SK Hynix Pledges to Expand Scope of Supplier Collaboration in AI Era
SK hynix announced at its supplier council’s annual meeting that it will broaden the depth and scope of collaboration with partners as the AI era reshapes the memory market. The company will shift subcommittee agenda setting to suppliers, introduce advanced training through its Semiconductor Academy, and expand co‑prosperity programs. The council, now representing 89 member firms, aims to move beyond transactional ties toward mutual growth. These steps are positioned to secure a stable supply chain and accelerate AI‑driven memory innovation.
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AMA: Energy 2026: [INTERVIEW] How Large-Scale Metal AM Is Helping Energy OEMs Break Free From Forging and Casting Delays
Fastech is leveraging large‑scale wire‑based additive manufacturing (WAAM and LW‑DED) to help energy OEMs overcome long lead times, supply‑chain constraints, and limited flexibility of forging and casting. WAAM delivers material at 1‑5 kg/h for bulky parts, while LW‑DED offers finer finishes...
NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services Enter Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Physical AI at Scale
NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate Physical AI at scale, combining NEURA's cognitive robotics platform with AWS's cloud and AI services. The partnership will integrate NEURA Gym training environments with Amazon SageMaker and...
Wiliot, Velociti Partner To Scale Physical AI Deployments Across Supply Chains
Wiliot, a Physical AI platform provider, has teamed with systems integrator Velociti to accelerate nationwide rollouts of real‑time supply‑chain intelligence. The partnership moves customers from pilot projects to full‑scale deployments across more than 500 sites, offering over 15 distinct deployment...
Bring Back the Helium Reserve—Before the Next Shock Hits
Iran-linked attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex in March shut down a facility that supplies roughly one‑third of the world’s helium, sending prices soaring and tightening supplies for high‑tech sectors. Helium’s unique physical properties make long‑term stockpiling difficult, and the United...
Toyota Still Sets the Standard for Supply Chain Resilience
Toyota remains the benchmark for supply‑chain resilience because it built risk management into its core operating system, not as an add‑on. After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the automaker expanded visibility into lower‑tier suppliers with tools like the RESCUE database...
Heller: How to Make Meetings Valuable
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Safety & Security Division teamed with the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) for a four‑day annual meeting in Oklahoma City, June 7‑10. The event focuses on peer networking, the latest FMCSA regulatory updates, and emerging...
The Real Reason Taiwan’s Defense Procurement Is Stalling
Taiwan’s $11 billion U.S. arms package is stalled not because of weak resolve but due to growing public doubt that Washington will honor its security commitments. A January 2026 survey shows 70 percent favor U.S. weapons, yet only 34 percent view the United States...
Mekong Delta Ports to See Major Box Terminal Capacity Expansion
Vietnam’s Greater Mekong Delta is set for a major container‑terminal boost as CMA CGM’s Gemalink Phase 2 will nearly double capacity from 1.7 m to about 3 m TEU by Q4 2027. The Vietnamese government also approved a $5 bn Can Gio International Transhipment and Gateway Port,...
NavPrakriti to Invest over ₹100 Cr in Critical Minerals Refining Facility in Odisha
NavPrakriti, a lithium‑ion battery recycling firm, announced a investment of over ₹100 crore (approximately $12 million) to build a critical‑minerals refining facility in Odisha. The plant, slated to start operations in FY 2028‑29, will process up to 5,000 metric tonnes of end‑of‑life batteries each...
Danone to Invest in Skyr Production in France
Danone is investing roughly €20 million ($23.5 million) to expand skyr production at two Normandy facilities—Ferrières‑en‑Bray and Le Molay‑Littry. The Ferrières‑en‑Bray plant will add two new lines, boosting its daily output of 3.5 million pots, while Le Molay‑Littry will begin skyr production, including organic SKUs...
Get Ready for More Canceled Flights
Airlines across Asia and Europe are scrambling to cancel flights as jet‑fuel supplies tighten, a development analysts say mirrors the early COVID‑19 shock in Italy. The International Energy Agency warned Europe could run out of jet fuel within six weeks,...
CargoLand by LGG Targets Taiwan as a Strategic Hub for Semiconductor Flows Between Asia and Europe
CargoLand by LGG reported handling 1.32 million tonnes in 2025, a 14% increase, and is expanding its 100% freighter‑focused model to serve high‑value, time‑sensitive cargo. The company is positioning Taiwan‑Europe semiconductor flows as a strategic corridor, leveraging airline partnerships and its...
China Eastern Airlines Launches Vienna–Xi’an Route, Boosting Cargo Capacity at Vienna International Airport
China Eastern Airlines has inaugurated a nonstop service between Xi’an and Vienna, operating three times weekly with an Airbus A330‑200. The inaugural flight carried about 12 tonnes of cargo, highlighting immediate demand. The route adds substantial belly‑hold capacity for e‑commerce, pharmaceuticals...
Cargo Theft ‘Way Way up’ as Crime Gangs Get Ever More Sophisticated
Global cargo theft surged in 2025, with trucks responsible for roughly 70% of incidents and U.S. losses climbing to an estimated $725 million—a 60% year‑over‑year increase. Rail‑freight theft doubled its share in the United States, while sea piracy rose 85% in...
Amazon Adding Heavy-Duty EV Trucks From Einride as It Spreads Bets on Freight Decarbonization
Amazon Relay is integrating 75 manually operated electric heavy‑duty trucks from Sweden’s Einride, expanding the retailer’s middle‑mile freight network. The trucks are expected to travel up to three million electric miles each year, powered by zero‑tailpipe emissions and managed with...
Blume: Volkswagen to Cut One Million More Units of Capacity
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume announced a further cut of one million vehicles from the group’s global production capacity, lowering the target to nine million units per year from an original 12 million. The reduction follows a previous million‑unit cut in China...
Talking Transports: Girteka on Europe’s Trucking Stabilization
Girteka CEO Edvardas Liachovicius told Bloomberg Intelligence that Europe’s trucking market is finally stabilizing after a two‑year slump, but driver shortages remain the dominant constraint. Overcapacity and weak demand in 2023‑24 depressed freight rates, yet early signs of balance appear...
FedEx Conducts India's First Intra-City Drone Delivery Trials in Bengaluru
FedEx announced the successful completion of India’s first intra‑city drone delivery trial in Bengaluru, partnering with IIT‑Madras and securing DGCA clearance. The drone flew a 39‑42 km direct route in about 21 minutes, cutting a typical one‑hour ground trip. In the same...
EU Mulls Fuel-Sharing as Airlines Juggle Costs and Capacity
EU transport ministers are debating a bloc‑wide jet‑fuel‑sharing scheme as Middle East tensions threaten both fuel prices and availability. Airlines such as Lufthansa CityLine have already suspended routes, while KLM plans to cut about 80 European return flights to protect...
Armenia and Azerbaijan Open up to Trade After Years of Strained Ties
Armenia and Azerbaijan have recorded their first documented cross‑border trade in years, with Azerbaijan exporting roughly $5.75 million (about €5.1 million) to Armenia in the first quarter of 2026. Armenian customs have not yet released corresponding data, so the picture remains one‑sided....
Carlsberg Swapping Coca-Cola for PepsiCo in Northern Europe and the Baltic States
Carlsberg Group will become PepsiCo’s exclusive bottler across Scandinavia and the Baltic states starting in 2029, ending its current Coca‑Cola bottling contracts in Denmark and Finland. The Danish brewer already bottles PepsiCo drinks in up to fourteen markets, including the...
Europe-LatAm Volume Growth Stalls, but Shippers Remain Hopeful
Container Trade Statistics data shows Europe‑to‑Latin America ocean volumes slipping 10.6% year‑on‑year to 127,100 TEU in January 2026 and a further 6.1% dip in February, while the reverse LatAm‑to‑Europe lane rebounded 9.7% to 191,700 TEU in January and held a...
Royal Mail to Ask Part-Time Posties to Work More to Meet Letter Targets
Royal Mail will let part‑time postal workers pick up extra hours as part of a £500 million, five‑year overhaul aimed at improving its letter‑delivery performance. The carrier currently delivers only 75% of first‑class letters on time, well short of the 93%...
Smart Supply Chain or Data Jungle?
IoT has moved pharmaceutical airfreight from periodic checks to real‑time, continuous monitoring of temperature, humidity, location and shock. The flood of sensor data has exposed a critical gap: the sector lacks a common framework to standardise, integrate and act on...
The Hidden Cost of IV Fluid Shortages on Outpatient Facilities: What the Data Shows
The 2024‑2025 IV fluid shortage, sparked by Hurricane Helene’s damage to Baxter’s North Cove plant, has spilled over from hospitals to thousands of outpatient facilities such as infusion centers, ambulatory surgery centers, pain clinics, and oncology practices. While hospitals can...
UK’s Portland Port Approved for LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfers
Portland Port in South Dorset has secured a full licence to conduct liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship‑to‑ship (STS) transfers, expanding its existing oil and LPG services. The approval allows transfers at a berth or while anchored in the inner or outer...
FedEx, UPS and DHL Detail Tariff Refund Approach for Customers
FedEx, UPS and DHL Express announced they will pursue refunds for duties paid under the now‑defunct International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs and return the money to the original payors. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a...
Tender for the Manufacture and Supply of Track Motor Vehicle with Cranes and Track Electric Vehicle with Cranes
Israel Railways Ltd (ISR) has issued Tender 42237 for the manufacture and supply of track motor vehicles with cranes and track electric vehicles with cranes. The procurement follows Israeli Mandatory Tender Laws and the International Agreement on Government Procurement. Bids...
MND Details Special Budget DCS, Commissioned Manufacturing Targets
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense unveiled a detailed plan for spending the NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.6 billion) special defense budget, allocating about 24% to direct commercial sales (DCS) and commissioned manufacturing of drones, ammunition and other systems. The remaining 76% targets U.S. weapons...
Offshore Venezuela Gas Project Advances as Eni, Repsol Secure Export Pathway
European oil majors Eni and Repsol have secured a deal with Venezuela's interim government to double output at the offshore Perla gas field and begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2031. The agreement, signed in March,...
Exclusive: HIG to Take First-Round Bids for Capstone Logistics in Next Few Weeks, Sources Say
Harbor Investment Group (HIG) is set to solicit first‑round bids for Capstone Logistics within the next few weeks, according to sources. Capstone, a third‑party logistics provider, generated roughly $215 million of EBITDA in its latest fiscal year. Its scale may deter...
Industrial AI for the Physical World: Siemens’s Peter Koerte
In a recent MIT Sloan podcast, Siemens chief strategy and technology officer Peter Koerte explained how the company is using industrial AI to boost efficiency across factories, energy grids, buildings and transportation. He highlighted concrete use cases such as AI‑driven building...
China Confronts Middle East Supply Shock, as State Council Mulls Energy Strategy
China’s State Council, led by Premier Li Qiang, convened a high‑level session to address energy security amid the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis. The meeting emphasized bolstering oil reserves, accelerating renewable deployment, and modernising coal‑fired plants to shield the economy,...
LATAM Cargo Teams up with Quick Cargo Service on SAF
LATAM Cargo has partnered with freight forwarder Quick Cargo Service to deploy Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its Frankfurt‑São Paulo cargo flights during the 2025‑26 winter season. The agreement calls for 24,000 litres of SAF, delivering an estimated 55.8 metric tons of CO₂e...
10 Automation Trends Shaping Skilled Trades
Automation is reshaping skilled trades rather than replacing them, as robots, sensors, and AI become commonplace on job sites. Robotic welding cells, autonomous mobile robots, and AI‑driven quality systems are shifting workers toward programming, diagnostics, and system oversight. The rise...
IKEA Partners with Ekart for Deliveries in Chennai
IKEA has expanded its partnership with Indian 3PL Ekart to cover last‑mile deliveries in Chennai, adding the city as the second market after Delhi. Ekart will use a dedicated 100% electric‑vehicle fleet to fulfill orders from IKEA’s catalogue of over...
Trump Keeps Up Pressure on Iran as Word Awaited on Talks
President Donald Trump signaled he will not extend the two‑week Iran cease‑fire that expires tomorrow, keeping pressure on Tehran as negotiations remain uncertain. Oil futures slipped after three vessels passed the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing blockades. The airline sector...
Farizon Launches Sub-£30k V7E Electric Van with 204 Mile Range
Farizon, a Geely subsidiary, unveiled the V7E electric van at the Commercial Vehicle Show, pricing it from £28,000 (about $35,800) before VAT. The medium‑size van offers up to 204 miles of WLTP range, extending to 295 miles in city driving...
Asyad Group and Ligentia Join Forces to Accelerate Global Growth and Enhance Technology-Driven Supply Chain Solutions
Asyad Group announced the acquisition of UK‑based Ligentia Group, creating a logistics powerhouse with operations in 24 countries and 76 cities. The deal integrates Ligentia’s Ligentix digital control‑tower platform, enhancing real‑time visibility and predictive analytics for clients. Combined, the firms...
Hyundai Glovis Expands US Logistics Footprint with New Hubs
Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Hyundai Motor, opened two new U.S. facilities—a 12,000‑square‑metre multimodal hub near Los Angeles and a 69,000‑square‑metre integrated warehouse in Savannah. The LA centre sits 25 minutes from the port and airport, enabling rapid air‑sea...
Quality of Supply Is an Important Aspect of the Procurement Process
The article emphasizes that supply quality in municipal procurement extends beyond product specs to include reliable, financially stable vendors and timely delivery. It advises municipalities to assess a supplier’s financial health, past performance, and ability to integrate new technology with...
AAFA Guide Introduces ‘Practical’ Steps for Workplace Heat Safety
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released the AAFA Guide to Protecting Workers from Heat Stress, offering practical recommendations for factories across global supply chains. The guide urges temperature caps, schedule adjustments, water provision, training, and buyer‑supplier collaboration to...
“Where’s My Package” Problem: The Revolution in Retail Logistics
Retail logistics is evolving from a back‑office function into a core customer‑experience driver. New "agentic" platforms monitor shipments in real time, automatically reroute parcels to avoid bottlenecks, and resolve issues before customers notice. Innovations such as micro‑sector address mapping cut...
Royal Mail Vows to Invest £500m to Improve Services
Royal Mail announced a £500 million (≈$640 million) five‑year investment to overhaul its delivery network, aiming for a "step change" in performance. The plan includes a new letter model that will deliver second‑class mail every other weekday and targets 90% on‑time first‑class...
Top Agentic AI Use Cases For AP Automation In 2026
Forrester’s 2026 report spotlights agentic AI—goal‑driven, supervised‑autonomous agents—reshaping accounts payable automation. The study maps six high‑impact use‑case categories, from lights‑out invoice capture to continuous fraud monitoring, and grades their adoption maturity. It argues that AP teams are moving from transaction...
‘Rail Baltica in Lithuania to Be Complete in 2034’
Lithuania’s portion of the trans‑Baltic Rail Baltica line has been pushed back to 2034, four years later than the original 2030 target. A new government planning document outlines land‑acquisition efforts beginning in 2028 and finishing by 2030 to enable the...
China’s Tsingshan Plans to Build Another Aluminium Smelter in Indonesia
Chinese aluminium giant Tsingshan announced plans to build a new $3 billion smelter at Weda Bay Industrial Park in Indonesia, with a planned annual capacity of 800,000 tonnes split into two phases. The project joins existing Tsingshan‑linked facilities that will together...
MASkargo and Teleport Team up on Southeast Asia Cargo
MASkargo and Teleport have formed a partnership to add dedicated Airbus A321F freighter capacity on intra‑Southeast Asia routes, starting with Kuala Lumpur‑Phnom Penh. The deal gives MASkargo, Malaysia Airlines’ cargo arm, greater flexibility and faster transit times amid rising e‑commerce, perishables...
‘Dutch Truck Tax Relief Threatens Modal Shift Chances’
The Netherlands will cancel its newly introduced truck tax for the second quarter of 2026 to shield road haulers from soaring fuel costs. From July 1, a kilometre‑based levy replaced the weight‑based tax, eliminating fees for trucks under 12 tonnes and...