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‘Buckle Up’: Trade Woes Hurt Canada’s Railways as Revenue Falls

Shares of Canadian National Railway Co. slumped 6% on April 29, the most in more than five years, after it reported quarterly revenue of C$4.38 billion.

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Iranian Ports Could Be Blockaded for ‘Months,’ Says Trump

The economist Paul Krugman, a former New York Times columnist, said he believed most analysts had been “far too sanguine” about the effects of a prolonged Hormuz crisis.

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Hormuz Disruptions Trigger Billions of Dollars in Oil Trading Disputes

The increasingly widespread issues are adding to headaches for producers and traders already grappling with the biggest oil supply shock in history.

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AWS Launches AI Apps for Supply Chain Forecasting and Hiring

The two products — Connect Decisions and Connect Talent — had previously been used internally for supply chain forecasting and job interviews.

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AI Is Creating a New Kind of Bottleneck in Supply Chains

A supply chain is a network of interdependent flows. When one node accelerates, it changes the pressure on adjacent ones.

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Tariffs, Geopolitics and the New Logic of Global Dealmaking

Companies are reassessing where they invest, what they acquire and how much risk they’re willing to carry in extended global networks.

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Trump Admin Announces $774M in Funding for U.S. Port Infrastructure

The initiative will include projects to expand rail tunnels, upgrade screening technology for national security, and add new cargo terminals.

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Ireland Rolls Out New Round of Fuel Supports

In total, Ireland has spent around €755 million on fuel supports in recent months, as the country's fuel prices have surged since the start of the Iran war.

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Cosco’s Profit Drops by Half as Lower Freight Rates Bite

“The conflict in the Middle East has posed significant challenges to the safety and stability of global shipping,” China’s biggest container liner said.

A Cosco Shipping Holdings container ship at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg

Japanese Crude Supertanker Manages Hormuz Exit in War First

The Idemitsu Maru began sailing late on April 27 toward the strait from northwest of Abu Dhabi, where it had been sitting idle for more than a week.

An aerial 3D illustration render of cargo ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. Image: iStock/quantic69

Surge in Diesel Prices Tightens U.S. Trucking Capacity

Although diesel prices in the U.S. have come down slightly in the latter half of April, there are still subtle pressures on the trucking freight market lurking under the surface.

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Understanding The Hidden Tradeoffs in Circular Supply Chains

For supply chain leaders, the focus is determining where circular strategies create value, and where their complexity outweighs the benefits.

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