The protracted period of congestion in global logistics, particularly on Trans-Pacific lanes, is leading firms to consider new strategies. Levi Strauss has changed its coastal shipping patterns and JinkoSolar is getting closer to Maersk. Also: Lupin, Cadila may have growth opportunity from Biden’s drug competition order; Back-to-school not back to pre-pandemic levels despite import rebound; Branching Out – Graph Theory Fundamentals; China may avoid EU carbon fee that could capture U.S.; and the U.K. settles for steel, not full trade deal with U.S. in 2021.