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Madeleine Marshall

8+ years in global supply chain. Here to make industry news clear, human, and actually fun.

Green light. Red light.

Apr 20, 2026

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4 min read

Green light. Red light.

Iran opened the strait on Thursday. By Friday, gunboats were firing on container ships.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
21 hours in Islamabad

Apr 13, 2026

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7 min read

21 hours in Islamabad

Talks collapsed. The strait is still blocked. And the ceasefire expires April 21.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
Plan B has a pipeline

Apr 7, 2026

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10 min read

Plan B has a pipeline

Saudi Arabia found a way around the closed Strait of Hormuz. It runs through another chokepoint.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
Five kill switches, one trade deal

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

Five kill switches, one trade deal

Iran is charging $2 million per tanker. The Houthis just reopened a second front.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
48 Hours

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

48 Hours

Iran has until Monday night. Your supply chain is on the same clock.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
$166B in tariff refunds, and no way to send them

Mar 16, 2026

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8 min read

$166B in tariff refunds, and no way to send them

The biggest tariff refund in history is stuck in a queue. Meanwhile, rates are climbing again.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
The Daily Cost of a Supertanker Just Passed the Price of a Home

Mar 9, 2026

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8 min read

The Daily Cost of a Supertanker Just Passed the Price of a Home

Hormuz is empty. Oil is surging. Container rates just reversed course.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
There's no detour for the Strait of Hormuz.

Mar 2, 2026

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9 min read

There's no detour for the Strait of Hormuz.

For the first time in modern shipping, both Middle East chokepoints are effectively shut.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
$133.5B in tariffs just got struck down. Now what?

Feb 23, 2026

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7 min read

$133.5B in tariffs just got struck down. Now what?

The Supreme Court just rewrote the rules on tariffs. The White House already found a workaround.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
$6M karaoke company just rattled billions in freight stocks

Feb 16, 2026

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7 min read

$6M karaoke company just rattled billions in freight stocks

How a karaoke company sent shockwaves through the freight brokerage world this week.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
Why Ships Are Testing Their Luck

Feb 9, 2026

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5 min read

Why Ships Are Testing Their Luck

Carriers return to the Red Sea, India heats up

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall
Supply Chains Hit Different in 2026

Feb 2, 2026

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6 min read

Supply Chains Hit Different in 2026

Shipping rates are bouncing around, chips are tight, and scarcity is the new normal.

Madeleine Marshall
Madeleine Marshall

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