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Trendwatch: Carriers still desperate for tonnage to guarantee emergency schedules; Retailers likely to take a hit from Suez, Panama disruptions; Biden seeks to bolster port cybersecurity with executive order

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 8 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Congestion fears ease as Europe's ports cope with arrival of delayed vessels; India, UAE sign pact on trans-continental trade corridor; Today in Energy: Industry to drive tripling of natural gas consumption in India by 2050

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 7 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Houthis target two more merchant ships with new attacks; Hong Kong still targeting 2024 completion for airport expansion; New laws on goods made using forced labour could split supply chains

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 6 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal; New Brexit food checks will test Britain’s supply chains; Boeing pulls Max 7 safety waiver request in bow to pressure

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 5 of 2024.

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: Panama Canal headaches not so painful for box ships, but costs will rise; West Coast ports snag market share from rivals, Los Angeles port chief says; India to ask EU for measures to align emission trading systems

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 4 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Drop in Suez Canal revenues could affect Egyptian economy; FMC announces hearing on shipping conditions in the Red Sea; US targets Houthi anti-ship missiles in new strike on Yemen, officials say

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 3 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: B737 problems could hit freighter conversions if not quickly resolved; US and UK navies repel largest Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping; PSA Mumbai achieves milestone as India’s first box terminal running on 100% renewable energy

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 2 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Global shipping firms continue to pause Red Sea shipments; Iran’s Red Sea power play heightens fears of trade disruption; Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possible

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 1 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Red Sea impasse remains despite creation of international naval coalition; Shipping industry in the dark over US-led Red Sea navy force; EU and US pause steel tariff war until after elections

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 51 of 2023.

EU flags waving in front of European Parliament building. Brussels, Belgium
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Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 12th package of economic and individual sanctions

The Council adopted today a twelfth package of economic and individual restrictive measures in view of the continued Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. These measures deliver a further blow to Putin's ability to wage war by targeting high-value sectors of the Russian economy and making it more difficult to circumvent EU sanctions.