Best Zencargo Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 74: Rates Webinar - Our insights after Chinese New Year 36:27

5M ago36:27

36:27

This month, Anne Sophie Fribourg, Zencargo's VP of Global Ocean Freight and Catia Fernandes, Zencargo's Head of Trade Asia and IPAK - Europe and Intra-Europe, hosted a webinar on ‘Rates: Our insights after Chinese New Year”. In the webinar they explored: Their observations post Chinese New Year How shippers should approach contract negotiations and…

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Episode 73: Spreetail - Unlocking successful e-commerce supply chain strategies 23:31

7M ago23:31

23:31

How should shippers collaborate with their freight forwarders? “Shippers need to work in a partnership mode rather than a purchase mode with their freight forwarder. The main failure is that shippers are looking into transportation as a purchase service.” In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Okyay Oztugran, VP of Supply Cha…

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Episode 72: The Red Sea Crisis 18:02

8M ago18:02

18:02

In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured our most recent webinar, recorded on 10th January on the Red Sea Crisis. Carriers have suspended vessels from passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait after the recent attacks by the Houthis which has had implications for the shipping industry. Our experts, Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Oc…

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Episode 71: The potential of demand forecasting with artificial intelligence 18:56

9M ago18:56

18:56

In the most recent instalment of Freight to the Point, Lucie Phillips, Zencargo's Chief Operations Officer, engages in a discussion with Nicolas Vandeput, the CEO and Founder of SupChains, a company which specialises in demand forecasting and inventory optimisation. In this conversation, they delve into the significance of demand forecasting in sup…

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Episode 70: Rates: What's next for 2024? 40:03

10M ago40:03

40:03

As we prepare for the year ahead, it's crucial to consider the three pillars that will shape the freight industry in 2024: competitiveness in rates, quality of service, and sustainability. In our most recent episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured our most recent webinar, “Rates: What’s next for 2024?” which explores rate strategies going i…

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Episode 69: The Power of Diversity in the Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges 20:04

10M ago20:04

20:04

To make the right changes in an organisation, it's crucial to attract the right talent, and diversity plays a significant role in achieving this. Diverse teams bring together people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which leads to innovation, creativity, and better decision-making. Tune into the latest Freight to the Point …

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Episode 68: How can we inspire the next generation of supply chain leaders? 20:47

11M ago20:47

20:47

What steps can we take to cultivate the next generation of supply chain leaders? “So it's about positioning the sector as one that is evolving, but that you can evolve with it” In this week’s episode of Freight to the Point, Bethany Windsor, Interim Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management at the CILT, joins Alex Hersham, CEO …

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Episode 67: Building resilient supply chains: The power of collaboration 15:32

11M ago15:32

15:32

“And it's like a marriage, it takes some effort to maintain the relationship. It's about compromise and trust.” As the business landscape is constantly evolving, companies are increasingly recognising the need to build resilient supply chains to withstand disruptions. Alex Hersham, Zencargo’s CEO and Co-Founder is joined by Frederic Gomer, Managing…

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Episode 66: How environmental regulations shape business supply chain practices 22:11

12M ago22:11

22:11

“If we focus on the logistics sector or the wider transportation sector, it's actually one of the highest emitting sectors on the planet.” In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, Alex Hersham is joined by David de Picciotto, CEO and Co-founder of Pledge. During the episode, we delved into the crucial topic of sustainability regulations that …

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Episode 65: Driving change from the top: Getting C-Suite support for sustainability 16:40

12M ago16:40

16:40

Sustainability is a critical aspect of modern supply chain management, but achieving sustainable goals can be challenging. This is why it's more important than ever to get the C-Suite involved. By engaging the C-Suite in sustainability initiatives, it ensures that sustainability is integrated into the organisation's strategy and culture, driving st…

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Episode 64: The importance of digitalisation within retail supply chain 20:08

1y ago20:08

20:08

“Digitalisation gives a retailer a platform to see their shipments from end-to-end, which drives a whole heap of benefits from data, but also to give them an ease of access to data and to shipment locations.” In our latest episode of Freight to the Point, Greg Tress, Logistics Operations Manager at MATCHES joins Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-founder at …

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Episode 63: AI in the supply chain 17:33

1y ago17:33

17:33

As ChatGPT and other AI language models made significant progress this year, it has prompted all industries, including the supply chain, to think about how AI can drive efficiency. In this podcast episode, Alex Hersham, Co-founder and CEO at Zencargo and Tamir Strauss, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zencargo discuss the impact of AI on bus…

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Episode 62: Mastering Tender Strategies 31:05

1y ago31:05

31:05

For Episode 62 of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured a great session from our webinar, ‘Mastering tender strategies: How to negotiate the best deals in shipping’ with Anne-Sophie Fribourg and Catia Fernandes from Zencargo. Together they explore market trends, how shippers can negotiate the best deals in shipping and what to look for in a partner …

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Episode 61: A balancing act: Is restocking on the horizon? 28:26

1y ago28:26

28:26

Join us for an exciting new episode of our Navigate series, fresh from our most recent session held just last week, “A balancing act: Is restocking on the horizon?”. Tune into industry experts Sam Greenhalgh, Chief Revenue Officer at Zencargo, Sigrún Gunnhildardóttir, Chief Product Officer at AGR and Okyay Oztugran, VP Supply Chain Europe as they e…

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Episode 60: Leveraging quality and compliance tools for better supply chain management 28:38

1y ago28:38

28:38

In Episode 60 of Freight to the Point, we invited Jacob Nedergaard, CEO and Co-Founder of Qarma, which provides digital tools to help companies stay on top of quality and compliance in their supply chain. In this episode, Alex Hersham, CEO at Zencargo and Jacob delve into: Why quality is so important in the supply chain How technology can enable tr…

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Episode 59: The future of rates: Should you lock in long term? 24:28

1y ago24:28

24:28

Join us for an exciting new episode of our Navigate series, fresh from our most recent session held just last week, “The future of rates: Should you lock in long term?”. Tune into industry experts Niels Madsen and Anne-Sophie as they delve into the dynamic landscape of the ocean market, uncovering key insights on topics ranging from schedule reliab…

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Episode 58: Zencargo's June Ocean Update 12:07

1y ago12:07

12:07

Want to find out about our prediction for rate trends over the next couple of months? Then don’t miss out on the latest episode of Freight to the Point as Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean at Zencargo and Richard Fattal, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder at Zencargo delve into the most recent updates on the ocean market. They talk about: The …

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Episode 57: What lessons can we learn from H2 13:26

1y ago13:26

13:26

How has schedule reliability improved over the past year? What will happen to the market after the 2M split? These are some of the questions we’ve answered in our most recent episode of Freight to the Point. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the current state of the ocean market and the challenges faced by the supply chain industry. As we r…

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Episode 56: Why retailers can't ignore road freight strategy 26:32

1y ago26:32

26:32

“It all starts with creating a win-win scenario where you're aligned for a mutually beneficial outcome.” This week we’re bringing you some insights on the road industry as Ahmed El-Alfy is joined by Michael Starr, Overland Commercial Director at Zencargo. Together they explore: How road freight has changed since before the pandemic The main challen…

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Episode 55: Navigate - Don't forget about sustainability 24:35

1+ y ago24:35

24:35

“For us, when we talk about regeneration and regenerative impact, sustainability is no longer enough. And that's truly at the heart of what we believe as an organisation.” Tune into our latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session from February with Charlotte Pumford from Vivobarefoot on ‘Don’t forget about sust…

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Episode 54: Zencargo's May Ocean Update 13:31

1+ y ago13:31

13:31

Want to find out about our prediction for rate trends over the next couple of months? Then don’t miss out on the latest episode of Freight to the Point as Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean at Zencargo and Richard Fattal, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder at Zencargo delve into the most recent updates on the ocean market. They talk about: The …

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Episode 53: What does the future hold for schedule reliability? 24:13

1+ y ago24:13

24:13

Schedule reliability has been a major talking point in the supply chain as shippers have struggled with blank sailings and schedule changes over the past few years. For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve invited Niels Madsen, VP of Product and Operations at Sea Intelligence, to talk about the operational challenges shippers have faced due …

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Episode 52: Rates: Long term vs Short Term 17:27

1+ y ago17:27

17:27

“Now is a good time to engage in the conversation. Rates are at lower historical levels and it's a good time to be thinking in terms of contracting.” Long term or short term? That’s the question we’ve been hearing a lot around the rate market. Rates appear to be bottoming out so is now the time for shippers to finally lock in long term contracts? T…

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Episode 51: How a great forwarder offers more than just great rates 17:33

1+ y ago17:33

17:33

“Shippers are now shifting their focus from transactional price focused relationships and are more so looking for long term freight forwarding partners that align with their strategic business objectives” Disruptions have become the norm and shippers are no longer seeing the value of having a freight forwarder that just moves goods from A to B. The…

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Episode 50: Coping with labour shortages in 2023 15:27

1+ y ago15:27

15:27

“You can never completely avoid it. There will always be supply chain disruptions.” Even though China has lifted its zero-Covid policy which had a huge impact on labour shortages in the supply chain, it’s not over yet. With demonstrations in France and port disruption in Europe and the US, labour shortages are still impacting the supply chain indus…

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Episode 49: Zencargo's April Ocean Update 10:51

1+ y ago10:51

10:51

Is rate erosion easing? Are shippers leaning on the spot market too much? This is what we explore in our latest Ocean Update episode as Lucie Phillips and Richard Fattal talk about major events that have happened in the ocean market over the last month. They discuss: Whether rates are bottoming out More updates from the 2M sailing schedules Industr…

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Episode 48: Being left behind? Why change is easier than firefighting with legacy systems 22:02

1+ y ago22:02

22:02

Are you still using manual processes and outdated systems to manage your supply chain? If so, why? Why not make the leap and invest in technologies and services that can help your supply chain work towards your business goals? This is what we explore in this week’s episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session. In this …

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Episode 47: How should businesses approach inventory management? 20:43

1+ y ago20:43

20:43

We’ve spoken a lot about consumer demand and when businesses should be restocking. But the big question is: How should businesses manage their inventory to remain agile? This is what we explore with Haukur Hannesson, CEO at AGR Dynamics as he joins Alex Hersham to talk about the value of inventory management and importance of demand and supply data…

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Episode 46: What's next for consumer demand? Part 2 17:03

1+ y ago17:03

17:03

How are consumers reacting to economic headwinds? “At a very high level, the picture that we are seeing is that inflation will drive top level growth in the industry. We expect retail sales to hold up, but that's being driven by inflation.” For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Part 2 of our Navigate session ‘What's next for cons…

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Episode 45: What's next for consumer demand? Part 1 9:11

1+ y ago9:11

9:11

What are we hearing in terms of market inventory levels? “Nobody knows if we’re going to have restocking. Everyone thinks that we're getting to a point where inventory levels are starting to balance out, but that doesn't mean that we're going to have a restocking environment” For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Part 1 of our Na…

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Episode 44: Zencargo's March Ocean Update 16:14

1+ y ago16:14

16:14

Tune into the latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’re giving you another monthly ocean update from the Zencargo team. Richard Fattal, CCO and Co-Founder at Zencargo and Marina Lennie, Director of Ocean Growth sat together to talk through some of their latest insights for February. Together, they explore: Capacity reduction strategy now vs b…

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Episode 43: China’s evolution: Analysing the Impact of Changing Conditions on Consumption and Production 16:27

1+ y ago16:27

16:27

What advice would you give to companies that are thinking of entering the Chinese market? “Go big or go home.” In our latest episode of Freight to the Point, Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-founder of Zencargo is joined by Fabienne Pellegrin, Partner at LBB Asia Limited, a brand management and consulting firm which helps brands set up or accelerate their …

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Episode 42: Ethical Resilience - Sustainability as a competitive edge 20:32

1+ y ago20:32

20:32

“We truly believe that we're not doing enough and that we could be doing much more.” This week, we’re joined by one of Zencargo’s customers, Charlotte Pumford, Head of Sustainability and Regenerative Impact from Vivobarefoot, to explore the benefits of using sustainability as a framework for businesses and creating regenerative impact in value chai…

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Episode 41: Navigate, Zencargo's vision and mission with our co-founders 23:43

1+ y ago23:43

23:43

Since starting Zencargo in 2017, our co-founders have been dedicated to driving success in the supply chain. Tune into our latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session from October 2022. Alex Hersham and Richard Fattal, Zencargo’s co-founders, talk about Zencargo’s vision and mission and how they aim to drive im…

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Episode 40: Zencargo's February Ocean Update 13:22

1+ y ago13:22

13:22

Tune into the latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’re giving you another monthly ocean update from the Zencargo team. Richard Fattal, CCO and Co-Founder at Zencargo and Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean Procurement sat together to talk through some of their latest insights for February. Together, they explore: How the IMO regulations affect…

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Episode 39: Why businesses can’t afford to ignore order fulfilment 22:48

1+ y ago22:48

22:48

Why is it important to have the right fulfillment partner to help you scale your business? This is what we explore in our next episode of Freight to the Point. Today, we are joined by Alexander Leichter, CEO and Founder of byrd, who provide an all-in-one fulfillment solution that helps businesses to outsource and automate their order fulfillment. W…

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Episode 38: What can we learn from previous recessions to ensure supply chain resilience? 20:09

1+ y ago20:09

20:09

It’s 2023 and we’re in a very different place compared to last year. This time last year, shippers were getting inventory in as quickly as possible and the supply chain was faced with tight capacity and blockages. Today, we are now facing a potential recession. After two consecutive quarters of destocking, demand has fallen and supply chains are lo…

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Episode 37: Navigate - Saving the Planet, Smarter 27:08

1+ y ago27:08

27:08

Welcome to Freight to the Point where we’ve featured another episode from one of Navigate sessions from earlier last year. Our session, “Saving the Planet, Smarter” features Ian Powell, Head of Solutions Consulting at Zencargo, who is joined by Vivobarefoot and Pledge to talk about how businesses can track their supply chain emissions with better i…

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Episode 36: What are the lessons we’ve learnt from the last CDS migration deadline? 20:59

1+ y ago20:59

20:59

In September 2022, shippers were required to migrate from CHIEF to the Customs Declarations Service (CDS) and declare their imports on the new system. We’re now 4 months past the deadline and importers are still struggling to migrate. HMRC have also extended the deadline to declare exports through CDS from March 2023 to November 2023 to ‘spend more…

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Episode 35: Zencargo’s January Ocean Update 17:11

1+ y ago17:11

17:11

“Chinese New Year is earlier this year, and everyone is looking to really understand whether or not there’s going to be a rush on cargo in advance. The news so far is that volumes continue to be at low levels.” Tune into our first episode of 2023 as we’re giving a January Ocean Update with Marina Lennie and Richard Fattal. This month, we’re coverin…

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Episode 34: Our big questions for 2023 19:56

1+ y ago19:56

19:56

How will shipping alliances change next year? Will we see a change in carrier behaviour? Will annual contracts play a big role in 2023? These are some of the questions we asked Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean Procurement at Zencargo. For this week’s episode Anne-Sophie sat down with Alex to answer some of the big questions we had for 2023. They c…

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Episode 33: Solving the black box in supply chain with real-time visibility 20:46

1+ y ago20:46

20:46

“In the past, it would cost tens of dollars per megabyte. And now it's in cents, a few cents per megabyte, depending on the country and location that you're in. And that connectivity cost is going down, creating more of a global structure around being able to connect.” Tune into another episode of Freight to the Point as Alex Hersham is joined by K…

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Episode 32: Zencargo's December Ocean Update with Richard Fattal 15:27

1+ y ago15:27

15:27

“We don't anticipate any shocks on the demand side coming into December. Whilst Black Friday is a peak period, and the run-up to Christmas, we do think that businesses will be running through existing stock until the new year” Are you up to date with the latest ocean freight market news? Are you prepared for the month ahead, especially as we head i…

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Episode 31: Navigate - 2023: It's time to take action 30:06

2y ago30:06

30:06

“The industry is entering a period of managed decline. So capacity management will be key to determining what the freight levels are.” This week, we have another special episode as we’re featuring a throwback to one of our Navigate sessions in October, ‘2023: It’s Time to Take Action’. In this session, Alex Hersham and Chantal McRoberts, Head of Ad…

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Episode 30: Why supply chain needs a new collaboration model 39:51

2y ago39:51

39:51

“The challenges were directly linked to customers not having enough inventory in the right places at the right time, as lockdown happened. No one knew, no one could predict the behaviours that would drive a consumer”. Tune into another episode of Freight to the Point as James Fry, Director of Supply Chain Solutions at Zencargo joins Helena Wood. Du…

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Episode 29: What 2001 can teach us about the 2023 ocean market 25:19

2y ago25:19

25:19

“Let’s go back a couple of years when we were hit by the pandemic. We kept hearing this phrase that soon we’re going to be out of the tunnel only to discover that the bridge we go onto has collapsed.” In this week’s episode Alex Hersham is joined by Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner of Vespucci Maritime as they talk about their predictions for 2023 and …

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Episode 28: Why change management will make your supply chain competitive 29:17

2y ago29:17

29:17

Digital transformation is needed to tackle the current market and a digital freight forwarder can help you achieve this. However, change management can be difficult especially as people can be afraid of change when the market is moving so quickly. So how can we educate our peers on the benefits of changing to a digital freight forwarder? In episode…

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Episode 27: Richard Fattal’s November Ocean Update 20:43

2y ago20:43

20:43

What’s happened in the last month in the ocean freight industry? In this week’s episode of Freight to the Point, Richard Fattal, Zencargo’s co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, gives us his updates on the ocean market and how it will affect rates and shippers. Episode 27 will explore: How blank sailings have not been enough to stem the decline …

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Episode 26: Balancing demand and supply with Finnur Bragason 32:53

2y ago32:53

32:53

What is demand planning in the supply chain? “In a nutshell, it is the process of forecasting demand for a product so it can be delivered and produced more efficiently.” Tune into the next episode of Freight to the Point as Helena Wood is joined by Finnur Bragason, Sales Director at AGR Dynamics, a company that provides demand planning and forecast…

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Episode 25: Navigate - Why now is the time to diversify your rates strategy 30:50

2y ago30:50

30:50

Spot rates are falling and shippers are still faced with market volatility and global uncertainties. With so many changes to account for, how should shippers approach their rate strategy to help their supply chain stay competitive? Richard Fattal is joined by Anne-Sophie Fribourg, Zencargo’s VP of Ocean and Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta to di…

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