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Global Trade & Economics

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Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal

October 7, 2026
Bloomberg

While sailing through the Strait of Magellan adds distance and fuel costs, its toll-free passage offers shipowners another option when constraints elsewhere drive up delays and transit costs.


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Maersk Warns of Potential Super El Niño Impacts in East Africa

October 7, 2026
SupplyChainBrain

Maersk highlighted how flooding and damage to road infrastructure could impact access to ports, terminals, depots and inland delivery routes across East Africa between October and December. 


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The Hidden Financing Risk Behind the New Tariff Environment

October 7, 2026
Harte Thompson, SCB Contributor

The brands that will manage this period well are the ones that understand, order by order, what their true landed cost and repayment timeline look like.


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Canada Trade Surplus Grows by Over 430% in August

October 6, 2026
SupplyChainBrain

According to government data released on October 6, Canada's trade surplus grew from $787 in July to four-year high of $4.2 billion in August.


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Ukraine War Escalates as Black Sea Drone Strikes Hit Cargo Ships

October 6, 2026
Bloomberg

The attacks reflect how the Black Sea is becoming an increasingly precarious corridor for agricultural trade.


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Nike to Nearshore More Production as It Seeks to Shrink Itself

October 6, 2026
Bloomberg

The sportswear company wants to make its supply chain “more flexible, more responsive and more efficient,” COO Venky Alagirisamy said during a meeting with employees.


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Shadow Fleet Traffic Surges Along Northern Sea Route

October 6, 2026
SupplyChainBrain

At least 50 shadow fleet oil tankers and 18 LNG carriers were seen traveling the NSR between mid July and mid September.


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SCB FEATURE

A Holiday Inventory Reckoning Looms for Retailers

October 6, 2026
Nick Bowman, Senior Editor

Glowing, optimistic predictions about an explosion in holiday sales mask an important distinction between the money a retailer is taking in and the amount of product it's actually moving.


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Renewed Hormuz Attacks Put Gulf Oil Rebound at Risk

October 5, 2026
SupplyChainBrain

Seven of the vessels were attacked near the narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz, while it remains unclear where the eighth attack took place.


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Smaller Trucking Companies Are Approaching Financial Breaking Point

October 2, 2026
SupplyChainBrain

Financial writer Rich Duprey says record diesel prices, rising insurance premiums, and higher maintenance expenses are colliding with freight rates that haven't kept pace.


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