The U.K. Cabinet Office said the new regime was a "huge step forward for the safety, security and efficiency of our borders." But the Cold Chain Federation, which represents chilled food traders, said it will hamper trade.

Ties between Beijing and Tokyo have frayed in recent years as Japan joined U.S.-led moves to counter China’s regional influence through institutions such as the Quad group, which includes Australia and India. 

Instead of looking for a replacement technology for EDI, we must learn how to embrace a future in which it offers superior supply chain interoperability via pre-connected capabilities.  

China’s decision to put Micron under review followed sweeping restrictions placed by the United States on China’s semiconductor industry

Fast Retailing had originally performed compliance checks only on plants operated by primary and secondary suppliers. Now, Uniqlo will handle compliance checks for third-tier cotton spinning mills.

Data out April 4 showed U.S. supply-chain activity fell to the lowest in at least 6 ½ years in March, with low transport prices for goods driving the decline in the Logistics Managers’ Index.

Adding wide-bodies would bolster China’s global tourism capacity as it emerges from a three-year freeze on international travel because of its COVID-19 border shutdown.

The production cuts will probably lead to a real loss in supply and tighten global oil markets because those doing the cutting are largely pumping at their quotas.

The Croatian government awarded a $3 billion contract to build and operate a container terminal to Maersk-owned APM Terminals, after canceling a tender that had been given to three Chinese state-owned companies.

The deal would bolster Sartorius’s portfolio of drug-delivery technologies, creating a deeper focus on the fast-growing field of viral vectors, which are tools used to deliver genetic material into cells.