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Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro

freight forwarding, logistics & supply chain, decoded by Dhiraj Kalro New edition weekly

The chokepoint costing you the most right now does not have a name on a map.

Oct 28, 2026

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4 min read

The chokepoint costing you the most right now does not have a name on a map.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #8 | record diesel prices, rising truckload rates, and a typhoon season taking China’s biggest ports offline, all at once

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
USMCA was the tariff shelter. On August 22, it stopped covering Canada.

Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

USMCA was the tariff shelter. On August 22, it stopped covering Canada.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #7 | 50 percent tariffs, a trade deal that offers no exemption, and what changes for anyone moving goods across the northern border

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
The last cautious carrier in container shipping just stopped being cautious.

Oct 14, 2026

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4 min read

The last cautious carrier in container shipping just stopped being cautious.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #6 | Maersk’s confirmed 26 ship order, why it broke a decade of restraint, and what a full order book means for anyone booking capacity into 2027

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
The Suez shortcut sits open. Most ships still will not take it.

Oct 7, 2026

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4 min read

The Suez shortcut sits open. Most ships still will not take it.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #5 | why carriers are heading back through Suez as the Red Sea gets more dangerous, and why most of the first ships back are sailing east

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
The Middle East Logistics Boom Is Real. Not Every Number Behind It Is.

Sep 30, 2026

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4 min read

The Middle East Logistics Boom Is Real. Not Every Number Behind It Is.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #4 | Hormuz bypass routes, a fabricated trade deal, and what's actually driving Gulf freight growth

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
Your Freight Quote Is Probably Wrong. Here's the Data That Isn't.

Sep 23, 2026

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3 min read

Your Freight Quote Is Probably Wrong. Here's the Data That Isn't.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #3 | why air cargo rates are easing while your budget isn't, and the benchmarks worth negotiating from

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
Two Freight Markets, Two Different Stories: Why Bulk Rates Are Spiking While Container Rates Keep Falling

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

Two Freight Markets, Two Different Stories: Why Bulk Rates Are Spiking While Container Rates Keep Falling

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #2 | the merger that's about to shake loose accounts, and why the UAE just put a number on how much it trusts data

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro
The Strait Closed. Jebel Ali Fell Out of the Top 30. Here's How the Gulf Rerouted Around It.

Sep 9, 2026

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4 min read

The Strait Closed. Jebel Ali Fell Out of the Top 30. Here's How the Gulf Rerouted Around It.

LetsTalkSCL | Issue #1 | what the Hormuz crisis actually cost, and how UAE ports built around it

Dhiraj Kalro
Dhiraj Kalro

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