Shein Frames Circularity as Convenience; Experts Say That Misses the Point
Shein says reducing “friction” is key for circularity, but experts argue its survey reads more like customer research than evidence of system change. Continue reading →
Hormuz Crisis Hits Hapag-Lloyd With Up to $50M in Added Weekly Costs
As fuel cost pressures intensify for Hapag-Lloyd and its ships remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, Cosco Shipping’s aborted transit attempts through the trade artery compound concerns. Continue reading →
Intra-Asia carriers spend $1 billion on new ships amid buoyant trade, rate growth
The deals come as regional rate indexes are trending at multi-month highs for key markets including Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and China. Continue reading →
Europe Union approves US trade deal, but sets firm conditions
Wary of potential US actions to undermine the agreement, EU lawmakers inserted three clauses into the deal that provide “strong and clear safeguards.” Continue reading →
FMC ‘monitoring’ recent detention of Panama-flag ships at Chinese ports
Agency Chairman Laura DiBella said the “intensified inspections” of the vessels appear to be retaliation for Panama canceling the port concessions held at Balboa and Cristóbal by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Hutchison. Continue reading →
Tight capacity pushes freight rates higher in 2025 Q4 despite soft volumes
It is no secret that trucking is the heart of the nation’s freight system, as most products transported within the United States find their way onto trucks. That’s why DC Velocity is now partnering with U.S. Bank each quarter to present the “U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index Report.”U.S. Bank is a...
DOT offers half-billion dollars to “modernize America’s ports”
American ports will gain nearly a half-billion dollars in federal funding “to restore American maritime dominance and revitalize American ports, shipyards and maritime capabilities,” the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said Thursday.According to DOT, the goal of the grant program is to...
TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices. The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as...
CISA Adds CVE-2025-53521 to KEV After Active F5 BIG-IP APM Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw impacting F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-53521...