Panel of EU Lawmakers Backs Watered Down Supply Chain Audit Law March 19, 2024 By Huw Jones A panel of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday backed a draft law requiring large companies in the bloc...
EU Backs Supply Chain Audit Law After Italy Switches Sides March 15, 2024 By Philip Blenkinsop European Union governments backed a proposed law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use...
Biden Seeks to Bolster Port Cybersecurity With Executive Order February 21, 2024 By Justin Sink President Joe Biden will sign an executive order designed to implement new cybersecurity requirements for the nation’s port owners and...
Cargo Thefts Up 59%, Misdirection Top Threat: CargoNet February 2, 2024 There were 692 reported thefts of cargo across the United States and Canada in the third quarter of 2023, a...
Farmer Protests Disrupt Belgian Supermarkets’ Supply Chain February 1, 2024 Protesting farmers have blocked the distribution centers of Colruyt, one of Belgium’s biggest supermarket chains, a spokesperson confirmed, while local...
What Does Red Sea Disruption Mean for Europe’s Economy? January 23, 2024 By Mark John Weeks of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants on vessels in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal,...
White House Touts New Supply Chain Measures as Inflation Eases November 27, 2023 By Gregory Korte The Biden administration will announce a redoubling of measures to strengthen supply chains on Monday, expanding an effort it credits...
Rhine River’s Low Water Levels Provide ‘Further Evidence’ of Climate Change October 20, 2023 By William Wilkes and Jack Wittels The cost of shipping fuel along the Rhine river has surged as low water levels curb barges’ carrying capacity following...
Pegatron India Fire Traced to Workers’ Failure to Turn Off Electrical Switch: Sources September 28, 2023 By Praveen Paramasivam A factory fire at iPhone assembler Pegatron India was sparked by a short-circuit after an electrical switch was left on,...
Apple Supplier Pegatron to Halt Assembly at India Plant for Second Day After Fire September 26, 2023 By Praveen Paramasivam, Ben Blanchard and Munsif Vengattil Apple supplier Pegatron has told its factory workers not to report for work on Tuesday, halting the assembly of iPhones...