BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Supply Chain ManagementRace to Secure Battery Metals Heats Up as GM, Ford Ink DealsUndeterred by the slowing global economy, buyers of key components in the powering of electric vehicles are stepping up efforts to lock in supplies, with two of the world’s biggest automakers signing direct deals with producers of so-called battery metals.July 27, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementEU Will Ration Gas Use Over Russia Supply FearsEuropean Union member states have agreed to ration gas this winter in an attempt to avoid an energy crisis generated by further Russian cuts to supply.July 26, 2022All LogisticsCalifornia Port Reopens as Protesters Moved to New SiteCalifornia’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow of goods at the key shipping hub.July 25, 2022All LogisticsWorld’s Key Workers Threaten to Hit Economy Where It Will HurtThe pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains— and also on the workers who’ve kept those systems running under tough conditions. It looks like many of them have had enough.July 25, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementRussian Odesa Missile Strike Tests Ukraine Grain Export DealRussia attacked Odesa’s sea port with cruise missiles hours after signing a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports from three Black Sea ports, including Odesa, that was hailed as a vital step toward alleviating a global food crisis.July 24, 2022Rail & Intermodal‘The U.S. Is Not Prepared’: Hot Temperatures Stress Transit SystemsWith temperatures soaring in the U.K. and U.S., civil engineers and transit authorities say the heat is threatening rail networks across both countries.July 22, 2022Business Strategy AlignmentJeep’s China Failure Sends Foreboding Signal to Global CarmakersIt was one of the very first international auto brands to enter China, widely recognized by consumers and understood by its owners to have huge potential. And yet, Jeep is shutting down its only plant in the world’s largest market.July 22, 2022Global Trade & EconomicsRussia Resumes Nord Stream Gas Flow, Bringing Europe RespiteRussia began sending natural gas to Europe through the Nord Stream pipeline system after a pause, bringing relief to a continent whose economy is starting to wobble under the strain of reduced supplies.July 21, 2022All LogisticsUS Rail Logjams Face a Slow Recovery Amid Labor-Market WoesAt the Port of Los Angeles, Executive Director Gene Seroka describes a cargo bottleneck that’s bulging again on land and slowing railroad freight through Southern California.July 19, 2022Global Supply Chain ManagementYellen Touts ‘Friend-Shoring’ as Global Supply Chain FixU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on “trusted” U.S. allies to strengthen trade relationships to shore up global supply chains disrupted by the pandemic, worsened by Russia’s war in Ukraine and threatened longer term by a reliance on China.July 19, 2022Previous PagePage 162 of 357Next Page
