Global Trade Management

The Return of American Manufacturing Jobs: A Progress Report

August 25, 2017

Are manufacturing jobs coming back to the U.S.? For that matter, was offshoring the reason for their disappearance in the first place?

U.S. Lays Out Ambitious Schedule for Next Nafta Talks

August 24, 2017

Los Angeles Times

After the opening round of talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, at least this much is known: The U.S. is pushing for comprehensive changes and racing to meet a tight political calendar.

Manufacturers Call for Pause on U.S. LNG Export Permits

August 23, 2017

Maritime Executive

The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) has warned that the United States is set to use up 60 to 70 percent of its natural gas reserves by 2050 if all permitted LNG export terminals are built out.

Oil Slides As U.S. Shale Output Seen Rising to Record High

August 21, 2017

Industryweek

Oil traded at a three-week low after a forecast on U.S. shale growth added to mounting worries that the rebalancing process is stalling.

Global Retailer Maximizes Supply Chain Performance With Improved Collaboration

August 18, 2017

Challenge: Inconvenienced by manually intensive processes, this global retailer of handbags and accessories recognized the need to transform its internal and external supply chain processes - facilitating the access of information with strategic trading partners, especially raw material suppliers. The company needed to standardize data management processes associated with material management, BOMs, costing collaboration and supplier allocation.

A Five-Way Partnership Develops a New Way to Track High-Value Shipments

August 16, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Honeywell and Intel join in developing the technology for a new visibility and reporting platform that promises to provide close, real-time monitoring of goods in transit, aided by DHL, Kuehne & Nagel and Expeditors.

China Says It Built a Railway in Africa Out of Altruism, But It's More Strategic Than That

August 14, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Africa's past is the mildewed train station in central Addis Ababa, where locomotives sit gutted and rusted tracks vanish in the grass. The line was once the greatest in Africa; built by France in the 1910s, it ran more than 450 miles northeast to neighboring Djibouti, where the desert meets the sea.

Hanjin Shipping Says Bankruptcy Claims Top $10Bn

August 14, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co., which roiled global trade and temporarily marooned more than half a million cargo containers when it filed for bankruptcy, says it has raised only a fraction of what it needs to repay creditors, whose claims total about $10.5bn.

Nafta 2.0: Will the Trump Administration's 'Wish List' Be Granted?

August 14, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The North American Free Trade Agreement is back on the table. Will the patient survive?

Stalled Trade Agenda Leaves Industries in a Lurch

August 10, 2017

The New York Times

Donald Trump promised Americans that they would be exhausted from "winning" on trade under his presidency. But nearly seven months after Trump took office, the industries he vowed to protect have become tired of something else: waiting.

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.