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Hyundai Reroutes Ships With Hormuz Blockage Disrupting Supplies

The shift is part of a broader plan to rework its operations to insulate the company from supply chain shocks, tariffs and geopolitical tension.

“Globalization is over. It’s completely over.” José Muñoz, chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor Co.

Hormuz Crisis Pushes Struggling Trucking Sector to the Brink

The timing of the Strait of Hormuz crisis has created unique challenges for a U.S. trucking industry already facing an uphill battle to stay solvent.

Photo: iStock / JasonDoiy

‘Ceasefire’ Brings Little Relief for Persian Gulf Ship Traffic Jam

Iran said it would only observe a two-week ceasefire if Israel ceased its attacks on Lebanon, but Israel hit over 100 sites in Lebanon on April 8.

Photo: iStock/Alones Creative

U.S. Defense Logistics Agency’s ‘Precision’ Logistics Provided Artemis II’s Fuel

DLA Energy provided more than 21,000 pounds of highly specialized propellants essential for the Orion spacecraft's historic flight.

A NASA space launch system rocket launches the Artemis II mission from Space Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., April 1, 2026. Photo: Robert Mason, Space Force.

CK Hutchison Subsidiary Says Maersk 'Undermined' its Contract for Panama Canal Ports

The Balboa port is one of two terminals along the strategic Panama Canal that have become a flashpoint in the intensifying rivalry between the U.S. and China in Latin America.

Port of Balboa. Photo: iStock/ClaudineVM

Hormuz Stays Blocked for Now as Hundreds of Ships Seek Escape

According to the International Maritime Organization , some 20,000 civilian seafarers are stuck on board trapped ships and the other utility and support vessels.

Ships of all types were seen on the morning of April 8, clustered on either side of Hormuz, around Dubai in the Persian Gulf and Khor Fakkan in the Gulf of Oman. Image: Bloomberg

China Issues Supply Chain Rules Targeting Foreign Disruption

The regulations allow the government to target foreign organizations and individuals if they suspend normal trade with China in violation of market rules.

Xi Jinping. Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg

Bill Targets China's Access to Advanced Chipmaking Tools

The proposed bill would blacklist some of China's biggest chip companies, and give U.S. allies 150 days to show progress with aligning on these controls.

A sheet of surround view camera sensor circuits sit on the automated driving technology production line at the Continental AG automotive factory in Ingolstadt, Germany, on Friday, March 2, 2018. Nvidia Corp., forging partnerships to embed its computer technology in future autonomous cars, will work with automotive supplier Continental to put robo-taxis on the road. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

Why the Next Supply Chain Shock Will Come From Cyber, Not Shortages

Enterprises need to begin treating digital supply chain cybersecurity with the same rigor once reserved for physical logistics.

Image: iStock/dem10

Fuel Truck Explosion Shuts Down Bridge Over Panama Canal

Authorities say that one fuel truck worker was killed in the blast, while two firefighters were injured during response efforts.

Panama's Bridge of the Americas. Photo: iStock / grandriver

Amazon Reaches Deal with USPS on Cuts to Deliveries

Previous reports indicated that Amazon was initially considering a two-thirds reduction in delivery volumes with USPS.

Photo: iStock / 400tmax

Containership Hit by Missile in Persian Gulf

The UKMTO said the crew are safe and accounted for. No environmental impact has been reported. Authorities are investigating.

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