Commentary A survey by Jabil, a Florida-based manufacturing service company, found that 78 percent of supply chains were disrupted by the pandemic. Eighteen months in, supply chains remain disrupted due to continued lockdowns, container shortages, winter weather, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, factory fires, the blocking of the Suez Canal, and a host of other reasons. These…
Food Supply Chains Starting to Fail Over ‘Pingdemic,’ Meat Industry Says
Food supply chains are “starting to fail” because of workers isolating over coronavirus contacts, an industry leader has warned, as he criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s effort to ease the “pingdemic.” A meat industry trade body said it cannot rely on Johnson’s new exemption for some fully vaccinated critical workers because the bar has been…
Decouple From Genocide: Biden China Warnings Miss Point
Commentary The U.S. government is issuing new warnings to business against operating supply chains that reach into Xinjiang (East Turkestan), China, where there is ongoing forced labor and genocide, as well as warnings for investors in Hong Kong, where national security laws from Beijing are criminalizing even verbal resistance to China’s growing power. The warnings…
Guangzhou Halts Vaccinations, Keeps Testing
Virus cases are surging in China, but authorities are opting to suspend vaccinations there, as questions rise over the efficacy of Chinese-made vaccines. Short incubation period, rapid transmission, and a high viral load—one expert explains the traits he’s most concerned about regarding the virus variant spreading in a southern Chinese city. A rare clash between…
Police Suppress Student Protests in China
Virus cases are surging in China, but authorities are opting to suspend vaccinations there, as questions rise over the efficacy of Chinese-made vaccines. Short incubation period, rapid transmission, and a high viral load—one expert explains the traits he’s most concerned about regarding the virus variant spreading in a southern Chinese city. A rare clash between…
Industry Says Feds Not Doing Enough to Fortify Supply Chains, Manufacturing
Industry participants in the supply chain for products vital to Canada’s long-term economic success and security say Budget 2021 did not go far enough to ensure the country remains resilient and globally competitive
Suez Canal Must Upgrade Quickly to Avoid Future Disruption: Shipping Sources
CAIRO—Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping disruption, shipping industry sources said, as the major trade route tries to bounce back from a costly six-day closure. International supply chains were thrown into disarray on March 23 when the 400-metre-long (430-yard) container ship Ever Given…
Massive Chip Shortage Fuels Calls for Bringing Production Back to US
WASHINGTON—The pandemic has exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the shortage of computer chips is the latest incident that forced many automakers across the world to halt production. Western governments are learning hard lessons from these disruptions, pushing to create more resilient and diverse supply chains. The Biden administration has also pledged to…
Massive Chip Shortage Fuels Calls to Bring Production Back to US
WASHINGTON—The pandemic has exposed the fragility of global supply chains, with the latest disruption being a global shortage of computer chips that has forced some automakers to cut or halt production. Western governments are learning hard lessons from these disruptions, pushing to create more resilient and diverse supply chains. The Biden administration has pledged to…
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