From science to syringe

Covid-19 vaccines are miracles of science and supply chains

Phishing targets Covid-19 vaccine distribution effort

IBM says it has detected a cyber espionage effort to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization vaccine distribution

Distributed ledger to aid Australian agricultural producers

Entrust, Australia’s first full-service agricultural supply chain platform, has announced it will operate on Hedera Hashgraph

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food’s murky supply chains

The Covid-19 crisis highlights the prospect of greater consumer engagement in the food supply chain

Bombardier investigating possible links Uighur forced labour in China

Australian Strategic Policy Institute says factories that claim to supply products to at least 83 global brands exploited more than 80,000 Uighur Muslims

Coerced Uighur labour taints electronics supply chain

Companies outside China are benefiting from coercive labour practices imposed on the Uighurs, a Turkic ethnic group, and other minorities

Analyst calls for funded blockchain research in U.S.

FDA should commission a federal research study on blockchain vendors, solutions and investment options and provide guidance on how to leverage blockchain technology to improve food safety, ISG says

Organo joins IBM blockchain group

Food Trust network allows participants to selectively share information

Paper bill of lading one step closer to retirement

G2 Ocean and Manuchar show the paper Bill of Lading is ready for retirement. Together they have finished a successful pilot trial of CargoX’s blockchain-based Smart Bill of Lading Solution.

Container trade opening door for smugglers

Additional containers present an opportunity for criminals to capitalize on limited law enforcement resources and hide more contraband among the legitimate goods