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 and shippin

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 freight. In

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 vacation.

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 thi

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 Judah L

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 this epis

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 has disinteg

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. Yet, the energ

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 like a broke

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, but

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 down a massiv

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 Levine. The headl

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 Levine to unpa

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. While rumor

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 in global

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 Persian Gulf Str

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 rapid-fire timelin

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 Frohwein, a

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 Hormuz and Luf

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) your ocean