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Week of October 12, 2026
- Federal machining contract awards: is down 100.0%
- Spain’s Indra Bets on Qilimanjaro Quantum for Sovereign Deep Tech
- France’s Marine Le Pen gears up for fight with EU
- Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage
- The global economy and the art of living dangerously
- How I used AI to become a chess grandmaster at 16
- US arrests Saudi employee of OpenAI for allegedly bugging its offices
- Amperesand Aims to Smooth AI Data Center Power Spikes
- US arrests Saudi employee of OpenAI for allegedly bugging its offices
- Chip stocks slide after Broadcom boss warns of ‘casino’ mentality in AI investing
- Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures
- Samsara makes AI agent platform generally available, reports 7x adoption growth
- Despite new record, Port of LA chief warns of tariff-driven planning risk
- Saudi Arabia Strikes Houthi Targets as Red Sea War Escalates
- Canada Tariffs Are Changing Freight Strategy Fast
- Mexico truck exports soar 145% as US demand accelerates
- How National Debt Affects Freight Costs and Financing
- SONAR Pricing Power Index Slips to 70 as Intermodal Contract Rates Fall
- ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test
- CCT Auto Trans expands car haul coverage map in Livingston VTS deal
- Bed Bath & Beyond parent company taps AI to unify forecasting, replenishment
- Fire Forces Crew to Abandon Research Vessel Off Louisiana
- Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks
- Trump’s Diesel Deal Irks Allies and Is Unlikely to Reduce Prices
- White House asks US envoy to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign
- Raytheon secures 2 Pentagon contracts worth $30.7B combined
- 11 Missing as Drone Attacks Strike Two Ships Near NATO Waters
- GSK to invest $800M in Pennsylvania expansion
- Lollicup USA’s Oregon EPR class action at bay after NAW appeal
- Russian diesel deal having limited impact, if any, on prices
- How not to revive Europe’s auto industry
- Cass: TL linehaul rates up 10% in September, shipment counts remain positive
- Panama Canal challenges drive shippers to Port of Los Angeles
- Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?
- The AI Boom: Why It’s Replacing E-commerce in Global Freight
- Truck driver, 74, killed in Interstate 84 rollover in Idaho
- Electric Trucks: The REALITY for Tesla Semi & Volvo Fleets
- Why Freight Tech Will BOOM After The ‘Apocalypse’
- CASPA CEO Summit Preview with President Jimmy Cheng
- Shippers waiting an extra week for US-bound containers
- NYC offers $5M to move deliveries away from peak hours
- Walmart to expand Wing drone delivery to Denver, Seattle
- CSX operations chief to retire
- Northrop Grumman, Air Force start on $4.5B facility expansion
- Bot Auto taps Lenovo, Nvidia, pegs autonomy hardware at $50,000
- 17 Years with China: What Really Makes a Partnership Work
- France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’
- South Korean President Hails Arctic Container Shipping Trial, but Commercial and Sanctions Questions Remain
- Bulgaria Points to Russia as Drones Hit More Cargo Ships
- Taylor Farms halts central Mexico sourcing after Cyclospora outbreak
- Netradyne expands AI Agent lineup for fleet safety teams
- How America’s dying coal industry found a lifeline in Trump’s White House
- Europe’s Advanced Packaging Gap: Fraunhofer, Swissbit Target the Missing Middle
- Investors brave US Treasury rout to lock in highest yields in decades
- The 10y-2y Treasury spread declines 4.5% in the latest reading
- Matson Christens First Aloha Class Containership at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
- Moxie Media to Launch Moxie Connect 2026 Event Alongside the International WorkBoat Show
- ABS, U.S. Energy Department Team Up on Nuclear-Powered Ships
- Mexico trucker shortages, visa restrictions squeeze cross-border capacity
- State loan to aid Louisiana port’s new rail connection
- Applied Materials Bets $5B on a New Model for Chip Innovation
- Embedded Graphics on an MCU – Without an Accelerator
- 1 million boxes set new Los Angeles port record
- SBTi approves Cascades’ new emissions targets
- Amid push for recycled fiber packaging, virgin demand remains strong
- Freight Fraud Awareness Day returns as strategic cargo theft reshapes trucking
- Walmart opens ‘next gen’ California facility to boost West Coast fulfillment
- The Hidden Business Risk Inside Fleet Compliance
- Do you need a chief manufacturing officer?
- JE Dunn-Alberici JV breaks ground on $3.2B Texas shipyard
- BD strikes supply chain pact with Trump administration
- OOCL revenue up 45.1% on trans-Pacific surge
- EU CRA Readiness: 5 Steps Manufacturers Need to Take Now
- Xanadu Builds Out Canadian Quantum Infrastructure
- Levi’s to use part of $80M tariff refund for supply chain
- Penske request for en banc hearing gets pushback from victim’s estate
- 5 steps to a resilient supply chain
- 2026’s most overrated and underrated supply chain priorities
- When agentic AI moves from the cloud to the factory floor
- The manufacturing workforce is changing. Can benefits keep pace?
- Tackling AI security challenges in manufacturing
- Security Becomes a Sign-off Item
- CPO Crunch: Some great reward
- The VIX rises 2.5% as the latest reading lands at 15.21 index
Week of October 5, 2026
- Orlando trucking owner pleads guilty in $1M USPS freight auction fraud
- Borderlands Mexico: US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge
- The two tightest regions tell two very different stories about the freight market
- Manfred Horstmann: GlobalFoundries Bets on FDX Fusion for Physical AI
- Texas trucking firm sued over age limits on drivers
- Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants
- Trucking Rates Spike: Contracts at 52-Week High
- Logistics AI: Getting a Return on Your Investment
- $185M Breakup Fee? Inside the CH Robinson-RXO Merger
- Stord lands $400M Citi-led credit facility, adds CFO and CRO
- AF&PA, FPA and others allege SB 54 violates free speech
- Kodiak AI, Charger Logistics launch autonomous Laredo lane
- Formal EO order on red dye diesel short on specifics
- Blue Origin, PPG and more invest in manufacturing facilities
- Solid-State Transformers: Accelerate Your SST Design
- Thousands of manufacturing layoffs announced in September
- Retailers say extended peak shipping season winding down
- SEC Proposes Expanding Securities Eligible for Cross Trading by Registered Funds
- Rayonier Advanced Materials idles Quebec paperboard mill, citing tariffs
- Walmart activates automated e-commerce logistics center in California
- Fake freight broker redirects $273K seafood shipment in New Jersey cargo theft attempt
- A Virtual Compliance Department for Every Fleet
- UPDATED: US West Coast container rates edge lower
- Why Trucking Rates Are Rising Without More Freight
- New Jersey CDL school lawsuit questions evidence behind FMCSA shutdown
- United States Seeks Mexico’s Review of Alleged Denial of Workers’ Rights at GLM Components Mexico
- FMCSA split sleeper berth pilot program moves closer to launch
- AV truck fleets win 5-Year exemption on warning beacons
- Global container volumes hit record 17.46 million TEUs
- Factory backlogs build as freight and steel costs climb
- Minnesota drafts EPR needs assessment, ‘responsible’ end market rule
- SONAR Rate Intelligence Adds Intermodal Rates and Truckload-to-Intermodal Conversion Savings
- Source reduction is a team sport for producers
- AI gold rush transforms trans-Pacific trade and logistics
- Samsung seeks $186M from CMA CGM in container charges dispute
- New monthly mark for Savannah container volume
- Why Adding 3PLs Can Backfire on Shippers
- Grocery consumption shifts require smaller packages, NielsenIQ reports
- Supremex blames tariffs as it plans to cut 6% of workforce
- Fourteen Economies Join the United States in Signing a Joint Ministerial Statement to Address Global Excess Capacity and Production in Key Manufacturing Sectors
- Chasing clarity: SB 343 uncertainty influencing labeling, packaging choices
- Ambassador Greer Hosts G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee to Showcase the History and Strength of American Manufacturing
- CPO Crunch: Get the balance right
Week of September 28, 2026
- USTR Seeks Public Comment on the 2027 Joint Review of USMCA
- Ambassador Greer Commends Trade Ministers Signing on to Statement Eliminating Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
- Ambassador Greer Issues a Statement on G20 Trade Ministers Reaching Consensus on Condemning the Weaponization of Food through Coercive Trade Actions
- Chair’s Statement of the G20 Trade Ministerial
- United States and Mexico Announce Course of Remediation at Corporación de Occidente Facility
- SEC Proposal Would Address How Investment Advisers and Funds Can Custody Crypto Assets Under the Federal Securities Laws
- SEC’s Division of Examinations Announces New Exam Handbook
- CPO Crunch: Basic instincts
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Week of August 3, 2026
- EU Extends Suspension of US Rebalancing Measures
- NHC Outlook Lists No Active Atlantic Disturbances
- AXT Reports Record Q2 on Indium Phosphide Demand
- Kimball Electronics Acquires Helvoet Polymer Firm
- Trinseo Declares Force Majeure at Polystyrene Site
- Eos Energy Commences Battery Line 2 Production
- USTR Sets FY2027 Sugar Tariff-Rate Quotas
- USTR Imposes Forced Labor Tariffs on 60 Economies
- US Federal Machine Shop Awards Fall 45.4 Percent
- Euro Firms Against Dollar on ECB Reference Data
- Container Index Rebounds After Three Weekly Drops
- US Goods and Services Trade Deficit Narrows
- Aluminum Prices Fall 8.1% Month Over Month
- CPO Crunch: Aussies’ rules for successful digitalisation
- US Diesel Retail Price Rises for Fourth Week