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2400% The increase in international shipping reroutes recorded across 23.3 million shipments in 2025. Tariff changes, customs crackdowns, carrier constraints, and postal disruptions hit global shipping all at once. So far, those headwinds have not let up. –ePost Global
General Motors will add a sixth production day at its Flint Assembly plant in June. The facility currently runs three shifts five days a week, producing roughly 1,100 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy- duty trucks daily. GM sold about 320,000 of those vehicles in 2025 and said rising fuel prices haven’t changed those numbers. It seems demand for heavy-duty pickups may be immune to sticker shock at the pump.
JUST PUT IT ON THE BOAT After years of watching longshoremen haul individual cargo on and off ships, North Carolina trucker Malcom McLean decided there was a better way: put the trailer on the boat. On April 26, 1956, a retrofitted WWII tanker left Port Newark carrying 58 steel containers bound for Houston. McLean then gave his patents away for free, allowing the entire world to standardize around the same box. Two-day delivery got its foundation, while the longshoremen who built their livelihoods on the old way lost theirs.
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Red Bull athlete Dario Costa recently landed a plane on a shipping container moving at 120 km/h along a railway in Türkiye. Then, he took off again. Months of preparation with Rimac Automobili went into the feat, including a custom Kevlar seat built from 3D body scans. In the final seconds before touchdown, the container disappeared behind the aircraft’s nose. Costa stuck the landing.
Nissan teamed up with Dutch solar specialist Lightyear to embed photovoltaic cells across the hood, roof, and tailgate of the electric Ariya. The system can generate up to 4 kilowatt-hours of energy per day in high-sunlight conditions, adding up to 14 miles of range. For a commuter driving roughly 3,700 miles a year, those numbers could reduce annual charging visits by almost two-thirds. The system is part of Nissan’s mission to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. RUNNING ON SUNSHINE
Apple reports that 30% of materials across its 2025 product lineup came from recycled sources, including the cobalt in its batteries and the rare earth elements in magnets. The company also cut plastic from product shipments entirely, and introduced a new automated sorting system to recover materials from end-of-life devices more efficiently. Apple is targeting full carbon neutrality by 2030. CORE RECYCLED
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Joby Aviation flew its electric air taxi between JFK Airport and Manhattan this year, operating through some of the most complex airspace in the world. The aircraft touched down at the Downtown Skyport and the East 34th Street and West 30th Street heliports before returning to JFK, running point-to-point routes across the city’s existing heliport infrastructure. The Port Authority is already seeking partners to build a permanent vertiport at LaGuardia Airport.
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