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Supply Chain Issues Have Hurt the U.S. Chemical Manufacturing Sector

A staggering 93% of chemical companies claim freight transportation and supply chain disruptions have affected them negatively.

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JLL Finds Perfect Warehouse Location, Leading to $15M Grant for Startup

Challenge: An innovative clean energy startup needed a manufacturing site that could accommodate its growth and allow it to scale production as demand for its groundbreaking product takes off.

Reshoring Trend Has Companies 'Scrambling' for Facilities in the U.S. and Mexico

Kearney’s “10th Annual Reshoring Index Report” showed 96% of CEOs are considering reshoring operations, have decided to reshore operations, or have already reshored operations in 2023.

The word 'RESHORING' is written on a typewriter. Photo: iStock.com/pedrosala

Snowflake Launches New Product to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Snowflake recently launched the Manufacturing Data Cloud which allows manufacturers to improve supply chain performances, product quality and factory efficiency.

Teamsters Won’t Begin National Contract Talks With UPS Before Resolving Regional Contracts

The Teamsters said that UPS has dragged its feet “for four months” after beginning supplemental contract negotiations in January, 2023.

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Lower Logistics Costs are Pushing Inflation Down

Commodities prices have been falling, and buyers are starting to see the impact of tumbling logistics prices.

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Drone Delivery Startup Gets Approval in New Zealand. EU and Australia Could Be Next

Permission to operate more freely could eventually vault drone delivery from the experimental phase to an economically viable business.

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The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started

Around 12 times more battery-electric truck models will be available this decade than fuel cell trucks.

A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen-powered truck at the IAA Transportation show last year in Hanover, Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

G7 Financial Leaders Seek to Diversify Supply Chains

While the G7 statement was not specifically directed at China, the group believes a high concentration of supply chains in any single country is undesirable.

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Port of Los Angeles Shipping Volumes Down for Eighth Consecutive Month

Marking the end of a “soft first quarter,” the Port of Los Angeles processed 623,234 TEUs in March 2023, marking continued volume decline.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Germany is Reviewing If Cosco Can Buy Hamburg Terminal Stake

Berlin is expected to adopt a more critical stance on China following Beijing’s increasingly militaristic threats against Taiwan.

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Brookfield Infrastructure to Buy Triton in $4.7bn Deal

Brookfield agreed to buy Triton International Ltd., the world’s largest owner of intermodal shipping containers, for $4.7 billion.

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