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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

In Ukraine, before the full-scale invasion, similar commercial sabotage — amplified by coordinated social media disinformation — was used to erode public trust and paralyze logistics. Iran, North Korea and cybercriminal syndicates are adopting similar tactics, using logistics as an entry point to destabilize commerce and confidence.

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Navigating Maritime Chokepoints to Improve Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Chokepoint Vulnerabilities and Rising Freight Rates Maritime transport has chokepoints. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on January 20th that they will now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships after a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip. One is the State of Logistics Report.

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The need to know

EFT

Red Sea marine traffic up 60% after Houthis narrowed targets, EU commander says Red Sea marine traffic has increased by 60% to 36-37 ships a day since August 2024, but is still short of volumes seen before Yemen's Houthis began attacking ships in the region, according to the commander of the EU's Aspides naval mission.

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The need to know

EFT

All Crew Muslim': ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen's Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. EU to push for deal with U.S,

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The need to know

EFT

will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. Maersk warns global container volumes could drop due to trade war Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said on Thursday container volumes plunged 30-40% between the U.S.

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Blanks keep rates level; no de minimis air rate collapse yet; US-Houthi truce first step to Red Sea return? – May 7, 2025 Update

Freightos

– May 7, 2025 Update The Freightos Weekly Update keeps you informed on international freight with key economic data, demand trends, and rate insights. Home Blanks keep rates level; no de minimis air rate collapse yet; US-Houthi truce first step to Red Sea return? Europe – N. America weekly prices fell 5% to $1.91/kg.

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The need to know

EFT

Germany begins trials to reopen Mosel river to shipping after accident damaged lock Authorities began trials to reopen the Mosel River in west Germany to domestic freight transportation over the weekend, with ships now able to use a damaged lock after an accident last week.