Firms plan to boost supply-chain agility as tariff turmoil persists
Forty-one percent of companies in a KPMG survey are deploying AI to mitigate trade disruption.
Forty-one percent of companies in a KPMG survey are deploying AI to mitigate trade disruption.
The UP-NS merger and ONE’s Seaspan stake look like separate deals in separate industries, but they are the same move, writes Paul Tonsager.
An estimated 30% of Asia–Europe air cargo capacity is routed via the Middle East, and with options through the region severely constrained by the US-Iran war, a rush for Asia–Europe air cargo capacity is pushing up prices.
While the logistical hurdles of sending cargo to the region are more of an inconvenience at this point for US exporters rather than a full-blown crisis, shippers see a bigger risk in the war’s longevity and the downstream effect of higher oil prices.
The Section 301 investigation targets some of the U.S.’ top economic partners, including Canada, the European Union and Mexico.
Two businesses say the president is unlawfully leveraging the Section 122 statute, echoing similar arguments from a case filed by a cohort of states days earlier.
Container shipping has come a long way in mastering the art of blank sailings, redeployments, slow steaming and other forms of proactive capacity management, mitigating the impact of much-discussed overcapacity, attendees at TPM26 were told.
The weakness has continued into 2026, with Taiwan’s biggest carrier reporting that combined revenue of $1.9 billion for January and February was down 23% from the same period last year.
With liquefied natural gas flows at a standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, a near-doubling of LNG export capacity in the US is set to drive breakbulk and project cargo activity into the next decade.
Metal packaging input costs remain under pressure in 2026, as duties on aluminum and tinplate steel hold firm.