Global Trade

As the global economy enters its tenth year of expansion following the global financial crisis, concerns are growing that a recession may be imminent, and although several factors will raise the risk of recession in 2019, a slowdown in growth - led by the United States and China - with periodic “growth scares” is the most likely outcome.

GTM has evolved from a collection of standalone supply chain and enterprise applications into an integrated solution that ties them all together, ideally on a common platform.

SEKO Logistics is partnering with ShipStation, the world’s leading web-based eCommerce shipping solution, to increase its eCommerce merchants’ ability to grow in new cross-border markets.

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have set another new record, reaching 2 million containers in a single month for the first time as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in tariffs on goods from China.

Here’s how the tariff wars are playing out in the world’s supply chains, and how good visibility, proactive thinking, and reliable supply chain partners can help protect companies of all sizes from the impacts.

Dr. Walter Kemmsies, economist and chief strategist with JLL, widely viewed as one of the foremost experts on ports, rail, and infrastructure in the U.S., discusses globalization and the domestic logistics supply chain industry with SMC³.

As stated by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union has been approved, now the question is does Brexit represent a supply chain risk to be mitigated, or a supply chain opportunity to be exploited?

As the official notification for Brexit gets closer, there are many unknowns for businesses in terms of how changes may affect them as well as many impacts that are becoming clearer.

In this report, Aberdeen examines risk management from the demand side, the supply side, and the known areas of expected change resulting from the impact of Brexit and U.S. tax and trade policies.

The FTA compliance process can be difficult, but as this whitepaper will cover, the benefits almost always outweigh the inconvenience.

Here are 5 Customs & Regulatory Compliance tips that will make the U.S./Canada Border Clearance process more efficient.

When Canada’s Office of the Auditor General released its 2017 audit focused on “customs duties,” a key finding included the fact “that importers misclassified about 20 percent of goods coming into Canada and may have ended up paying a lesser amount of duty as a result.”

Although many businesses prefer not to report incidences of theft, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimates that North American cargo losses amount to roughly $40 billion annually...and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) reports that 85% of all cargo losses involve trucks.

Successful exporting requires good planning, a firm commitment, and a strong team.

As global supply chains become more and more complex, and as international shipping costs continue to rise, you know that digitizing data and collaboration tools in your supply chain are more crucial than ever.

As quickly as technology is pushing consumer-facing capabilities forward, behind the scenes apparel industry supply chains are moving at a decidedly slower pace.

Import clearance is an often-overlooked hurdle in the race to introduce new products to market.

With global giants like Amazon and Alibaba using their supply chains as a way to gain a competitive advantage, smaller retailers risk being left behind.

DMG Blockchain Solutions has planned capabilities of a new global supply chain management application that will include supply chain technology and integration across the legal cannabis supply chain.

Just before the midnight deadline last Sunday, September 30, 2018, the US and Canada struck a deal on trade and announced the framework for a new, revised NAFTA - now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.