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BOC Aviation Says Aircraft Supply Crunch to Last to Decade’s End

The global aviation market has had a challenging year as surging jet fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict see expenses balloon for some major airlines.

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China Inches Closer to Opening of Inland Canal

The Pinglu Canal will reportedly shorten inland waterway transportation by nearly 350 miles, reduce transportation costs by as much as $735 million annually.

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Collaboration Advances Lower-Cost Sail Freight for Coastal Shipping

Plans for the TradeSailer 120 can be purchased off the shelf, allowing for immediate construction estimates and building at local shipyards.

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Podcast | ‘Too Hot to Ignore’: A Report on Extreme Heat in Garment Factories

The heat is on in garment supply chain factories. Why aren’t brands taking action?

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Transparency in Chemical Supply Chains will Become a Competitive Advantage

Chemical companies sit upstream of almost every value chain, supplying sectors ranging from construction and textiles to electronics.

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How the Talent Gap and Skill Shortages Are Impacting Innovation Across Manufacturing

Having AI-driven solutions in place captures invaluable institutional knowledge, standardizes best practices, and provides those real-time insights that ultimately support better decisions

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The Hidden Cost-to-Serve in Packaged Goods

In packaged goods supply chains, some of the biggest threats to margin hide in everyday exceptions—repacking, relabeling, retailer-specific requirements, special handling, short-notice changes, and customer requests that require operational workarounds.

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CK Hutchison Seeks $1.5B in Damages Over Seized Panama Ports

CK Hutchison is alleging that Panama violated an investment protection treaty as part of what the company described as a "state attack campaign."

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Walmart Reports Slowest Sales Growth in Years

Company executives said that they observed changes to shopper behavior when national average gas prices topped $4 a gallon in July.

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Soaring Panama Canal Fees Drive a Nascent LPG Shuttle Trade

The move underscores how the market is turning to workarounds to cope with maritime congestion due to the Iran war and an intensifying El Niño.

An LPG vessel and a container ship navigate the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal near Colon, Panama. Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg

The Economist: China is Remaking Global Supply Chains

Chinese industrial parks, ports and airports are springing up all over, from Saudi Arabia and Hungary to Brazil and Indonesia.

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Three Chinese Tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as Risks Remain High

The risks to shipping are set to continue after Trump insisted that there were no ongoing talks with Tehran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East in limbo.

Photo: Bloomberg

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