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Navigating the New Era of Supply Chains: Resilience and Evolution (2015-2023)

Navigating the New Era of Supply Chains: Resilience and Evolution (2015-2023)

Review the evolution of supply chain disruptions from 2015-2023, highlighting the impact of geopolitical tensions, pande...

Examining Five Years of Supply Chain Disruptions

Examining Five Years of Supply Chain Disruptions

Explore five years of supply chain disruptions through Supply Chain Dive’s coverage, analyzing key trends, challenges, a...

The Exporter's Daily Struggle: High Stress and the Fear of Costly Mistakes

The Exporter's Daily Struggle: High Stress and the Fear of Costly Mistakes

Explore how exporters face daily challenges in operations, from tracking schedules to handling delays, and how data-driv...

Exploring the Challenges Faced by US Exporters in the Cargo Receiving Window

Exploring the Challenges Faced by US Exporters in the Cargo Receiving Window

Explore the challenges plaguing US exporters in the Cargo Receiving Window - from logistical gridlock to capacity crunch...

Enhancing Global Almond Exports by Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges from Port of Oakland, FCA Málaga

Enhancing Global Almond Exports by Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges from Port of Oakland, FCA Málaga

Explore the complexities of global almond exports with this comprehensive guide on overcoming challenges in Incoterms, l...

Enhancing Global Almond Exports by Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges from Port of Oakland, FCA Rotterdam

Enhancing Global Almond Exports by Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges from Port of Oakland, FCA Rotterdam

Explore the complexities of global almond exports with this comprehensive guide on overcoming challenges in Incoterms, l...

Almonds PPP - 3

Almonds PPP - 3

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Almonds PPP - 4

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Almonds PPP - 5

Pistachio PPP - 1

Pistachio PPP - 1

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Pistachio PPP - 4

Walnuts PPP - 5

Walnuts PPP - 5

Pistachio PPP - 5

Pistachio PPP - 5

Walnuts PPP - 1

Walnuts PPP - 1

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April 2022 Newsletter

April 2022 Newsletter

Pistachio PPP - 2

Pistachio PPP - 2

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Export Managers

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Export Managers

Overall, Export Managers are seeking GTMS solutions that can help them navigate the increasingly complex world of global...

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Supply Chain Executives

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Supply Chain Executives

Overall, C-Level Supply Chain Executives are seeking GTMS solutions that can help them navigate the increasingly complex...

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Supply Chain Managers

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Supply Chain Managers

Overall, Supply Chain Managers are seeking GTMS solutions that can help them navigate the complex and dynamic world of g...

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Customer Service Managers

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Customer Service Managers

Customer Service Managers are seeking GTMS solutions that can help them navigate the increasingly complex world of globa...

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Export Documentation Specialists

Top Use Cases for Researching Global Trade Management Systems for Export Documentation Specialists

Overall, Export Documentation Specialists are seeking GTMS solutions that can help them navigate the increasingly comple...

Exporting Almonds: FCA Antwerp From the Port of Oakland

Exporting Almonds: FCA Antwerp From the Port of Oakland

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the complex process of shipping almonds from the Port of Oakland to the ...

Exporting Almonds: FCA Rotterdam From the Port of Oakland

Exporting Almonds: FCA Rotterdam From the Port of Oakland

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the complex process of shipping almonds from the Port of Oakland to the ...

Freight Documents and the Receipt of Goods: Shipping Almonds from the US to the Netherlands FCA Incoterms

Freight Documents and the Receipt of Goods: Shipping Almonds from the US to the Netherlands FCA Incoterms

Learn about the essential freight documents required for shipping almonds from the US to the Netherlands under FCA Incot...

Incoterms CFR Checklist: Shipping from Oakland to Busan using a Letter of Credit

Incoterms CFR Checklist: Shipping from Oakland to Busan using a Letter of Credit

Learn about the CFR Incoterms checklist for shipping goods from the Port of Oakland to the Port of Busan using a Letter ...

Shipping Walnuts from the Port of Oakland FCA Port of Málaga

Shipping Walnuts from the Port of Oakland FCA Port of Málaga

Walnuts sellers shipping from the Port of Oakland to buyers at the Port of Málaga need to know the requirements for gene...

Shipping Walnuts from the US to the Netherlands FCA Incoterms

Shipping Walnuts from the US to the Netherlands FCA Incoterms

Walnuts sellers in the USA shipping to buyers in the Netherlands need to know the requirements for generating freight do...

Why GTM Is Not Enough

Why GTM Is Not Enough

Global Trade Management (GTM) Software was built on a premise that no longer exists. That premise: the world has enough ...

How to Benefit from Incoterms CIF and Optimize Shipment Costs

How to Benefit from Incoterms CIF and Optimize Shipment Costs

In this article, we describe the meaning of Incoterms CIF and detail the responsibilities of buyers and sellers when usi...

Early Return Date (ERD) Nightmares and What to Do

Early Return Date (ERD) Nightmares and What to Do

ERD (Earliest Return Date, sometimes called Early Return Date). This simple 3-letter acronym has become a necessary evi...

Trade Documents: The Currency of Trade

Trade Documents: The Currency of Trade

Your trade documents are probably the single most important thing to get right across your entire trade execution proces...

Intelligent Trade Contracts: The What, Why, and How

Intelligent Trade Contracts: The What, Why, and How

Intelligent Trade Contracts (ITCs) – whether integrated with your CTRM or ERP or used on their own – are one of the newe...

New Research by Harbor Trucking Association and TradeLanes.co Shows Health Of Nation’s Truckers, Rail Lines, Import, And Export Industries At Stake

New Research by Harbor Trucking Association and TradeLanes.co Shows Health Of Nation’s Truckers, Rail Lines, Import, And Export Industries At Stake

New research shows that the disruptions from detention and demurrage are wreaking havoc on the country’s intermodal carr...

Container scarcity: Another challenge shaking up Global trade

Container scarcity: Another challenge shaking up Global trade

The shortage of containers has world trade flow in jeopardy. There are just not enough empty containers available in the...

Trade Execution as a Competitive Advantage (Part 2)

Trade Execution as a Competitive Advantage (Part 2)

Digitization + automation (buzzwords of the year in global trade) are table stakes, not enough. It’s imperative to coupl...

Trade Execution as a Competitive Advantage - Part 1

Trade Execution as a Competitive Advantage - Part 1

Based upon what we're hearing through our relationships with 40+ of the Top 100 US Exporters, we know that trade demands...

New Research:  Agricultural Exporters Hamstrung and Losing Money due to Changes to “Earliest Return Dates” by Ocean Shipping Carriers

New Research:  Agricultural Exporters Hamstrung and Losing Money due to Changes to “Earliest Return Dates” by Ocean Shipping Carriers

A new research report shows that ocean carriers’ uncommunicated changes to “Earliest Return Date” are hitting bottom li...

Protected against cyber attacks - where are your gaps?

Protected against cyber attacks - where are your gaps?

There is a 400% increase in attempted hacks coinciding with when maritime industry turned to greater use of technology; ...

Containers, containers, containers

Containers, containers, containers

The good news is that empty containers are coming into the US in record numbers.

Perspective from an emerging leader in logistics: Nairoby Asprilla dishes on the ocean freight transportation challenges amid a pandemic

Perspective from an emerging leader in logistics: Nairoby Asprilla dishes on the ocean freight transportation challenges amid a pandemic

We believe deeply in supporting emerging leaders in the global trade and logistics industry. Today, we’re sharing an art...

Media Release: TradeLanes.co raises $4 million to digitize global trade

TradeLanes.co raises an additional $4 million in funding to digitize global trade for container-based shipping

ephyto Industry Update

ephyto Industry Update

Note: This is an update that is only relevant to those interested in the technical aspects of how ephyto is advancing in...

Containers Don’t Lie: Global Trade Forecast with Lori Ann LaRocco

Containers Don’t Lie: Global Trade Forecast with Lori Ann LaRocco

A conversation about LaRocco's Containers Don't Lie and global trade reveals some unpredicted outcomes in pricing (and p...

Congrats to the Specialty Crop Trade Council

Congrats to the Specialty Crop Trade Council

We were thrilled to sponsor the Specialty Crop Trade Council's annual meeting this past Tuesday and wanted to send a sho...

U.S. Ag Seeks Support on Global Trade + China Deal from White House

U.S. Ag Seeks Support on Global Trade + China Deal from White House

Copy of the letter soliciting support from the White House to represent the interests of the U.S. Agriculture community ...

Executive perspective: Export challenges for specialty foods + what future holds

Executive perspective: Export challenges for specialty foods + what future holds

President of Rio Del Mar Foods, Richard Burright, shares insights on the effects of covid-19 on their export operations....

Can U.S. Growers Help Meet the Food Security Challenges?

Can U.S. Growers Help Meet the Food Security Challenges?

For U.S. growers, gaining operational edge is even more important than ever. Bulk exporters iare going to need to figure...

Covid-19 spotlights need for new approach to risk

Covid-19 spotlights need for new approach to risk

More than ever it seems that non-financial risk needs to be at the center of the process for investors to be good fiduci...

U.S. Grains Council Riffs on Resiliency

U.S. Grains Council Riffs on Resiliency

Allison Nepveux, Trade Policy Manager at U.S. Grains Council, riffs on global trade and resiliency in this guest blog fo...

What Our Customers are Saying about Supply Chain + Operational Resilience

What Our Customers are Saying about Supply Chain + Operational Resilience

The global coronavirus pandemic has pushed supply chain resilience to the forefront of everyone’s attention. Here's what...

Working remotely on global trade ops in the time of Covid-19

Working remotely on global trade ops in the time of Covid-19

Remote work is the new imperative. TradeLanes designed a platform so exporters can manage trade execution operations onl...

Update: COVID-19 effect on container shipping

Update: COVID-19 effect on container shipping

COVID-19 is hitting container shipping particularly hard. We have already seen almost 200 blank sailings from Asia to No...

The Difference between Good and Great Exporters: Managing Letters of Credit in a Digital Age

Good exporters focus on building good relationships and getting deals done: negotiating mutually acceptable terms with a...