1+ week, 4+ day ago   (220+ words) Supply Chain Brain Trump Admin Accuses COSCO of Spying for Chinese Government The Trump administration is accusing Chinese-owned ocean carrier COSCO of using its ships to spy on military communications of nations along coastlines in Europe, North America and Asia....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (278+ words) Supply Chain Brain Why Going Global Isn't Always the Right Call For years, global sourcing has helped companies reduce production costs, access specialized suppliers, and achieve greater scale. But today’s supply chains face tariff uncertainty, geopolitical risk, transportation disruption, supplier…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) The use of robotics is approaching a critical crossroads, where the ambition of many companies to roll out the technology is starting to outpace their readiness to implement it. "There is a critical disconnect at the heart of the robotics…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (724+ words) Icelanders narrowly turned down reopening membership talks with the European Union in a divisive referendum, as concerns over retaining control of the island nation’s natural resources eclipsed the case for closer alignment with Europe. After a night of see-saw tally,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (665+ words) The conversation around sovereign defense capability usually starts with headline platforms such as the F-35 Lightning II or next-generation vehicle programs. Yet the resilience of those systems depends on thousands of specialist components and subassemblies sourced throughout the industrial base. A…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (693+ words) Xi Jinping’s government is sending a message of defiance to Donald Trump over China’s economic ties with Iran. Hours after the U.S. sanctioned dozens of Chinese entities and threatened to target an unspecified “major financial institution” for its dealings…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) Supply Chain Brain Taiwan Targets Alleged Scheme to Send AI Servers to China Prosecutors in Taiwan charged nine people — including a manager with tech giant Nvidia and two Super Micro employees — for allegedly illegally exporting high-end artificial intelligence servers to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (188+ words) Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison is seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages, after Panama seized two ports the company had operated for nearly 30 years. CK Hutchison had run the two ports under its Panama Ports Company (PPC) subsidiary since 1997, and its…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) Supply Chain Brain The Economist: China is Remaking Global Supply Chains In what The Economist describes as a “rewiring of global manufacturing” underway, China is emerging as a significant innovator, with Chinese companies growing their global supply chains at “breakneck…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (390+ words) The DoT’s press release (there is no ASCSI website as yet) describes it as an initiative to “launch a high-visibility dashboard connecting major hubs like the Port of Los Angeles directly to ocean carriers, trucking companies, railroads, and retailers like…...