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Applications and vulnerabilities of satellite navigation systems in global freight transportation
The Jin Nui Zou is an oil tanker owned by the China Shipping Tanker Company Ltd. On September 5th, 2019 the vessel entered the Port of Dalian oil…
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Fractal risks in global freight systems
Global value chains are now comprised of thousands of businesses and hundreds-of-thousands of cumulative miles in transportation. They bring to market…
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The evolution of global freight transportation
Oceans are the highways of economic development. In this new essay I survey the development of cargo ships from oars and sails to steam and diesel. I…
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The origins of the profit constraint
Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman published his landmark work The Social Responsibility Of Business Is to Increase Its Profits in The New York Times…
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Zeroing in on sustainable finance
ESG has entered the calculus of investors and financial asset managers. However, company ESG disclosures primarily rely on unaudited, unverified, and…
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Solving the Scope 3 prisoner’s dilemma
Lessons from international climate negotiations show how supply chain coalitions and carbon insetting could solve the Scope 3 prisoner's dilemma.
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Infrastructure, steaming containerships, and food waste
The U.S. faces a $2.6 trillion infrastructure investment gap, and a plan may finally reach the Senate floor next week. Containerships are going faster…
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Is circular vs. linear the right framework?
When does it make sense to talk about a circular supply chain rather than more narrow strategies like end-of-life management? In this post we'll explore…
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The state of infrastructure
Battle lines are being drawn in Washington D.C. over infrastructure and the American Jobs Plan (AJP). One of those lines is on the very definition of…
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Entangled in China
Undercurrents in China and global supply chains collided last week. On Friday, Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) was ordered by Chinese…
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Momentum on rails and clogged canals
It was hard to miss news of the ship blocking the Suez Canal last week. It is a significant event in global trade—and an unexpected topic for an…
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Echoes of unions and inflation
The Port of Montreal is on edge this weekend. Longshoremen who work at the port are set to vote Sunday on terms of a contract between their union (the…
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I am working on a book with an August 2025 deadline, and not currently publishing here. All of my past posts are still available here free, and I may restart after the book is released. Stay tuned!

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