UN Report: Future-Proofing Supply Chains a 'Strategic Necessity' October 23, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The UNCTAD's report released on October 22 found that container trade measured in tons of cargo grew by just 0.3% in 2023.Read More
Panama Speeds Up Process to Revoke Sanctioned Vessels October 22, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Prior to this new expedited process, it would take months to remove a sanctioned vessel from the Panama Ship Registry.Read More
Arkansas May Have Enough Lithium Reserves for World’s Batteries October 22, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The researchers say there might be 5-19 million tons of lithium in an underground brine reservoir in the Smackover Formation. Read More
Busiest U.S. Trade Hub Beat Pandemic Cargo Record in Q3 October 21, 2024 Bloomberg The LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all U.S. container imports, each had their busiest ever peak season. Read More
Indonesia Forms $1.2B Battery Venture with China’s CATL October 18, 2024 Bloomberg The project in Karawang, West Java, aims to scale up battery production to 15 gigawatts a year.Read More
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Can India Rival China as a Manufacturing Superpower? October 18, 2024 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Is India on the verge of eclipsing China as a global manufacturing powerhouse?Read More
Tariff Tensions Between China, U.S. Spark 'Sharp Change' in Trade With Mexico October 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Vesselbot's data shows that Mexico's Manzanillo Ensenada and Lazara Cardenas ports have seen record-breaking container volumes over the last year.Read More
EU, China Face Hurdles in Clinching EV Deal Before Tariffs Start October 17, 2024 Bloomberg China has threatened to raise tariffs on large-engine vehicles and said it will start collecting duties on cognac, in moves that would hit the EU’s two largest economies.Read More
Uganda Plans $600M Rail Line to Connect Proposed Port October 16, 2024 Bloomberg The line will connect with a €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) track that will link Uganda’s capital of Kampala to Malaba at the border with Kenya.Read More
Ferromex, Union Pacific Suspend Grain Shipments into Mexico After Derailment October 15, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Although the track at the derailment site has been reopened, the permit suspension will remain in place until the current train lineup is cleared. Read More