Kayla Watson, Heidi Hoffman Receive Women in Supply Chain Awards September 28, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Award recipients will be recognized at the Women in Supply Chain Forum held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 14 and November 15.Read More
Trafigura Gets $500M to Buy Saudi’s Non-Crude Commodities September 28, 2023 Bloomberg The three-year deal gives Trafigura a big new chunk of credit for trading at a time when energy prices are rising again.Read More
Fairmarkit Launches AI-Powered Automated Procurement Tool September 27, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The new tool allows procurement teams to create and manage requests for proposals (RFPs) while connecting suppliers with customers.Read More
Biden Administration Pledges $72M Towards Wind, Water Energy Technologies September 25, 2023 SupplyChainBrain $27 million will finance 15 offshore and land-based wind energy projects while another $45 million will fund 14 additional projects focused on domestically manufacturing these types of technologies.Read More
American Consumers Planning to Spend Less This Holiday Season September 22, 2023 SupplyChainBrain On average, Americans who shopped during the 2022 holiday season intend to spend 39% less on gifts during the 2023 holiday season.Read More
France May Have to Keep Coal-Power Plants for Security of Supply September 21, 2023 Bloomberg Growing demand during the energy transition will pressure supplies in the future, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite said in its 2023-2035 outlookRead More
Kenya and Ukraine Planning “Grain Hub” to Combat African Food Insecurity September 21, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The leaders of Ukraine and Kenya did not provide any details on how the grain hub would be set up or how grain would be transported to Africa.Read More
Blank Sailings Will Rise During China's Coming Holiday September 20, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Blank sailings peaked at 21% early on during the first few weeks of 2023 before eventually falling to 7% during weeks 36 through 40.Read More
Chinese Seafood Imports from Japan Fell After Release of Fukushima Water September 20, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Japan said that China was the world’s biggest importer of Japanese seafood in 2022 after the country acquired $571 million of seafood.Read More
J.B. Hunt Transport Buying BNSF Logistics’ Brokerage Operations September 20, 2023 SupplyChainBrain BNSF Logistics announced September 14 that it had signed a definitive agreement with J.B. Hunt that will be funded with cash.Read More
The Priority Gap: Survey Reveals Major Disconnect Between Supply Chain Execs and the C-Suite Supply Chain Planning & Optimization