The companies made the demand in a closed-door meeting with Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce on June 18.

Yemen’s Houthi militants managed to strike the MV Tutor with a seaborne drone, killing one crew member and injuring others.

Under a newly-proposed bill, companies such as Intel Corp. would be barred from buying chipmaking gear from entities owned or controlled by China.

Kearney's annual State of Logistics report estimates that sea level rise and inland flooding could cost the logistics industry billions annually by 2050.

Details of the deal were released on June 14, with border agents getting a 14.8% wage increase over four years, retroactive to June 2022.

Europe exported more than €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) worth of pork into China in 2023, according to EU customs data.

The new port will use AI systems will also analyze traffic data to plan ship movements and automate logistics.

A booming market for critical minerals including copper from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are helping drive the need for greater logistics capacity.

As they weather the fallout from multiple sources of disruption to global commerce, importers and exporters are seeking ways to make their supply chains more resilient.