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The apparel brand predicts that inventory will be flat on a unit basis this year as it continues to tangle with tariff headwinds. 

Tariffs and trade wars are painful, but companies that use the disruption to build something better will come out stronger.

New research from software vendor Altana found that some of the declining China-US trade flows last year morphed into complex, multi-leg supply chains routed through Mexico to qualify for USMCA treatment and thus avoid billions in tariffs.

The Iran conflict, which began late in the first quarter, had little impact on the forwarder’s Q1 business, accounting for just a 1.5% decline in ocean freight volumes.

The Port of Quebec received clearance from Canada’s customs authority to handle and inspect international containers, part of the country’s long-term pivot away from trade with the US.

A “clean-up effort” against unsafe and illegal trucking firms is cutting enough capacity to spur even bigger rate hikes, the company’s CEO says.

The current pipeline of newbuilding programs for ultra-large container vessels vastly outstrips the construction of new berths intended to receive them, meaning we are, quite literally, building a fleet for which there may soon be no room at the inn, writes Robbert van Trooijen.

While there have been some schedule changes for multipurpose vessels, reliability is still sufficient only because the shock hasn’t gotten through the system yet — and conditions will likely worsen from there, conference attendees were told.

Somnigroup is set to acquire Leggett & Platt as the companies seek synergy opportunities across sourcing, operations and product innovation.

The retailer is expanding its partnership with Relex Solutions to improve in-stock levels using an AI-driven platform to analyze demand trends and positioning.