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A Maker of Minibikes and Go-Karts Roars Into the U.S. With Domestic Production

Monster Moto, a producer of economically priced off-road vehicles, shifts from offshore production to domestic assembly, a move made possible by cutting its transportation and logistics expense.

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After Weak Demand, Global Airfreight Market to Take Off

Analyst Insight: International and domestic air cargo transportation services have shown tepid signs of recovery in the years following the recession, with estimated average price growth of only 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent each year from 2013 to 2016, respectively. While weak demand growth for shipping services and falling capacity utilization have cut into revenue and profit margins for the market's suppliers, the outlook for airfreight carriers is not quite as bleak as it is for other global shippers. - Ashley Cruz, Procurement Research Analyst, IBISWorld Inc.

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Travel Ban Won't Hit the U.S. Economy This Year, Economists Say

The U.S. economy should be able to weather President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban, economists say, though any broadening of immigration and visa restrictions could hurt the labor force and productivity.

U.S. Farmers Fear Trade Policy Changes

Kirk Liefer is readying his soybeans for shipment down southern Illinois's Kaskaskia River. The Kaskaskia feeds into the Mississippi, which, to a great extent, feeds China: About one-quarter of the U.S. crop goes straight to the world's biggest food market, where it gets eaten by half the planet's pigs and provides cooking oil for a rapidly growing middle class.

Will 'Made in Italy' Replace 'Made in China'?

China's textile industry is a world beater, accounting for over 60 percent of world chemical and synthetic fiber production. Cotton production is lower, but still large, at over 20 percent of the global total, ranking only behind India in 2016. The trend, however, is downwards as China is caught between rising domestic costs, persistent technical and distribution advantages elsewhere.

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For Trucking Regulation, It's a Foggy Road Ahead

GPS technology can tell a commercial trucker all about routes and traffic conditions. But when it comes to predicting the regulatory landscape, the road ahead is a lot less clear.

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China Is Getting Under the Hoods of More American Cars

Chinese companies started talking a decade ago about cracking the U.S. auto market with an array of low-cost passenger vehicles. That hasn't happened, so instead they're getting under the hoods of American cars by buying up parts makers at a record pace.

Supply Chain Risk Reaches All-Time High, Report Says

Global supply chain risk reached its highest level in 24 years as globalisation fell out of favour and risk increased across Western Europe, according to the CIPS Dun & Bradstreet Risk Index for the end of 2016.

Time to Wipe Out Modern-Day Slavery in Supply Chains

It's tough enough stopping the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How about attacking the larger issue of human trafficking throughout the supply chain?

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Brexit Uncertainty Adds to Global Supply Chain Concerns

Brexit has already damaged businesses even before Prime Minister Theresa May triggers the start of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, according to a survey of the country's largest companies.

Trump's Threats to Booming Mexico Auto Industry Worry Executives

It was supposed to be a victory party. Carmakers from across the globe had planned to celebrate their head-spinning boom in Mexico at the Automotive Logistics conference held in Mexico City last week. Then Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

U.S. Trade Gap Widens in 2016 as Exports, Imports Both Shrink

The U.S. trade deficit widened last year to the biggest since 2012 as exports fell more than imports, though a narrowing gap in December suggests demand is stabilizing overseas for American goods.

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