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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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Exiger’s Technology Forecasts Merchandise, Textiles and Luxury Goods Most Vulnerable to Potential Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Exiger Perspectives

24, 2024 – Exiger , the market-leading supply chain and third-party risk AI company, today released proprietary research generated by its AI platform 1Exiger that identifies the sectors most vulnerable to a potential blockage in the Strait of Hormuz, which hosts the world’s twelfth busiest port, Jebel Ali. .-

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Navigating Maritime Chokepoints to Improve Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Maritime transport is the main artery of global trade. The intricate networks of shipping routes, ports, and inland terminals have strengthened the interconnectedness of the world economy, and maritime shipping is the critical mode of global transport. Demurrage tends to increase because of a ripple effect from rerouting global trade.

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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. Chart: Gross Transportation Consulting) Overall, 41.3% Intermodal volume in 2025 has been on a tear but is beginning to slow. Chinese imports make up 57.5%

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The need to know

EFT

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists Inside the airline seat industry crisis delaying jet deliveries Tucked beneath the armrest of a luxury business class seat in a factory in Wales lies a clue to a global aviation bottleneck that has left many airlines waiting impatiently for new jets.