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Studies Identify Top Supply Chain Disruption Risks

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Within the report, each risk is assigned a risk score metric to help global supply chain leaders prioritize planning and mitigation efforts this year. Specifically cited are impacts on third-party logistics providers (3PLs) being disproportionately impacted by ongoing cyber threats compared to transit hubs like cargo ports and airports.

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

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Before invading Georgia in 2008, Russia used cyberattacks to paralyze daily life — disabling ATMs, cutting power, interrupting communications. government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah. We’ve seen this play out before. It’s all part of the long war.

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Mideast Conflict Is Latest Threat to Global Fertilizer Supplies

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The last big geopolitical shock to the price and availability of crop nutrients — the start of the Ukraine-Russia war in 2022 — was followed by runaway food inflation and a severe strain on farmers. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S.

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Ship-Signal Spoofing Spreads to Russia’s Pacific Kozmino Port

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August 12, 2025 Bloomberg Exports of crude from the Kozmino oil terminal on Russia’s Pacific coast have become harder to track in recent days, after ships’ automated position signals began to suffer electronic interference. Photo: Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images AsiaPac, via Bloomberg.

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Trump Tariff Blitz Unleashes Delayed Shock to Global Economy

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Trump threatened Brazil over domestic politics, India over its ties with Russia, and Canada over plans to recognize a Palestinian state. While the “Liberation Day” rates followed a crude formula linked broadly to a nation’s trade deficit, the ensuing numbers appeared more arbitrary. tariff rate will rise to 15.2% before Trump took office.

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CN Rail Chops Forecast as Trade War Hits Commodities, Autos

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Trade Gap Hits Seven-Month High Amid Expanding Tariff War Trade War Finally Hits Commodity Shipping Industry Bloomberg Russia Black Sea Oil Loading Halted on New Rules, Reuters Says More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! locomotive and rail cars along the connector route at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

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Ford Sees Steep Profit Drop With Tariff Tab Rising to $2B

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