Global Logistics

Japan May Soon Wield New Weapon in Trade Fight With South Korea

July 24, 2019

Tokyo set Wednesday as the deadline for public comments on whether to remove South Korea from a so-called “white list” of trusted export destinations, a move that could restrict exports on hundreds of items to South Korea, hamstringing the country’s giant tech sector.

‘New Panama Canal’: Paraguay Plans Transport Hub Linking Atlantic and Pacific

July 23, 2019

Bloomberg

Investment of over $2bn in basic infrastructure such as roads and bridges aims to transform the Chaco region and boost trade.

Banned Chinese Security Cameras Are Almost Impossible to Remove

July 18, 2019

Bloomberg

A complex web of supply chain logistics and licensing agreements make it almost impossible to know whether a security camera is actually made in China or contains components that would violate U.S. rules.

The World’s 2-Billion-Ton Trash Problem Just Got More Alarming

July 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Governments across Asia are saying no to trash imports, which for decades fed mills that recycled waste plastic.

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Q&A | The Quest for Real-Time In-Transit Visibility

July 12, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Shippers are finally in the position of obtaining real-time, in-transit visibility, but there are some major obstacles standing in the way of full deployment of the appropriate technology.

The Increased Importance of Integrating Agile Postponement and Product Packaging Customization Among Consumer Goods Supply Networks

July 12, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

Verst Logistics Case Study

July 12, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

The Trump Tariff Twist That's Cost U.S. Steel $5.5 Billion

July 8, 2019

Bloomberg

President Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel have sped the decline of some of the U.S. mills he vowed to help.

How to Sink the Pirates Plaguing West Africa

July 3, 2019

Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg Opinion

Last year, 40 percent of the world’s reported incidents of seaborne attacks occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, including every ship hijacking and 78 of the 83 crew members taken for ransom.

China's Running Out of Cold Storage as It Stocks Up on Imported Pork

June 21, 2019

Bloomberg

China’s scramble to import as much meat as possible to compensate for the drop in pork supply from a pig-killing disease has left it with a big problem: Cold storage space at its major ports is running out.

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