J&J adds 2 US manufacturing plants to investment plans
The pharmaceutical giant said it will build production facilities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania as part of its broader $55 billion investment commitment.
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Tariffs redraw global shipping map
A year of aggressive US tariffs under the second Trump administration has delivered one of the sharpest contractions in bilateral US-China trade since the 2018 trade war, reshaping global shipping…
Lire la suite →MSC’s Medlog to halve barge fares at Dhaka to lure cargo off the road
MSC-owned logistics arm Medlog will slash barge transport rates by around 50% when it begins operating Dhaka’s Pangaon Inland Container Terminal this weekend, aiming to divert cargo from congested road…
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Chinese firms to incur higher costs for deploying advanced AI chips from US: analysts
Chinese companies are expected to shoulder higher costs for deploying advanced chips from the US, owing to a new 25 per cent tariff imposed by Washington on select high-performance semiconductors,…
Lire la suite →Baltic Dry Index falls to 1532 down 34 points
Today, Thursday, January 15 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 34 points, reaching 1532 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for…
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Used Class 8 truck sales jump in December as prices rise to $57,135
ACT Research data shows used truck sales and prices rebounded at the end of 2025. The post Used Class 8 truck sales jump in December as prices rise to $57,135…
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China and Canada at ‘new starting point’ as Mark Carney breaks ice with state visit
China and Canada are at a “new starting point” and the two countries should deepen cooperation to protect multilateralism and free trade. That was the message Premier Li Qiang had…
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Purina: Building Supply Chain Resilience with Restoration
Kerstin Schmeiduch from Purina Europe explores how the company is strengthening supply chains through its focuses sustainability initiatives
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Hong Kong employee insurance costs to jump 15% amid surge in day procedures: study
More Hong Kong employees are seeking to have minor day procedures covered under the inpatient services of their group medical insurance, a joint study has found, while projecting a near…
Lire la suite →Maersk sets the pace for Red Sea return with service reschedule
Gradually, then suddenly, Maersk has been quickest out of the blocks towards a full-throated Red Sea return, announcing the first structural change of a service back through the Suez Canal,…
Lire la suite →California’s FAST Group – last-mile dream becomes bankruptcy nightmare
The press release practically wrote itself: three complementary logistics players spanning two continents, united under California-based FAST Group to forge an e-commerce shipping powerhouse. When Sendle, FirstMile, and ACI Logistix…
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Kremlin warns Ukraine running out of time to accept peace terms as winter crisis deepens
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine was running out of options to strike a deal to end almost four years of war with Russia, as thousands were without heating…
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Better Data, Same Problems: Where Supply Chains Get Stuck
Supply chains now see problems faster than they can act on them, and misaligned decision structures are the reason why.
Lire la suite →Kukdong MES eyes global container leasing business as prices slump
South Korean container lessor Kukdong MES plans to widen its customer reach in 2026, particularly to emerging markets in Africa. The company cited growing global container trade, as well as…
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Final death toll from Hong Kong fire put at 168
The deceased comprise 110 women and 58 men, aged between 6 months and 98 years.
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China’s subsidy change adds to EV makers’ stress as more buyers consider petrol cars
Growth momentum in the mainland car market may shift from battery-powered to petrol-based models this year on account of a revised subsidy policy, exacerbating a bearish profit outlook for the…
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An internally split Europe can never fully engage China and Asia
When contemporary Europe engages with the world, it increasingly presents as two distinct Europes operating within the same institutional framework. This duality – a Europe of strategic dependence vs a…
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Gard retains top score with Standard & Poor’s
Norwegian club ranked best in International Group Related StoriesHanwha Ocean wins Asyad VLCC trio as DH Shipbuilding lands four suezmax contractsHengli plans $1bn fundraising for ‘green intelligent’ shipbuilding expansion in…
Lire la suite →Trump targets AI chips with new tariffs – but most imports escape
The Trump administration’s new tariffs on semiconductors are more limited than the initial headlines might suggest, but they still represent a significant shift in how the US is using trade policy to influence global…
Lire la suite →UPS MD-11 freighter crash – is the tri-jets era nearing its end?
It happened in Louisville, Kentucky on November 4, 2025. UPS Flight 2976, an MD-11 freighter, is beginning its takeoff roll from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport heading for Honolulu. Moments after acceleration, the…
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