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Businesses Ramp Up Investments in Nearshoring, Split-Shoring

This comes as businesses have been faced with the possibility of new tariffs from the upcoming Trump administration in the U.S.

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Employers Barred from Forcing Workers to Attend Anti-Union Meetings

Large employers including Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and REI have responded to increasing attempts to unionize by holding captive audience meetings.

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Boeing Strike Cutting into 2025 Deliveries for Southwest Airlines

Southwest’s order book with Boeing had originally called for 86 aircraft deliveries in 2025, but the airline has since lowered that number to 73.

Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility on October 3. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg

Maritime Coalition Pushes for Transition to Green Shipping Fuels

The coalition is hoping to have zero or near-zero emission technologies make up 5-10% of the maritime industry's fuel and energy sources by 2030.

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How a Human-Centric Approach Accelerates AI Adoption

Many organizations deploy AI systems without fostering trust or buy-in among their teams. They fail to take the employee’s view of “What’s in in for me?”

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Amazon Takes Aim at Temu with Launch of Low-Price Online Store

The platform was first hinted at in June 2024, when CNBC reported that Amazon had announced the store to a private conference of Chinese sellers.

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'Positive Progress' on Talks Between ILA, USMX, But Roadblocks Remain

The ILA and USMX have until January 15, 2025 to avert a second East and Gulf Coast strike, just days before the start of the next presidential administration.

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VW to Increase Investment in Rivian Partnership

The joint venture provides Rivian with cash, and VW with the ability to use Rivian's technology in its own range of vehicles.

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Mozambique Ports At Risk as Opposition Chief Urges More Protests

The demonstrations have also interrupted commercial activity in Maputo, and raised concerns about further delays to a $20 billion natural gas export project.

Anti-riot police officers walk past burning barricades made by protesters in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 7. Photo: Alfredo Zuniga/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg.

Maersk Tankers to Install Suction Sails on Five Vessels

The technology works by dragging air across each sail's surface, and then through small perforations to generate lift and propulsion.

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Renault Group Acquires a Supply Chain Control Tower to Manage Transportation in Europe and Beyond

The French automaker joins forces with Shippeo, provider of a real-time logistics visibility platform, to shed manual processes and gain real-time visibility of parts moving from suppliers to its plants.

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Supply Chains

Artificial intelligence is offering new and better ways of making supply chains more sustainable, by improving efficiency, enhancing decision-making, and increasing transparency in operations.

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