PSA BDP Blog

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Trendwatch: EU and U.K. strike new deal over trade rules in Northern Ireland; India’s economy slows amid sluggish consumer demand, high inflation; Biden nominates Julie Su as US Labor Secretary

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 9 of 2023.

Business meeting in Asia
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Trendwatch: LA Port director expects ‘real progress’ in West Coast labor talks this spring; U.S. plans to impose new sanctions on some 200 Russian individuals, entities; Finland’s port strike continues as talks breakdown and trade is halted

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 8 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: US air cargo sector concerned over stricter screening rules; Belgian-German energy summit at Port of Antwerp-Bruges; Maersk tanker denied entry into Spanish port for carrying Russian-origin cargo

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 7 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fire at Iskenderun port extinguished; Biden urges supply chain resilience at State of the Union; How the FMC plans to enforce the Ocean Shipping Reform Act in 2023

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 6 of 2023.

Sustainable, green energy city, urban ecology concept and modern business buildings surface covered in forest with copy space.
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Trendwatch: U.S. pursues India as a supply-chain alternative to China; UN agency moves to curb underwater shipping noise that affects marine life; E-methanol could be the solution to shipping’s pollution problem

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 5 of 2023.

Stack of blue containers box, Cargo freight ship for import export logistics 3D rendering
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Trendwatch: Maersk and MSC to disband the 2M alliance in 2025; IMF chief says global economic outlook ‘less bad’ than feared; U.S. economy slows, but Europe’s picks up, raising hopes world will avoid recession

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 4 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: PSA container throughput performance for 2022; BDP International appoints new finance leaders to drive growth; Readout of January negotiating round under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century trade

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 3 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: FAA lifts U.S. grounding order; U.S.-bound imports are heading back to pre-pandemic numbers; Traffic in Suez Canal normal after ship breakdown

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 2 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: Shanghai continues as largest container port handling 47M TEU in 2022; Battered by Covid, China hits pause on giant chip spending aimed at rivaling US; Indian ports end 2022 on a promising note as box volumes stay resilient

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 1 of 2023.

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An Update to Lithium-Ion Air Transport

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register on December 21, 2022 and will go into effect on January 20, 2023. Read more from Michael Ford, our VP of Government and Industry Affairs.