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The world's fastest mode of transport could soon be here

Imagine if it only took a day for products to travel over land from China to Germany.

¿Qué significa la caída de Hanjin para la navegación internacional?

El mundo acaba de ser testigo de “la quiebra de la empresa de transporte marítimo de contenedores más importante de la historia”, escribe el JOC. Pero el colapso de la línea naviera surco...

Wildlife crime: a $23 billion trade that’s destroying our planet

Between 2007 and 2013, rhino poaching in South Africa increased by 7,700%. Rhinos, which are poached for their horn, aren’t the only victims of this illicit trade, which is driving many s...

What does Hanjin's collapse mean for world shipping?

The world has just witnessed “by far the largest container shipping bankruptcy in history”, writes the JOC. But the collapse of the South Korean shipping line Hanjin, the world’s seventh-...

From flying shuttles to rolling robots, automated supply chains are almost here

From Amazon’s delivery drones to self-driving cars, autonomous factory equipment to Elon Musk’s 760 mph vacuum tubes – automated vehicles are on the rise.

As trade slows, what's next for global supply chains?

Global trade volumes have plateaued over the past 18 months, after decades of expanding twice as fast as GDP and driving economic growth. Supply chains were crucial to that trade expansio...

Is this the key to successful global trade?

“Logistics performance – both in international trade and domestically – is central to the economic growth and competitiveness of countries, and the logistics sector is now recognized as o...

The ASEAN Economic Community: what you need to know

Established in late 2015 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (itself founded in 1967), the AEC has been seen as a way to promote economic, political, social and cultural coopera...

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What does London’s new mayor mean for Brexit?

London has elected its first Muslim mayor. It’s a development that many see as reflective of the city’s tolerance and capacity to embrace differences. Will the election of the pro-trade a...

The world is building fences. Here's why we should worry

In December 2015, the BBC wrote: “EU border security becomes new mantra“. Not only Europe but larger parts of the world are going through a phase of increasing disintegration: the Brexit ...

Can trade change the way we see globalization?

Many voices have been prophesying the end of globalization. Koert Debeuf, political analyst and visiting research fellow, CRIC, Oxford University, writes in the aftermath of the Paris att...

4 things to know about the new era of global trade

As Otaviano Canuto, the executive director of the IMF, wrote in the Huffington Post, “world trade suffered another disappointing year in 2015, experiencing a contraction in merchandise tr...

How safe are our supply chains from terrorist attack?

Why supply chain professionals make great CEOs