures on a ... Show More

The transportation industry has a bottleneck right now, not only with imports, but also exports. Still many container ships are leaving American shores empty. Why is that? 

The Danish shipping giant has scheduled several dozen container vessels following the deployment of a US-led naval alliance to safeguard international trade. Also: A high level US delegation is in Mexico to discuss the migration crisis, and we hear from the man behind the book Ar ... Show More

Never has such a bright spotlight been shone on the supply chain as a vital strategic component of business success. The industry is undergoing significant transformation across several key areas, from digitalization to sustainability and building resiliency.Sitting down with Joh ... Show More

In our January episode, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with maritime expert Don Maier about the state of international shipping, including shifts in trade lanes, the challenges of forecasting and capital planning, and the industry impact of issues from the Panama Canal to bubbli ... Show More