Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Who pays the crew of the ship that blocked your shipping lane? But take a closer look. This may sound like alarmism.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Webinars Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Ships’ Electronics Increasingly Jammed Since Israel Struck Iran Global Gateways Watch: The Crisis in Access to Critical Raw Materials Supply Chain Visibility Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. As a result, loading efficiencies are improved at both shipping origin and all destinations. Con-way Inc. Talks on EU-U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. percent from February 2019.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Freight In The Year Of The Monkey. China’s role in world trade is so large that even small changes can have a broad impact on the international freight industry. Chinese carriers are increasingly using these platforms to consolidate LTL loads, driving more effective shipping. Image Source: Brics-Info.org.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Logistics Logistics Outsourcing Regulation & Compliance Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Related Articles Podcast | The Changing Labor Landscape: How Are Workers and Employees Responding? Show notes: A blog post from SPS Commerce: “Staying Agile in the Face of Tariffs.”

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

Container shipping rates have surged nearly 30 percent as ships continue to be diverted from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The militant group started targeting ships off the Yemeni coast in November 2023 in what it said was a response to Israel’s war in Gaza. Ships with associations to the U.S.,

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

For manufacturing teams challenged to meet aggressive cost targets while preserving reliability, sourcing partners that combine quality with sharp, transparent pricing are critical. In-house value adds: A shop that prints, die-cuts, embosses and applies selective adhesives under one roof eliminates outside markups, freight and added QA steps.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. Iran and Spain were highly infected. A natural starting point is the level of single, or sole sourcing, that is put in place. And the U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Strikes on Iran Shipping on High Alert in Mideast After U.S. Strikes on Iran June 22, 2025 Bloomberg The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings that Tehran could retaliate against commercial vessels following after U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. airstrikes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2025

bombing of three of Iran’s nuclear sites: Fordow , Natanz and Isfahan coupled with the Israeli air force’s ongoing air bombing of select military targets across Iran. As we pen this posting, Iran has reportedly launched missile attacks on U.S. As we pen this posting, Iran has reportedly launched missile attacks on U.S.

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EFT

JUNE 23, 2025

military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data shows, as more than a week of violence in the region prompts vessels to speed, pause, or alter their journeys. Tankers U-turn, zig-zag, pause around Strait of Hormuz At least two supertankers made U-turns at the Strait of Hormuz following U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 11, 2025

Navy Issues Rare Warning to Ships Near Vital Hormuz Strait U.K. Navy Issues Rare Warning to Ships Near Vital Hormuz Strait Two oil tankers are seen at a distance in the waters of Strait of Hormuz in Hormuz Island, Iran. and Iran are continuing talks about Tehran’s nuclear program, the future of which remains uncertain.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Supply chain leaders should engage partners to identify and manage new shipping options. Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. Organizations must monitor transit times and adjust expectations for longer lead times and higher costs.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

US demand for China-made goods ebbs on tariff worries; ocean shipping rates drop Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. Target explores factory-direct shipping model, Bloomberg News reports Target (TGT.N) Target explores factory-direct shipping model, Bloomberg News reports Target (TGT.N)

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EFT

MAY 12, 2025

As trade talks begin, Chinese exporters prepare to get goods moving to US again China-based shipping agents have resumed buying container space for goods headed for the United States after a series of U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts, even as automakers scramble to rework sourcing of critical supplies and minimize disruption.

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EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

Exclusive: Hyundai Motor has a rare earths stockpile that can last about a year, source says Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) EU prepared to accept flat 10% US tariff with conditions, Handelsblatt reports Brussels negotiators hope that offering to accept U.S. It may be less turbulent than this past spring's drama, but no less worrying for investors.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

SupplyChainBrain Gartner: Iran-Israel Conflict a 'Stress Test' for Middle East Supply Chains More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Port Fees for Chinese Ships Ocean Transportation Canada Sets Deadline to Hike Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Against U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

cargo imports in May could hit highest level since last October Transloading is heating up again Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent years Ocean freight rates expected to jump after Iran seizes containership Walmart Canada is launching a national pilot program for customers to recycle their reusable shopping bags.

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