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Ocean-Cargo Boom Fuels $10 Billion Spree for New Container Ships

Some of the world’s largest container-shipping lines are ordering new vessels amid surging demand for ocean-cargo services, giving a long-awaited boost to the outlook for shipyards in Asia.

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Why It’s So Hard for the Solar Industry to Quit Xinjiang

Chinese solar companies are among 175 around the world that signed a non-binding pledge by a U.S. trade group to avoid forced labor. It will be much harder for them to actually cut ties with Xinjiang, the western China region facing increasing scrutiny for human-rights abuses.

Source: Bloomberg

Biden Team Pledges Aggressive Steps to Address Chip Shortage

The Biden administration is identifying choke points in semiconductor supply chains and discussing an immediate path forward with businesses and trading partners.

An Intel Corp. chip sits on display. Photo: Bloomberg.

Global Shipping Turmoil Expected to Calm Down by Mid-Year

Trade disruptions that have sent freight rates soaring and overwhelmed major ports may start to ease after the first quarter, Maersk said — disappointing investors but signaling eventual relief for cargo shippers.

Photo: Bloomberg

Battery Trade Dispute Could Test Biden’s Green Policy Plans

The Biden administration’s first test of its climate change policy could come this week in a legal dispute over battery components seen as key to growing electric vehicle adoption in the U.S.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: How Will Automotive Companies Survive the Pandemic?

Thomas Goldsby, professor and Haslam Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, discusses the changes in automotive supply chains being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and shifts in consumer buying habits.

How Will Automotive Companies Survive the Pandemic?

Chip Shortage Spirals Beyond Cars to Phones and Consoles

Chip shortages are expected to wipe out $61 billion of sales for automakers alone, but the hit to the much larger electronics industry — while tough to quantify at this early stage — could be far larger.

An employee holds a circuit board inside a Continental AG automotive factory. Photo: Bloomberg.

Emerging From the Pandemic: Where Do We Go From Here?

For global supply chains, there’s no going back. To borrow a tagline from any number of movie sequels, 2020 was The Year That Everything Changed.

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Freight-Cost Pain Intensifies as Pandemic Rocks Ocean Shipping

Soaring freight rates and delivery delays have sparked a global backlash by companies frustrated about the destructive mix of deteriorating service and higher ocean shipping costs.

Photo: Bloomberg

Avoiding Supply-Chain Disruption With Analytics and Proactive Global Trade Planning

Trade compliance platforms powered by A.I. go well beyond risk management.

Avoiding Supply Chain Disruption with Analytics and Proactive Global Trade Planning

Rogue Captain’s Mid-Ocean Detour Tips Investors to Crisis at Sea

In one of the most hidden horrors of the pandemic, cargo ships turned almost overnight from engines of global commerce into floating prisons.

Photo: Bloomberg

J&J Raises EU Concern With Plan to Package Vaccines in U.S.

Johnson & Johnson will ship some COVID-19 vaccines ordered by the European Union to the U.S. for the last stage of production, raising concern among some member states that the bloc’s inoculation program could be hampered by further delays.

Photo: Bloomberg

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