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Senate Backs Bill to Ban Xinjiang Goods Unless Waiver Given

The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would ban all goods from or made in China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, a move that could potentially have widespread implications for the solar industry.

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Virus Update: U.S. Factory Production in Declines; Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low

The latest supply-chain news and insights on the novel coronavirus and global response to the outbreak.

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The Keys to Supply Chain Synergy, and What's Standing in the Way

More companies are moving to map their global supply chains and enable visibility of the flow of goods from source to customer.

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Slow Vaccines for Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

Crew transfer at Tanjong Pagar Terminal in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

Suez Ship’s Owner Braces for ‘Thousands’ of Legal Claims

The owner of the Ever Given — the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, hampering global trade and roiling markets — expects to be hit with “many hundreds or thousands” of legal claims.

The Ever Given container ship departs the Suez Canal in Egypt on July 7. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Will Biden’s Task Force Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.?

Kristi Zentner and Heather Marx, attorneys in the Customs, Imports & Trade Remedies Practice Group of Cozen O’Connor, discuss how the recommendations of Biden’s supply chain task force might lead to real progress toward the return of domestic manufacturing of critical supplies.

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Podcast | Fixing CPG Supply Chains to Withstand the Next Big Crisis

A review of critical supply chains uncovers major weaknesses in the consumer packaged goods sector.

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Lithium Nationalism Is Taking Root in Region With Most Resources

Politicians in Latin America, a region that accounts for more than half the world’s lithium resources, are looking to increase the role of the state in an industry that’s crucial for weaning the world off fossil fuels.

Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Shipping Chaos Kills 1,800 Cows, Fueling Calls for Animal Ban

The pandemic has worsened conditions for the roughly 2 billion cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens that are exported each year, and epidemiologists have joined the calls for reform.

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White House Task Force Gives Confidence to SMB Supply Chains, Survey Shows

The Biden Administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force promises to boost the confidence of small and medium-sized businesses, and encourage another wave of international expansion.

Kimberly Smith, right, and Amaya Smith prepare orders at Brown Beauty Co-Op. Photo: Bloomberg

Egypt Waves Goodbye to Suez Canal Saga With Payoff and a Party

For a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt is reserving rather special treatment for the Ever Given.

The Ever Given container ship stuck in the Suez Canal. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Impact of the Western U.S. Megadrought on Food Supply Chains

Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute in the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, discusses how the persistent drought in the western U.S. is forcing food supply chains to rethink their sourcing strategies, as well as pursue longer-term initiatives for coping with the effects of climate change.

Impact of the Western U.S. Megadrought on Food Supply Chains

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