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Digital Freight Company Transfix Sells Brokerage Business

The sale will include the addition of 15,000 carriers for NFI Industries, while Transfix says it will keep just over 100 of its roughly 350 employees.

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CBP Intensifies Scrutiny of E-Commerce Shipments

Typically, the U.S. will allow shipments valued under $800 — known officially as Type 86 entries — to be imported without tax or duty payments.

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'Clock Ticking' on Potential Canada Border Agent Strike

The Canada Border Services Agency — made up of over 9,000 border workers — previously set a June 6 deadline to reach a collective bargaining agreement.

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Maersk Raises Profit Forecast as Red Sea Disruption Boosts Rates

This is the second time in about a month Maersk raised its forecast as the world’s supply lines are suffering from a number of disruptions.

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Rainy Relief for Panama Canal As Vessel Draft Deepens Ahead of Schedule

As of May 26 — and for the first time in all of 2024 — water levels for Gatun and Alhajuela Lakes are above the mark recorded on the same date in 2023.

Panama Canal, Panama. Photo: iStock / Marina113

Are We Seeing an End to the Age of Offshore Production?

A new report from Capgemini suggests that, for U.S. manufacturers, the dominance of offshore production is coming to an end.

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The $10K Shipping Container Looms in Latest Trade Strains

With capacity stretched by more than five months of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the container shipping industry is scrambling to meet demand.

Shipping containers and cranes at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, US, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. The US economy has been looking so solid lately that Federal Reserve officials will probably need to double their projection for growth in 2023 when they publish an updated outlook later this month. Photo: Bloomberg

Senate Mulls Tracking System for U.S. Supply Chains

The bill would establish a program to map and model U.S. supply chains, and look for potential gaps in manufacturing and distribution.

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Diversifying Beyond China: An Imperative for Global Supply Chain Resilience

With supply chains facing increasing complexities and risks, a “China Plus One” sourcing strategy has emerged as crucial for businesses operating on a worldwide scale.

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Trade Strains Boost Cargo Rates at Pace Recalling Covid ‘Chaos’

Some of the catalysts for the monthlong advance in seaborne freight rates stem more from worry than optimism.

A container ship at the Port of Felixstowe, U.K. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Child Labor Used to Pick Flowers for Famous Perfume Brands

Filming secretly at night in Egypt, BBC journalists found at least four different locations where jasmine was being picked by children younger than 15 years old.

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Chinese EV Companies Look to Sidestep New U.S. Import Levies

Between April and May, Container xChange customers in China are also reporting an 88% increase in average container prices.

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