{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The Single Rule That Made Global Container Ship Trade Possible","slug":"the-single-rule-that-made-global-container-ship-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-12T19:58:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-container-ship-trade-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0107.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0107.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Global Trade with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the one rule that made containerized shipping the backbone of global trade: the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), adopted in 1972. Before the CSC, every country had its own container standards, forcing ships to carry cargo in multiple box sizes and causing endless delays. The CSC created a universal safety standard and certification system, allowing containers to move seamlessly from ship to truck to train across borders. Lucas explains how the rule reduced shipping costs by over 90 percent and enabled the rise of global supply chains. Luna asks about the role of the International Maritime Organization, how the rule was enforced, and whether it could handle modern megaships. They also discuss recent challenges like container shortages and the Ever Given incident. The episode brings the abstract world of trade rules down to a steel box you see on every highway. #InternationalConventionForSafeContainers #CSC #Containerization #GlobalTrade #Shipping #MalcomMcLean #IMO #SupplyChains #TradeRules #Logistics #EverGiven #Ports #WTO #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #GlobalCommerce #ContainerShips Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of Global Trade with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the one rule that made containerized shipping the backbone of global trade: the Inter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":597,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-single-rule-that-made-global-container-ship-trade-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-container-ship-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}