Rodolphe Saade, the French billionaire at the helm of shipping giant CMA CGM SA, has made an unsolicited $5.5 billion offer to buy Bollore SE’s logistics arm.

Late payments also add to the financial pressures impacting suppliers, with 42% saying they expect to face increased borrowing costs over the next 12 months.

The Authorization would allow workers to withdraw their services from the company when permitted by the National Mediation Board.

The United States Commerce Department added five Chinese companies that deal with Russia to its “entity list” April 12.

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.

While the G7 statement was not specifically directed at China, the group believes a high concentration of supply chains in any single country is undesirable.

A report from Anvyl found 60% of small and mid-sized businesses reported losses of up to 15% or more in revenue due to supply chain delays.

Simply dumping a non-compliant supplier is probably the most disruptive option, and also in many ways the least good one. Better, in most cases, to deepen the relationship and offer genuine solutions.

President Joe Biden’s administration has been seeking help from allies including South Korea in reducing the global supply chain’s dependence on China.