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U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit

The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.

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Canadian Pacific Wins Buyout War for K.C. Southern, Defeating CN

After months of twists and turns, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. sealed a $27 billion deal to acquire Kansas City Southern, claiming a prize that will create the first railroad spanning the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

A Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

Hurricane Ida: How the Energy Logistics Industry Can Cope

This has been a devastating year thus far in terms of natural disasters, with virtually every region of the U.S. feeling the effects of some type of weather-related catastrophe. And it has been especially true for the energy logistics space in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

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Chainparency and Athena Advisory Announce Partnership to Provide Solutions for ESG and Sustainability

Chainparency, a blockchain technology solutions company, and Athena Advisory, a technology advisory company, announced a partnership to provide comprehensive blockchain and big data/machine learning–based offerings to help enterprises with their ESG and sustainability goals.

Economies on the Brink Push Southeast Asia to Reopen

Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realizing that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it.

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Here’s Why U.S. Oil Supplies Took Such Big Hit From Ida

The damage to offshore platforms and pipelines was so severe that two out of every three barrels of crude normally pumped from the U.S. sector of the Gulf of Mexico are unavailable.

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World Faces Growing Risk of Food Shortages Due to Climate Change

Yields of staple crops could decline by almost a third by 2050 unless emissions are drastically reduced in the next decade.

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Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls

Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by Mother Nature.

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Five Rules for the Next Supply Chain Crisis

Businesses everywhere are looking to build supply chain resilience. Here are five places to start.

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Why ‘Reborn in Digital’ Manufacturers Will Outpace the Competition

As Industry 4.0 has transformed manufacturing, a new kind of participant has emerged: the “reborn in digital” company.

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The World’s Carriers Are Earning the Most Money Since 2008

The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that’s collapsing under the weight of COVID-19 drives freight prices ever higher.

A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train at Behala inland port in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.

Shoring Up Supply Chain Security for the Holidays

This holiday season is shaping up to be a perfect storm of supply chain vulnerability.

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