A new handbook from the International Organization for Standardization aims to help companies understand how to undertake a water footprint assessment.

News of Descartes Systems Group's acquisition of MacroPoint LLC hit me right in the middle of a research effort vetting several of the more notable players that dominate the exact same solution space. I walked into the project wondering why there hadn't been more M&A activity; more specifically, why the market's Transportation Management System (TMS) vendors seemed to have conceded all-things-track-and-trace-related to this booming group of upstart "supply chain visibility" solution providers.

After the opening round of talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, at least this much is known: The U.S. is pushing for comprehensive changes and racing to meet a tight political calendar.

U.K. traders say that blockchain could automate and systematize the administrative burdens of customs oversight generated by an impending customs regime, following the recent announcement by Brexit Secretary David Davis that a new customs system will be in place by 2019.

The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) has warned that the United States is set to use up 60 to 70 percent of its natural gas reserves by 2050 if all permitted LNG export terminals are built out.

A global shortage of hepatitis B vaccine has developed as both Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline deal with manufacturing issues, leading health agencies in England to ration use to those most at risk.