Global Trade

The current economic climate has some similarities to the post-Cold War 1990s, and that means a boom could be on the horizon.

While nearshoring can be a risk mitigation tool, it’s important for businesses to consider the differences between countries, including cultural, trade and even weather patterns.

An investigation into how supply chains have changed, where they are heading, and how you can prepare.

Free Trade Zones offer opportunities to bring the global market to local markets, creating jobs and innovation around the world.

New Ideas in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Technologies

While toy imports are down 30% year-over-year, they remain at 2019 pre-COVID levels, suggesting this holiday season may not be all doom and gloom for retailers.

Listen as Rosemary Coates and Adrienne Braumiller, Founder of the international law firm, Braumiller Law Group, discuss the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, hosts this episode of The Frictionless Supply Chain.

A Canadian supply chain law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, will place the responsibility on brands, retailers, and importers to identify and prevent child and forced labor within their supplier networks.

Companies across sectors are increasingly shifting manufacturing away from China in an effort to reduce vulnerability and exposure to rising labor costs. Research from Moody’s finds that large global apparel companies may fare the best when diversifying.

Shipping bottlenecks, increased costs, and disrupted deliveries could result in shifting transportation of goods from the Middle East as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.

As the supply chain has become more global and more complicated, the influence of geopolitical events is creating more urgency for businesses to secure their networks.

India has seen a 44% increase in exports to the U.S. as American companies looking to diversify their supply chains turn away from China.

A bump in imports to the U.S. could be on the horizon, following a strong back-to-school season that indicate cargo volumes could reach 2 million TEUs during September and October.

Bank of America is adding a supply chain module to its popular CashPro Trade platform, enabling faster processing of financial transactions for global supply chains.

Low water levels have caused a backlog of container vessels at the Panama Canal, and that could impact the ability of businesses to restock inventories in time for the holiday shopping season.

In an interview with a Danish newspaper, Maersk CTO Navneet Kapoor said the company is using AI to automate as much as 20% of its logistics tasks today and hopes to increase that to 80% within seven years.

Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Lisa Dender, Global Leader at IBM, discuss the circular economy and the new REACH regulations. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, hosts this episode of The Frictionless Supply Chain.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, for Logistics Management and Peerless Media, interviews Chris Rogers, Head of Supply Chain Research for S&P Global Market Intelligence.

An e2open research report exploring the growth of cross-border e-commerce through consumers’ eyes.

This white paper presents five best practices for companies to leverage trade programs and gain the benefits.