The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 10 individuals and entities in Iran, Hong Kong, and Pakistan for enabling Iran’s military supply chain, citing involvement in weapons procurement for Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. The move is part of Operation Economic Outcast and follows Biden administration actions in 2024 targeting missile and drone proliferation. It coincides with Iran’s rial hitting a record low of 2.5 million rials per U.S. dollar on Tuesday — exceeding its prior low of 2.2 million on September 2. The war began February 28, and the currency has declined steadily since. Sanctions compound years of international pressure and this year’s U.S. naval blockade on Iranian oil.
Source：SCI.AI Editorial·
Ask SCI.AI
Answers are based on published site content and include source links. AI can make mistakes.
CMA CGM Group completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain on October 1st, 2026, tripling CEVA Logistics’ North American footprint to over 240 locations. The deal adds 34 million square feet of warehouse space and nearly 10,000 employees, bringing CEVA’s total workforce in the region to ~20,000. Integrated operations now span 150 warehouses, with enhanced automation and sector expertise in healthcare, tech, and retail. Concurrently, CMA CGM and FedEx inked multi-year air and ocean freight agreements, including Asia-Europe cargo capacity collaboration.
The US surpassed Japan in industrial robot installations in 2025, driven by automation in food and logistics. Japan’s installations fell 19% to 36,219 units, while Mexico saw a 7% drop to under 5,200 units. The IFR forecasts global installations will hit 655,000 units in 2026 and 806,000 by 2029. Nissan’s Re:Nissan plan cuts 20,000 jobs by 2027; BYD launched its $1.1bn Brazil plant in July 2025. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute project 1.9 million unfilled US manufacturing jobs by 2033.
‘Tis the season for the annual capacity purge Reprinted. Original by Craig Fuller · Source: FreightWaves（Craig Fuller 专栏） · Original article Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves · Thursday, November 27, 2025 As truckers celebrate the Thanksgiving holidays, the U.S. trucking industry stands on the brink of another tradition: the annual capacity purge. The annual capacity […]
Kraft Heinz has appointed Alvaro Cantillo as Chief Supply Chain & Procurement Officer – NAZ, according to hrtoday.in. Cantillo brings nearly 30 years of experience and joins from Haleon, where he led North America supply and quality operations supporting approximately $6 billion in sales across five factories, four distribution centers and more than 30 co-packers. He previously spent over four years at Reckitt, leading North American supply operations backing more than $3 billion in annual revenue, and built an 18+ year career at Colgate-Palmolive. Kraft Heinz reports roughly $25 billion in global sales, more than 37,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and SMBC have launched a $500 million supply chain finance facility to improve working capital access for SMEs in emerging markets. IFC contributes $250 million, SMBC matches it with $250 million, and the facility operates through IFC’s Global Supply Chain Finance (GSCF) programme, launched in 2023. It has already enabled over $3.8 billion in supplier finance transactions. The first anchor buyer is a large food manufacturer in Latin America. The model leverages buyer credit strength to extend early invoice payments to suppliers lacking formal banking access.
According to www.thescxchange.com, service robots used for transportation and logistics represented 49% of all global service robot sales in 2025. Total shipments rose 24% to nearly 250,000 units that year. Healthcare accounted for 20% of deployments, cleaning for 13%, and other professional services for 26%. The report provides no company-specific or regional breakdowns beyond these aggregate functional percentages and the 2025 timeframe.
This study by Shaima Farhana, Dong Yu, and colleagues investigates the impact of integrating AI into the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework on industrial and environmental performance in fragile and transforming economies, focusing on Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The research reveals significant positive effects, with AI-TOE enhancing both environmental and manufacturing performance, and highlights the need for context-specific AI adoption strategies.
PlusAI expects to close its $800 million SPAC merger with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. by year-end, securing up to $300 million in proceeds—including $60 million in committed financing and a $236 million SPAC trust—to fund operations through 2027. Its HyperFoundry platform generated $25 million in revenue this year and targets $40–$50 million in contracted revenue for 2026. Commercial pilots run daily in Texas with International and Ryder, while OEM partnerships with TRATON, Hyundai, and IVECO pave the way for SuperDrive deployment. Driverless truck commercialization is slated for 2027.
