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Container Shipping Market Uncertain For 2017, Analysts Say

Although rates have risen from the historic lows of early 2016, uncertainty for the global container shipping market in 2017 will be uncertain, according to Xeneta, a company that provides market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight.

Lingerie Maker Victoria's Secret Looks To Uncover Supply Chain Issues

Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret, famed for its racy bras and thongs, has pledged to trace the sources of its wood-based fabrics, joining the ranks of fashion companies addressing human rights and deforestation, its parent company said.

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Supply Chain Regulation: CEOs Taking Trump Seriously, But Not Literally

The word in Davos: Ignore the tweets. Executives gathered in the Swiss resort for the World Economic Forum last week kept repeating, like a soothing mantra, that Donald Trump is at heart a pragmatist who will avoid trade wars and regulations that make it harder to do business.

How Ikea's $1Bn Supply Chain Investment Could Boost Its Profits And Brand

Ikea says it will invest $1.1bn in forestry and companies developing recycling technologies, renewable energy and biomaterials as part of the retail giant's plan to secure a long-term supply of sustainable materials for its products.

Shoppers Looking More Closely At Product Origins, Survey Says

Home goods and apparel manufacturers: Consumers are voicing their concerns, according to the results of a cotton survey conducted by Harris Poll. With a new president focused on protecting products born in the U.S., consumers may be looking more closely at product origins, and could demand greater transparency.

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Drewry: Yang Ming Is Most 'Debt-Burdened' Container Line

Drewry Financial Research said last week that after the collapse of Hanjin Shipping last fall, Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming has taken pole position as the most debt-burdened container line in the industry.

Agricultural Giant Takes On Supply Chain Deforestation

One of the world's largest privately-owned corporations has taken steps to tackle deforestation in its supply chains.

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Small Business Optimism Index Surges By Most Since 1980

Optimism among America's small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980 as expectations about the economy's prospects improved dramatically in the aftermath of the presidential election.

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Produce Industry Releases Plan For Ending Abusive Mexican Farm Labor Conditions

North America's largest produce industry groups have unveiled a plan aimed at ridding abusive labor conditions from supply chains, in a closely watched effort prompted by growing demand from consumers to know more about the food they eat.

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Supply Chain Readiness In A Time Of Uncertainty

When I first moved to California in 1990, I was told by Stanford's campus housing people to keep an earthquake emergency box on hand at all times. Its contents included a radio, flashlights, warm clothes, medical supplies and a few other items. Later in Boston, I stuck with the idea, but added stuff suited to hurricanes, blizzards and extreme cold. After Sept. 11, the kit got still bigger - food, water, fuel, camping supplies, even weapons. It became known as the Anarchy Closet.

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Nissan, Toyota Back U.K. Plants Despite May's Brexit Plan

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. say they'll keep making cars in the U.K. despite Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to leave the European Union's single market, which could make exporting from British factories less lucrative.

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Davos CEOs: 'Go Local' On Supply Chain In Trump Era

Business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, traditionally the high priests of globalization, are talking up the benefits of local production to shield themselves from criticism from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

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