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Retailers Are Planning to Shake Things up in 2024, Survey Finds

Overall, the report found most executives are feeling optimistic about business. Less than 10% of respondents expected sales to decrease year-over-year.

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US DOT Makes Intermodal Infrastructure Investments

The awards, announced January 25, will make considerable investments in intermodal freight infrastructure.

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Logtech Companies Trimming Staff

Venture-capital investments in supply-chain technology startups fell to $780 million in the fourth quarter of last year, down from $5.2 billion in the same quarter two years earlier.

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French Farmers Block Highways Around Paris as Protests Sharpen

Farmers have been choking roadways across the country to protest higher production costs, stringent regulations imposed from Brussels and what they call unfair competition from abroad.

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Boohoo Cuts Ties with U.K. Supplier After Claims of Overtime Work

The move came out January 26 after a BBC documentary entitled “Boohoo’s Broken Promises” accused the fast-fashion chain of putting undue pressure on garment suppliers.

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Japan Launching First Ammonia-Fueled Ammonia Gas Carrier in 2026

The 10.5-million-gallon ammonia fuel ammonia carrier, which is being built at the Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) Ariake Shipyard, is scheduled to be delivered in November 2026.

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Will the Feds Make Good on Their Promise of Funding for U.S. Ports?

Will all of that money earmarked by the Biden Administration for U.S. port development actually materialize, and end up being used for its intended purpose?

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Biden Administration Pausing Several LNG Export Projects

Two senior officials said a recent boom in U.S. LNG exports prompted the need for an analysis of the entire domestic gas market, the U.S. gas industry’s first since 2018.

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Tesla Recalls 200,000 Cars Due to Backup Camera Issue

Affected models include the 2023 versions of Tesla Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, based on a document published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration January 23.

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German Solar Start-Up Expands in U.S. to Challenge China Dominance

The company established a U.S. subsidiary, which aims for an initial production volume of six gigawatts, as part of "a strategic move to reduce vulnerabilities in the solar-wafer supply chain,”

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Most U.S. Companies Would Prefer Indian over Chinese Suppliers

Over half of the survey participants said that they wanted India to fulfill their supply chain needs over the next five years, rather than China.

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Podcast | Protecting Digital Supply Chains From Cyberattack

For all its advantages, the digitization of supply chains has one disconcerting drawback: It makes them more vulnerable to hackers and cyber thieves.

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