India’s semiconductor sector gains logistics partner with Japan’s NX Group to strengthen supply chain resilience
India’s push to build a domestic semiconductor industry has gained another logistical backer, after the government-backed India Semiconductor Mission and Japan’s NX Group signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on supply chain and transport solutions for the sector. According to statements issued around…
Maersk partners with Shipstore to streamline North American e-commerce deliveries via integrated platform
A.P. Moller-Maersk has struck a collaboration with Shipstore that will make its North American e-commerce delivery services available inside the shipping automation platform, as the Danish logistics group continues to push further into digital fulfilment tools. According to a company statement, the arrangement allows high-volume…
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MSC expands smart container programme to enhance real-time cargo visibility amid complex global logistics
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has broadened its smart container programme and the Horizon visibility platform, pushing further into the kind of data-led logistics now demanded by shippers facing tighter schedules, volatile freight markets and more complex global routes. According to the company, the containers are fitted with connected devices that…
Automotive supply chains evolve into continuous decision-making with AI-driven resilience
Automotive supply chains are entering a different operating era. The familiar pattern of annual plans, monthly reviews and weekly adjustments was built for a comparatively stable market, not one shaped by tariff shifts, semiconductor scarcity, electrification, regionalisation and supplier stress. Capgemini argues that this environment…
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European Commission plans major overhaul to prioritise quality and European suppliers in public procurement
The European Commission is preparing a sweeping overhaul of public procurement rules that would push governments across the bloc to look beyond the cheapest bid and give much greater weight to quality, sustainability and industrial policy. According to draft text reported by Ansa and later outlined by the Commission, contracts…
Rare earths sit at the heart of modern industry, yet their real vulnerability lies less in geology than in geography. They are used in electronics, electric vehicles, industrial motors, wind turbines, aerospace and defence, and magnets account for more than a third of demand by…
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View AllArtificial intelligence is moving quickly from a curiosity to a practical tool in supply chains, but speakers at the Sosland Purchasing Seminar in Kansas City made clear that the technology’s real value lies less in replacing people than in giving them back time. Erin Nazetta, an executive adviser for agriculture,…
EU unveils major overhaul of public procurement rules to boost European industry and simplify processes
The European Commission has unveiled a wide-ranging overhaul of EU public procurement rules, pitching the reform as both a simplification exercise and a new industrial policy tool designed to steer more of the bloc’s vast public spending towards European firms. According to the Commission, the…

