The US and Taiwan announce new Trade deal The US and Taiwan signed a trade deal under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, marking the first agreement under this …
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US to sell part of their offshore oil drilling rights On Wednesday a part of the Gulf of Mexico, the size of Italy, was put for auction to sell the …
Germany looks to partner with Japan to Secure Raw Materials The German government wants to increase cooperation with Japan to help secure supplies of raw materials. The goal is to …
Apple consider transfer of iPhone production to India or Vietnam after protests in China Apple are reportedly considering moving the means of production of the iPhone amid the workers’ continued …
Food supply chains ‘falling apart’ in Ukraine Officials from the World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United Nations are warning that food supply chains in Ukraine are …
Toyota face further production stoppages due to shortages Automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has said that it would extend stoppages at some of its factories in Japan due to a shortage …
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by Alice Scottby Alice ScottAmazon destroying millions of unsold items in one of its UK warehouses every year Online retailer giant Amazon is said to be destroying millions unsold items each year. The products …
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by Alice Scottby Alice ScottHeinz ketchup shortage due to COVID-19 The latest shortage due to the Coronavirus pandemic is ketchup, and it’s hitting America’s most popular brand, Heinz, with shortages at chains like Long …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 02/26/2021 – 03/04/2021
by Alice Scottby Alice Scott$5.6bn green fund to buy liquified natural gas-powered vessels for Japan’s shippers With Japan’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Tokyo-based Anchor Ship Partners will launch an …
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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/16/2020 – 10/22/2020
by Alice Scottby Alice ScottAlibaba to offer manufacturing suppliers B2B ecommerce training Alibaba is set to launch a program next month called the Digitization Sprint for US manufacturers, which will provide training on how …