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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Twenty twenty-five is starkly different: the next global war has already begun, and it’s unfolding not on distant battlefields, but right through the supply chains that you rely on. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire.

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Navigating Maritime Chokepoints to Improve Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the subtitle of the report was navigating maritime chokepoints and the topic of chokepoints and supply chain resilience was among the main focuses of the report. Chokepoint Vulnerabilities and Rising Freight Rates Maritime transport has chokepoints. Geopolitical tension has reinforced this perception.

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The need to know

EFT

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists Auto companies 'in full panic' over rare-earths bottleneck Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Trump tariffs stoke supply chain worries for US businesses, survey shows A majority of U.S.

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The need to know

EFT

year-on-year in June, after higher tariffs on goods from the country's top ocean trade partner extended a steep drop that began in May , supply chain technology provider Descartes (DSG.TO) said on Tuesday. US ocean imports from China tumbled 28% in June on tariff hikes U.S. imports of containerized goods from China tumbled 28.3%

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Predicting the unpredictable for intermodal

Freight Waves

Intermodal analyst Larry Gross says that normally he’d be able to draw on his 45 years of transportation experience to make predictions about freight volume in the months ahead. Second, some shipments shifted to the West Coast to avoid danger on their normal route via the Red Sea, which was under threat by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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The need to know

EFT

China to strengthen control over strategic minerals exports China said on Monday that it will strengthen controls over the full supply chains of strategic minerals exports as part of efforts to tighten its dominant grip on materials it deems crucial to its national interest. the chief financial officer said on Thursday.

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New week sees ocean container rates soar

Freight Waves

This congestion presents a bottleneck, testing the resiliency of supply chains. Missile attacks on Israel by Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to make the Suez Canal route too unstable for most major container carriers. CMA CGM of France is the exception and recently announced additional scheduled services in the region.