Freight Waves

JUNE 22, 2025

Spot rates for the largest crude oil tankers from the Persian Gulf to China have surged 50% in the past week on heightened Middle East tensions, but major container lines continue sailings through the region despite threats by Iran to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. Rates for ultra large crude carriers (VLCCs) on the Middle East Gulf to the Far East were climbing even before the United States bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

To achieve digital transformation, supply chains must look beyond traditional methods to new technologies that can streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 22, 2025

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain invest in new cross-border facilities; Japanese industrial supplier investing $5M in Mexico expansion; and Benchmark Electronics opens manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. Supply chain firms invest in new cross-border facilities With Mexico as the No. 1 trade partner of the U.S., global logistics firms and businesses continue to invest in

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2025

Supplier of intelligent warehousing and mobile robotics, Quicktron, has launched a new solution for the UK market – the M5F bin-mover robot – which further enhances its Quickbin+ solution. The launch of the M5F robot marks a milestone in Quicktron’s expansion into Europe as the AMR specialist brings its innovative, affordable and intelligent robotic solutions to new customers across the continent.

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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Stop the firefighting! Paul Webb, supply chain industry principal with Coupa, explains how AI and scenario planning can help companies adopt a proactive stance toward future disruptions and uncertainties.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Michael Halaiko and Alex Moylan, shareholders in the law firm of Baker Donelson, discuss the Trump Administration’s recent executive orders on domestic production of critical medicines.

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