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Current and developing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

The US has 20 FTAs in force at this point. They include treaties with the following countries according to the US Trade Representative...

Exports grew in March while manufacturing ticks up

Ernie Goss, Ph.D.

Exports grew in March while manufacturing ticks up

April 2, 2024 – Both the national Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report on Business and the Heartland Business Report revealed a...

How a small Midwest custom plastics company picks off larger global manufacturers while working through supply chain challenges

Frederick Baehner

How a small Midwest custom plastics company picks off larger global manufacturers while working through supply chain challenges

Overview Craig Carson, a former Army infantry commander and West Point graduate, has forged a global custom plastics company that counts...

Supply Chain Modeling & Planning for SME’s

Geoff Chambers

Supply Chain Modeling & Planning for SME’s

Part 2 by Geoff Chambers Director, Supply Chain Services A division of Scarbrough Consulting As we continue to underscore the critical...

Carlos Rodriguez

Supply Chain Concerns

The FMC allows rate hikes for carriers in response to Red Sea hostilities By Carlos Rodriguez Many of the rate hikes represent almost a...

Geoff Chambers

Supply Chain Modeling for SMEs

Part 1 by Geoff Chambers Director, Supply Chain Services A division of Scarbrough Consulting The Purpose of Supply Chain Modeling In the...

With US manufacturing and trade languishing, the Heartland economy follows suit.

Frederick Baehner

With US manufacturing and trade languishing, the Heartland economy follows suit.

According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business, economic activity in the national manufacturing sector...

Iowa Freight Forwarder first builds relationships and trust with shippers to remain flexible

Frederick Baehner

Iowa Freight Forwarder first builds relationships and trust with shippers to remain flexible

Joseph International is based in Muscatine, Iowa, and serves SMEs throughout the state. Tony Joseph is the owner who works diligently to...

Vermeer of Iowa manages shipping issues with long-term experience

Frederick Baehner

Vermeer of Iowa manages shipping issues with long-term experience

The Vermeer Corporation, headquartered in Pella, Iowa, is a manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment. The privately held...

Port of Kansas City (PortKC) sees river tonnage skyrocket

Frederick Baehner

Port of Kansas City (PortKC) sees river tonnage skyrocket

Port KC owns Woodswether terminal, the old Kansas City terminal in the city’s West Bottoms. The terminal consists of approximately nine...

Collaboration breeds solutions at the Port of New York and New Jersey

Frederick Baehner

Collaboration breeds solutions at the Port of New York and New Jersey

By Steve Burns, Port Authority of NY & NJ spokesperson With an uncertain economy and a fragile supply chain, staying nimble is a...

Port of Los Angeles has largest number of on-dock assets

Frederick Baehner

Port of Los Angeles has largest number of on-dock assets

The Port of Los Angeles moves more containers than any other port in the Western Hemisphere and is North America’s largest trade gateway...

Port of Jacksonville benefits for SMEs conducting international trade

Frederick Baehner

Port of Jacksonville benefits for SMEs conducting international trade

JAXPORT is an international trade seaport in Northeast Florida, offering service from dozens of ocean carriers connecting Jacksonville to...

Frederick Baehner

Georgia Ports adding 3.5M TEUs capacity

The Georgia Ports Authority is preparing to take on additional trade through its $1.9 billion infrastructure expansion. The projects will...

Port of Duluth-Superior opens trans-Atlantic service

Frederick Baehner

Port of Duluth-Superior opens trans-Atlantic service

The following is an excerpt from Spring 2023 Issue of North Star Port by Port Director, Deb DeLuca For the first time in practical or...

Yellow and its YRC Freight Fight for Survival

Frederick Baehner

Yellow and its YRC Freight Fight for Survival

Logistics Management reported that on July 11th “Yellow was ‘on verge of closing’ but wins concessions from lenders.” Its primary...

While US manufacturing and trade languishes, the Heartland economy indicates slow growth.

Frederick Baehner

While US manufacturing and trade languishes, the Heartland economy indicates slow growth.

While US manufacturing and trade languishes, the Heartland economy indicates slow growth

Post pandemic exporting - reduce your risk and maximize your opportunity

Thomas Cook

Post pandemic exporting - reduce your risk and maximize your opportunity

The key to successful exporting in this post pandemic era is to take steps to understand and mitigate risk. That opens the door for...

Not all LCL ocean freight is treated equally

Adam Hill

Not all LCL ocean freight is treated equally

Adam Hill, President Ginny Roady, Corporate Communications The Scarbrough Group When you are a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME),...

Frederick Baehner

Shipping prices are plummeting

For small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) traders, shipping costs have been falling, helping US exports in particular more price...

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