Global Trade Management

Wanting Piece of Air Cargo Market in East Africa/Middle East, Djibouti to Get Two Major Airports

January 28, 2015

The tiny African nation of Djibouti measures 23,200 square kilometers and is home to about 800,000 people, but within a few years - and with a little help from the Chinese - it expects to have two brand-new airport hubs large enough to handle 100,000 tonnes of cargo and 2 million passengers annually.

Are You Flirting With Disaster if You're Not Involved in Global Online Markets?

January 27, 2015

MultiChannel Merchant

There's a wake-up call for American digital marketers who aren't actively developing their international online markets. While there are many risks to taking your business online to other nations, the risk of not going global, or of waiting too long to make the move, almost certainly will be greater.

Manufacturing Capacity Is Leaving China. But Where's It Going?

January 26, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We've heard it before: manufacturing is leaving China and coming back to the West. But the reality isn't that simple.

Is China Manipulating Its Currency?

January 23, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is China guilty, as charged by U.S. traders, of keeping its currency artificially weak?

10 Years After: How Close Are We to True Demand-Driven Supply Chains?

January 22, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

It's been about a decade since companies began talking about the dream of a truly "demand-driven" supply chain. How far have we come? Roddy Martin, managing director of Accenture Supply Chain Strategies, provides a progress report.

HighJump Issues App for In-Store Fulfillment; Partners With Unata

January 21, 2015

HighJump Software Inc.

HighJump Software Inc. has released HighJump Retail Advantage for in-store fulfillment.

China Is Africa's Biggest Trading Partner, But Not Its Largest Investor

January 21, 2015

The Economist

China has become by far Africa's biggest trading partner, exchanging about $160bn worth of goods a year; more than a million Chinese, most of them labourers and traders, have moved to the continent in the past decade. The mutual adoration between governments continues, with ever more African roads and mines built by Chinese firms. But the talk of Africa becoming Chinese - or "China’s second continent", as the title of one American book puts it - is overdone.

Ocean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast Asia

January 20, 2015

Maritime Executive

Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

Are Chinese Companies Beginning to Lose Some of Their Global Clout?

January 16, 2015

BCG Perspectives

Ever since Chinese companies began going global in force a couple of decades ago, their impact on worldwide business has been hard to overstate. By combining low cost with massive scale, and by taking full advantage of a huge domestic market, companies based in China have disrupted and transformed industries from telecommunications equipment to solar panels. Will that leadership continue?

EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement Expected to Boost Already-Huge Trade Volume Between the Partners

January 16, 2015

BIFA

Trade between the European Union and Canada is already very strong – and growth is expected to continue as a result of an historic new trade agreement now being finalized in Ottawa, according to the British International Freight Association. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is said to be Canada’s most ambitious trade initiative, broader in scope and deeper in ambition than the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Global Trade Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding global trade management software and systems and their impact on supply chain management. New developments in global trade management software - which streamlines logistics and business processes related to cross-border trade - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using global trade management solutions for supply chain optimization.