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Trendwatch: China appeals WTO ruling on Trump-Era tariffs against US goods; UK to boost power exports, helped by cheaper polluting costs; Drought restrictions in Panama Canal to continue into 2024

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 38 of 2023.

Container cargo ship, Global business import export commerce trade logistic and transportation worldwide by container cargo ship boat in the open sea, Freight shipping maritime vessel.
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Trendwatch: Port of Long Beach achieves clean air goals ahead of schedule; WTO in survival mode pushes back on splintering global trade; United States announces resolution of the outstanding WTO poultry dispute with India

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 37 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: ILWU ratifies 6-year contract; Panama Canal’s low water delays could last 10 months impacting U.S. Gulf/East Coast ports; Global trade finance gap at record $2.5 trillion, says ADB

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 36 of 2023.

A plane approaches a port.
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Trendwatch: Update on transits through the Panama Canal; Japan warns China of WTO action as Fukushima spat worsens; PSA and KAI ink MoU to boost Indonesia’s rail ecosystem

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 35 of 2023.

Container cargo ship, Global business import export commerce trade logistic and transportation worldwide by container cargo ship boat in the open sea, Freight shipping maritime vessel.
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Trendwatch: EU’s green rules clash with trade goals as India talks resume; Iran aims to boost oil output, complicating OPEC+ and US efforts; How China’s new restrictions on critical minerals will affect global sourcing strategies

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 34 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: TSA encourages air shippers to join cargo screening program; Brands and retailers must adjust processes in response to Canada’s Supply Chain Act; China resumes Australian barley trade after scrapping tariffs

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 33 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: US trade deficit narrows as imports decline to lowest since 2021; Canadian dockworkers vote in favor of four-year contract for BC ports; Developers added 16.8 GW of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity in first-half 2023

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 32 of 2023.

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Trendwatch: Canada dock workers' union, employers reach tentative deal, avert strike; US-EU steel talks inch ahead as time for a deal runs short; Japan builds supply chain for EV battery minerals in Africa

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 31 of 2023.

Cargo terminal loading shipping containers onto cargo ships, aerial footage, hyperlapse, Vancouver, BC, Canada, marine terminal, cargo crane
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Trendwatch: Large-scale strike action may become more common, says labour expert, as B.C. port workers review agreement; EU adopts green fuel law for shipping; EU enacts €43 billion Chips Act in bid to boost production

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 30 of 2023.

Silicon Dies are being Extracted by a Pick and Place Machine from Wafer and Attached to Substrate. Computer Chip Manufacturing at Factory. Close-up of Semiconductor Packaging Process.
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Trendwatch: How the U.S. and EU hope to loosen Asia’s grip on the Global Semiconductor Market; One year of the Black Sea Grain Agreement: what’s next?; Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports container decline in 2023 first half

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 29 of 2023.