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U.S. Supply Chain Activity Highest Since 2022

The expansion in supply chain activity seen in June was attributed to raised inventory levels among downstream retailers and larger firms.

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Stop Managing Your Supply Chain Like a Cost Center

Supply chain leaders need to speak the language of business: beyond service levels and freight rates, stretching into working capital, margin contribution and growth enablement.

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Micron to Invest $250B in U.S. Chip Manufacturing

The company also has a goal to produce 40% of its DRAM chips in the U.S., and in a separate announcement, pledged $3 billion to boost the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.

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ICE Now Screening Truck Drivers at Weigh Stations

More than 28,000 CDLs deemed to have been issued illegally have been revoked as of May 1, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Australian Dock Workers Demand 28-Hour Week, Same Pay, Over AI

"The new technology doesn't have to cost our members their jobs or put their livelihoods at risk just so a terminal operator can boost profits," the dockworkers' union said.

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Tankers Trickle Through Hormuz After Trump Says Truce Over

Shipowners are increasingly having to weigh not only whether to cross, but which route to choose, for fear of angering one side or the other.

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Hormuz Sees Biggest Day of Attacks Since U.S.-Iran Peace Deal

The spate of incidents is a reminder of the continued risks to ships crossing through Hormuz, even with military forces protecting vessels crossing by a route near Oman’s coastline.

Vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos, on June 20. Photo: Bloomberg

AI Is Making Logistics Faster. It Is Also Making Freight Fraud Easier.

What has changed is not simply the volume of crime, but its architecture.

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U.S. Revokes Authorization for Iranian Oil Sales

The U.S. had issued what was supposed to be a 60-day authorization in late June, as part of a tenuous peace agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Toyota to Invest $3.6B to Move Tacoma Truck Production to Texas

Toyota will add a second vehicle assembly line to the San Antonio manufacturing campus, while doubling its size to more than 5 million square feet by 2030.

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Hormuz Strike Threatens Progress on Europe’s De-mining Mission

Industry groups have cautioned that even though a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran remains in place, the presence of mines is a major risk for ships.

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Indonesia, Singapore Reaffirm Free Passage in Strait of Malacca

The two countries have a vital interest in maintaining security in the straits, including from accidents and piracy, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said.

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