Global Trade

The Silk Road – the First Global Supply Chain

Saturday, February 4, 2012 · Rosemary Coates I am honored to be asked to join the esteemed bloggers at Supply Chain Management Review. Each month, I will be blogging about China logistics and Chinese imports.

Port infrastructure must keep pace with rebound, says economist

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Ocean cargo shippers can expect an improvement in business this year, with the economic tide lifting all boats

Panjiva data shows decline in U.S. bound shipments from November to December

Monday, January 23, 2012 · Jeff Berman The 7 percent sequential decline comes on the heels of a 0.2 percent gain from October to November

BRIC nations continue to attract investment

Thursday, January 19, 2012 · Patrick Burnson Global economic uncertainty and Middle East political turmoil are doing little to dim the attraction of emerging markets, said supply chain management analysts

California’s Healthy Outbound Supply Chain

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 · Patrick Burnson California’s exporters turned in another strong performance in November, marking the 25th consecutive month in which the state’s merchandise export trade increased on a year-over-year basis

The LogisTech Curve: Export Compliance – Minimizing Your Risk

Thursday, December 22, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz Good programs are not “one size fits all.” Every company has multiple supply chains, multiple products and customers, each with their own individual needs and risk profiles.

More on the Export Control Reform Initiative

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz The current system is based on two different control lists, administered by two different departments, and three different primary licensing agencies

Panjiva data shows slight shipment growth from October to November

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 · Jeff Berman Slight signs of economic stability appeared to take hold on the global trade front from October to November, according to data from Panjiva

DHL Releases Study on Free Trade

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 · Patrick Burnson A detailed country-by-country analysis of the flows that connect the world indicates that globalization is still not as advanced as most people believe

National Export Initiative? May Create New Compliance Challenges

Monday, November 21, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Although most U.S. exporters may not need specific licenses to take part in the President’s? National Export Initiative, determining if that is the case can be very expensive.

Slight Bump in Global Trade Activity

Friday, November 18, 2011 · Jeff Berman Analysts at Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, indicated that global trade activity showed a bit of a “leveling off” from September to October

Panjiva data shows 4 percent gain in U.S.-bound shipments from July to August

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 · Jeff Berman While the global economy remains firmly entrenched in a holding pattern, data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, showed a seasonal increase in the number of United States-bound waterborne shipments for the…

Exports in the supply chain need a boost, says task force

Monday, September 19, 2011 · Patrick Burnson One of the most effective ways to create good new jobs and reverse the income decline of the past decade is for the United States to “become a thriving trading nation,” concludes a new Task Force report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy.

Maersk pledges to tighten its supply chain

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Following its promise to be more collaborative with shippers, Maersk Line is introducing a time-definite service in the booming Asia-EU trade lane

Back to the drawing board for some supply chain projections

Thursday, September 8, 2011 · Patrick Burnson Economists are revising earlier forecasts in light of recent fluctuations in supply chain metrics and production cycles