SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainGlobal Trade & EconomicsRussia Supplies North Korea with Oil, Breaking SanctionsUN sanctions ban countries from selling oil to North Korea, except in small quantities, in an attempt to repress its economy to prevent it from further developing nuclear weapons.November 22, 2024Ocean TransportationU.S. Retailers Raise Alarm Over Ongoing Red Sea Crisis, Looming Port StrikeNovember 19 marked a year since Houthi rebels attacked the British-owned Galaxy Leader cargo ship as it moved through the Red Sea, taking its crew hostage.November 22, 2024Facility Location PlanningHow BP and JLL Are Reinventing the Strategic Outsourcing of Real EstateOne of the world’s largest energy companies joins with a global real estate services firm to deploy methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to reorganize its workplaces internationally.November 22, 2024Ocean TransportationCylindrical Sails Fitted to VLGC Should Cut Fuel, Emissions by 4%The Norsepower Rotor Sails use a small amount of electricity to spin cylindrical sails to harness the Magnus effect, an aerodynamic principle that generates thrust from wind.November 21, 2024Ocean TransportationChinese Carrier Detained for Suspected Sabotage of Telecom LinesInvestigators say that the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 left a Russian port on November 15, and was passing through the area of each cable at the time they were damaged.November 21, 2024LTL/Truckload ServicesUnions Challenge Canada’s Back-to-Work OrderCanada’s Industrial Relations Board ordered a resumption of operations at all affected Canadian ports from the morning of November 16.November 21, 2024All LogisticsSoftware Company Tracks the Journey of Your Thanksgiving TurkeyThe average Thanksgiving turkey passes through three separate facilities and rides on four different trucks on its typical 760-mile journey from the farm to the supermarket.November 21, 2024All LogisticsCanada Calls for Ouster of Mexico in Renegotiated Trade DealCanada's deputy prime minister noted that while the U.S. and Canada are "perfectly aligned" on trade with China, "the same cannot be said of Mexico."November 20, 2024Business Strategy AlignmentFord to Slash 4,000 Jobs in Europe Over Next Three YearsAlthough the EU recently imposed tariffs on EVs imported from China, Chinese automakers have continued to make inroads into the European market.November 20, 2024Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityMajor Plastics Producers Accused of Greenwashing Their Waste InitiativeFive major oil and chemical companies produce more plastic in two days than their Alliance’s projects have cleaned up over the past five years.November 20, 2024Previous PagePage 151 of 587Next Page
