In effect, the U.S. has now accepted a negotiating link between its own curbs on high-tech exports, like AI chips, and China’s rare earth controls.

The world’s largest freight forwarder said it may have to make deeper cost cuts as tariffs are starting to hurt the transport market.

To fully address the problem of shipping’s enormous carbon footprint, demand reduction is required to bring shipping in line with necessary decarbonization targets.

Despite the availability of eBLs, many shippers, carriers, banks and freight forwarders continue to rely on paper rather than juggle multiple systems, interfaces and contracts.

AI-driven automation can power every step of the PO process, from order initiation and vendor communication to approvals and status updates.

The U.S. port fees took effect on the same day as new tariffs on imported furniture, kitchen cabinets and lumber.

Waiting until 2026 to react means missing the opportunity to shape the rules before they’re rewritten.

The industry had already been racing to find workarounds to blunt the blow from the USTR's punishing port fees. Now it faces additional challenges from China’s retaliation.

Success rests on four positive factors — incremental transformation, non-disruptive architecture, deep knowledge-worker involvement, and a core foundation built on manufacturing know-how.

India still faces a large funding gap and a rapidly growing urban population that risks overwhelming already strained public systems.