China Warns Russia Sanctions Endanger Global Supply Chains April 17, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The United States Commerce Department added five Chinese companies that deal with Russia to its “entity list” April 12. Read More
Feds Have Seized Nearly $1bn in Goods Tied to Forced Labor Since June April 17, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Surprisingly, the most recent CBP data shows that in terms of value, the majority of shipments detained since last summer were not sent from China. Read More
Veterinary Drugmaker Dechra Pharma in Talks With Swedish Firm Over £4.6bn Takeover April 17, 2023 Bloomberg The all-cash takeover could be one of the largest U.K. take-private deals this year. Read More
French Strikes Slow the Recovery From Europe’s Energy Crisis April 17, 2023 Bloomberg Electricity prices have surged, ships hauling fuel have diverted from the country’s shores, and the nation has burned through natural gas stockpiles.Read More
Supply Chain Issues Have Hurt the U.S. Chemical Manufacturing Sector April 14, 2023 SupplyChainBrain A staggering 93% of chemical companies claim freight transportation and supply chain disruptions have affected them negatively.Read More
Reshoring Trend Has Companies 'Scrambling' for Facilities in the U.S. and Mexico April 14, 2023 SupplyChainBrain 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.Read More
Teamsters Won’t Begin National Contract Talks With UPS Before Resolving Regional Contracts April 14, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The Teamsters said that UPS has dragged its feet “for four months” after beginning supplemental contract negotiations in January, 2023. Read More
Lower Logistics Costs are Pushing Inflation Down April 14, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Commodities prices have been falling, and buyers are starting to see the impact of tumbling logistics prices. Read More
Drone Delivery Startup Gets Approval in New Zealand. EU and Australia Could Be Next April 14, 2023 Bloomberg Permission to operate more freely could eventually vault drone delivery from the experimental phase to an economically viable business. Read More
The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started April 14, 2023 Bloomberg Around 12 times more battery-electric truck models will be available this decade than fuel cell trucks.Read More
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