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2 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor

DHL Express Canada and the Unifor labor union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, bringing the company closer to resuming operations across the country. After locking out its 2,100 union couriers, truck drivers and warehouse workers on June 8, the workers went on strike and began picketing the package delivery firm’s 18 facilities.

2 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor

A coordinated raid by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) across four major cities earlier this week saw the arrest of 10 suspects—including two customs officers—for fraudulently importing goods from China as part of a wider crime ring responsible for 700 million euros ($820 million) in total damages. The customs fraud scheme was allegedly conducted mainly through Greece’s Port of Piraeus, and enabled the perpetrators to evade customs duties and the E.U.’s value-added tax (VAT).

2 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Mayu Saini

After years of trailing its regional rivals in apparel exports, India is upping its game. Buoyed by a series of factors—not least the geopolitics of the region and the specter of Trump’s tariffs, which have initially outlined big penalties for Vietnam and Bangladesh—India is prepping for a speedier ascent to the top of the apparel sourcing heap.

3 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor

Less than a week after canceling its port calls to Israel’s Port of Haifa amid the country’s then-brewing conflict with Iran, Maersk began accepting imported cargo at the port again on Wednesday. Israel and Iran have appeared to honor a Tuesday ceasefire after the countries traded missile attacks for 12 days, likely giving the Danish ocean carrier the go-ahead to clear ships to return to Haifa.

3 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Glenn Taylor

Pakistan’s Port Qasim Authority has cut port charges for exporters by 50 percent as the country’s government seeks to boost trade and economic development. The announcement was made at a meeting of Pakistan’s Maritime Affairs Ministry on Monday, as the federal government implements a broader reform agenda aimed at strengthening the country’s maritime sector and facilitating economic growth via improved port operations.