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FourKites Launches Agentic Ocean Freight Booking Platform

Booking Connect automates the contract management, carrier selection, documentation, and exception handling that global shippers have historically outsourced to intermediaries.

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6 Maritime Chokepoints of Global Trade

Here are six critical maritime chokepoints, their impact on global trade, and the strategies needed to navigate an increasingly uncertain world.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award Winners Put Fresh First

This year's winners push the importance of transparency, visibility and food safety through all aspect of the cold food chain. Let's meet the winners.

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Maersk's Zera Zheng Details Importance of Expanding Your Comfort Zone: Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award

A.P. Moller- Maersk

Zera Zheng, global head of business resilience consulting for Maersk, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award, in the Rising Stars category.

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State of U.S. Seaports

Despite tariff-driven uncertainty, many U.S. ports remain resilient and innovative.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Europe’s Feeder Networks Emerge as New Container Bottleneck: Sogese Report

Resilient segments: pharmaceuticals, reefer logistics, and time-sensitive cargo, where reliability and service continuity justify higher costs; Under pressure: standard dry cargo and low-margin intermediary flows, which remain highly price-sensitive and more exposed to disruption.

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AI Causes Mass Layoffs in Technology, Transportation Markets

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

In March, AI led all reasons for job cuts, followed by closings; restructuring; and market and economic conditions.

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GEODIS Unifies SEALOGIS and XP LOG Brands

Sealogis, Sealogis Freight Forwarding, and XP LOG will now operate under the GEODIS brand.

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Mentorship Programs

Women in Supply Chain Forum™: Register Today

This in-person conference is tailored to men and women in all positions within the supply chain space to expand their personal and professional network through discussion panels centered around promoting and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

Risk/Compliance

Strait of Hormuz Disruption Triggers 34,000 Route Diversions

Trade flows are shifting east, as cargo is redistributed across the Indian Ocean and into Asian port networks.

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Trump Issued 60-Day Waiver of the Jones Act: ALAN’s Assessment for Emergency Managers

American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN)

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (known as the Jones Act) requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-crewed, and U.S.-flagged.

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Global Supply Chain Disruptions Drive Increased Fragmentation in Port Performance

Global port performance is becoming increasingly fragmented, as regions, vessel types, and seasons diverge.

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