GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHTS

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Lufthansa Cancels Most Flights Amid Pilot Strike

Lufthansa is cancelling almost all of its flights to and from its main Frankfurt and Munich hubs on September 2 due to a planned 24-hour ... Read More

The Summer of Discontent Hits UK’s Largest Port

The summer of discontent which has plagued the UK in recent weeks just got hotter. Dockworkers at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, have walked ... Read More

U.S. Railway Labor Negotiation Update

The Presidential Executive Board (PEB) has issued its recommendations for ending the contract negotiation stalemate between the Class I railroads and unions.  The 119-page report ... Read More

Rhine River Closed to Barge Services Amid Record Drought

This year’s lack of rainfall has taken its toll on river transport worldwide, impeding the transport of grain, diesel, coal, and other commodities. Germany’s Rhine ... Read More

Drought and Power Shortages Bring Chinese Factories to a Standstill

China has rationed electricity to factories and imposed rolling blackouts in at least 20 provinces after a record heatwave depleted reservoirs across the Sichuan province, ... Read More

Urgent Uyghur Update

On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the long awaited Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced ... Read More

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) goes into effect on June 21, 2022

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) goes into effect on June 21, 2022 We are just 11 days away. Are you prepared and ready? ... Read More

Only You Can Prevent Forced Labor In Your Supply Chain

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) goes into effect on June 21, 2002. The UFLPA was signed into law by President Biden on December ... Read More

China’s Lockdown Extended: We’re in the ‘Eye’ of the Supply Chain Storm

Authorities in Shanghai have extended the city’s lockdown indefinitely after 23,000 new asymptomatic COVID cases were reported on Saturday.  The lockdown, which has now been ... Read More