Should I Stay or Should I Go? Suez, China+1 and 2026 Freight Bets

A deep dive into the 2026 freight outlook, the return of Suez routes, China+1 manufacturing shifts, capacity risks and what shippers must prepare for next year. Produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group [https://dimerco.com/]. It’s the Freight Buyers’ Club Holiday Special — a festive wrap-up of a year that delivered more plot twists than a Christmas soap marathon. From tariff shocks to China+1 shifts, Red Sea detours, booming Vietnam factories and air cargo refusing to behave “normally”… 2025 kept shippers on their toes and clutching their eggnog. To make sense of it all, Mike King is joined by a top-tier panel of industry heavyweights: Kathy Liu, VP Global Sales & Marketing, Dimerco Express Group Nils Roche, Founder, Solvens Advisory (ex PIL-Maersk, CMA CGM) Peter Sand, Chief Analyst, Xeneta Together they break down the winners, losers and big surprises of 2025 — and offer a straight-talking look at what freight buyers must prepare for in 2026. Expect sharp insights, a bit of humour, and just enough holiday spirit to take the edge off another volatile year in global logistics. In this special we cover: Tariffs, Trump and the year’s biggest policy whiplash China+1 shifts: what moved, what didn’t and why Vietnam won big Air cargo’s strange but spectacular 2025 Suez, Red Sea and the looming capacity reset Carrier behaviour: orderly alliances, chaotic markets Contracting for 2026: reliability, risk and when to go short vs long Why “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” might be the perfect theme for freight next year If you're planning your 2026 strategy, pour yourself a holiday drink and plug in — this is your end-of-year sanity check. Special thanks to Dimerco Express Group for supporting this holiday edition of The Freight Buyers’ Club. Download Dimerco’s China+1 Logistics Playbook  Master International Growth A Legal and Logistical Playbook for Global Expansion Success, with Expert Legal Insight From Addleshaw Goddard https://dimerco.com/ebooks/global-business-expansion-playbook/ #FreightBuyersClub #2026FreightOutlook #SupplyChain #Logistics #ContainerShipping #SuezCanal #ChinaPlusOne #China1 #Tariffs #AirCargo #VietnamManufacturing #GlobalTrade #FreightRates #Dimerco #ShippingIndustry #SupplyChainStrategy #MaritimeLogistics