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U.S. Freight Data: Diesel Drops Sharply While East Coast Ports Hold Ten Vessels Awaiting Berths
Bureau of Transportation Statistics data shows diesel prices fell $0.338 in a week, port congestion remains concentrated...
The Outbound Revolution: How Top Manufacturers Hire Leaders Without Job Boards
As job boards flood with unqualified applicants, companies are turning to outbound recruiting to reach passive candidate...
Shein’s Hong Kong IPO Filing Exposes Collapsing Growth, Soaring Costs and a Fading Fast-Fashion Model
The fast-fashion giant’s prospectus reveals an 8% revenue crawl, plunging ARPU and AOV, and a cost structure under siege...
Apple Slides After Chip Shortage Hits Sales Forecast, Posing Early Test for Incoming CEO Ternus
Apple’s weak sales outlook, driven by component shortages and rising memory costs, sent shares down 6% after hours. With...
Apple Doubles Inventory to $11.1 Billion as Memory Chip Shortage Bites
Apple has almost doubled its inventory to $11.1 billion, bracing for what outgoing CEO Tim Cook called “very significant...
Damietta Port Operations Normal After Drone Attack on Two Ships
Egypt’s Damietta port authority confirms full operational continuity at all terminals following a drone strike that caus...
Bangladesh’s Gas Shortages Squeeze Garment Exports, Threatening Global Competitiveness
Chronic natural gas shortages are eroding Bangladesh’s position as the world’s second-largest apparel exporter, raising ...
Drone Hit on Penza Warehouse Injures One, Wildberries Evacuates 200 Staff
A drone strike on a Wildberries logistics centre in Penza left one person hurt and forced the evacuation of around 200 w...
NLR Study: Can Five Emerging Fuels Ease Aviation’s Supply Crunch?
With jet fuel demand set to soar to 165 billion gallons by 2050, researchers evaluate SAF, hydrogen, LNG, ethane, and Je...
Qualcomm Guides Profit Below Estimates as Apple Revenue Decline Accelerates and Costs Rise
The chipmaker expects Apple revenue to fall faster than anticipated and plans price increases to offset supply-chain cos...
July 4th Cookout Costs Rise 4%, Farmer Share Stays at Just 6 Cents per Dollar
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual survey shows a holiday cookout for 10 now costs $73.82, up 4% from last yea...
Iron Ore Slips as China’s Steel Margins Crumble, BHP Supply Worries Limit Losses
Shrinking margins for Chinese steelmakers are curbing demand for iron ore, but fears of a potential strike at BHP’s Port...
Kazakhstan Open to Wildberries Warehouses as Drone Attacks Expose Logistics Risks
Astana says no formal request yet from the Russian marketplace, but it would consider any proposal in the national inter...
How AI's Hunger for Memory Is Driving Up Consumer RAM Prices
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are prioritizing high-margin data center chips for AI workloads, leaving PC, phone and cons...
Trump’s New Section 301 Tariffs Face Lawsuit Alleging ‘Arbitrary’ Backdoor Duties
Two businesses argue the levies imposed for forced labor are a workaround to reinstate scrapped tariffs, and the rushed ...
From Titanium to Delivery Trucks: Argentina's Medical Supply Chain
An integrated procurement approach, from medical-grade titanium to on-demand delivery vehicles, keeps Argentina's implan...
Uneven U.S. Tariffs Are Reshaping Export Logistics Across Latin America
A new Section 301 tariff schedule of 10–12.5% on 60 economies has created a patchwork of duties, forcing Latin American ...
Lee Eyes Wider Latin America Reach for Trade, Defense as Global Order Shifts
President Lee’s first Latin America tour targets a stalled Mercosur trade deal, defense cooperation with Brazil, and sup...
How a Grandfather's Omega Watch Spawned a €1.1M Pre-Owned Luxury Watch Business
Arne Međedović turned a teenage fascination with a vintage Omega into '15 čez', a Slovenian company selling 250 luxury w...
Supply Chains’ Massive Carbon Blind Spot Leaves Companies Exposed
Scope 3 emissions dwarf operational carbon output, but data poverty and the lack of global standards keep corporations i...
Russia’s Fuel Crisis Eases as Refineries Restart but Siberia Remains Under Pressure
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says fuel supply is gradually stabilizing after government intervention forced ref...
U.S. and Mexico Set Fourth USMCA Review Round for September, Keep Supply Chains in Focus
The U.S. and Mexico wrapped up a third round of talks on the USMCA in Mexico City and will meet again in Washington in S...
Land Leasing Drives Gurugram Logistics Expansion as Stock Eyes 55 msf by 2030
A CBRE report shows developers are opting for long-term leases instead of buying large parcels, while new corridors like...
U.S. Refiners Push Diesel Output to Record July High as Global Supply Crunch Bites
American refiners are on track to produce the most diesel ever for a July, but low stockpiles and strong exports raise t...
AI’s Quiet Push into Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: Can Smarter Machines Rewrite the RMG Playbook?
As global fashion brands demand speed, data and sustainability, Bangladesh’s RMG sector faces a pivotal shift from labou...
Sipchem Losses Jump 250% as Supply Chain Woes and Impairment Hit Q2 2026
Sahara International Petrochemical (Sipchem) reported a SAR 591.9 million net loss in Q2 2026, up from SAR 169.2 million...
Supply Chain Briefs: Amazon Targets FedEx, Trade Threats Loom, and Auto Shifts
This week’s supply chain developments include Amazon Shipping’s aggressive pricing, potential new tariffs on imports, an...
Lithium Carbonate Weakens as Market Pre-Prices Future Supply Glut
Spot battery-grade lithium carbonate has shed 2.5万元/tonne since June, but the decline is more about forward supply expec...
Smart Wins Baker Approval for Egypt’s New Direct-Discount Bread System
Egypt’s General Division of Bakeries backed Smart’s electronic collection platform over offers from WE, Fawry and e& as ...
The Hidden Logistics Behind the Houseplant Boom
A growing demand for indoor plants has created a surprisingly complex supply chain—one that treats each plant as a livin...