Europe

Ukraine’s Farmers Fight to Stave Off Global Food Crisis

April 25, 2022

It’s hard to overstate the importance of farming in Ukraine, as countries reliant on its crops scramble to find alternative supplies.

Ukraine War Gives U.S. LNG Chance to Shed Its Stigma

April 20, 2022

Bloomberg

The experts and employees of Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest U.S. exporter of natural gas, are part of a high-stakes campaign to show Europe that as it abandons Russian gas, it can substitute the American variety without fear. Their job is to find the most efficient leak detecting system.

Russia’s War Supercharges Push to Make New Green Fuel

April 12, 2022

Bloomberg

Europe’s push to wean itself off Russian natural gas is sparking billions of dollars in new commitments toward building a market for low-carbon hydrogen.

Congress Makes Russia a Pariah on Trade, Adds Pressure on Putin

April 7, 2022

Bloomberg

The U.S. Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to strip Russia’s normal trade status with the U.S. and ban imports of its gas, oil and coal, adding to the economic squeeze by the U.S. and its allies to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government over the invasion of Ukraine.

Europe’s Russia Coal Ban Foreshadows Higher Global Energy Prices

April 6, 2022

Bloomberg

Europe is taking a big gamble as it moves to ban Russian coal, potentially leaving itself vulnerable to shortages and rolling blackouts while the rest of the world contends with surging prices.

ICT Spring goes "Beyond Frontiers" and unveils a new format in 2022

April 5, 2022

Farvest

ICT Spring is a centrepiece of Luxembourg’s event calendar and one of the top European tech conferences. Organized by Farvest and hosted next June 30th and July 1st at LuxExpo the Box, the event will inspire delegates across a variety of important topics. Key areas of focus are the fast-growing FinTech industry, innovations and technologies building the future of the economy, European Sovereignty in Data & Cloud, Supply Chain initiatives, IT Security, HealthTech, entrepreneurship as well as Space technologies.

Ukraine Sunflower Oil Crisis Hits Food From Chips to Cookies

April 4, 2022

Bloomberg

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supply of almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, forcing companies to turn to less desirable alternatives such as palm oil in products ranging from potato chips to cookies.

Russia containers at the Port of Rotterdam

Thousands of Russia-Linked Ship Containers Pile Up in Rotterdam

April 3, 2022

Bloomberg

Sanctions on Russia are snarling thousands of steel shipping containers and disrupting the heart of Europe’s economy.

Johnson & Johnson Halts Supply of Personal-Care Products in Russia

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

Johnson & Johnson suspended the supply of its personal-care products in Russia due to the “increasing scale of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply Chains

March 29, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.

Europe

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Europe. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Europe’s 50 sovereign states and four dependencies - addressing a range of challenges such as varying regulations, developing customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.