As the global trade space begins to rev up for 2014, many industry leaders are looking ahead to the trends, challenges and strategies they see playing the biggest role in the year to come. In our Executive Outlook series, we asked some of Amber Road's top thought leaders about their perspective of the supply chain, compliance, and beyond, and we will post their answers every week. Our first interview is with Anthony Hardenburgh, Vice President of Global Trade Content at Amber Road.

The US and Canada exchange a lot more than just a neighborly cup of sugar. The US Department of Commerce has released a new infographic detailing the key elements of one of the world’s biggest trading relationships.

Join KPMG, Amber Road and Tyler Search in New York City this Thursday, January 16, for a Trade & Customs Update and Networking Reception! Trade experts will discuss hot topics in international trade, including Mutual Recognition, the C-TPAT Portal, the First Sale rule, and other relevant issues.

Terex Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of lifting and material handling equipment for the construction, transportation, energy and manufacturing industries, has chosen to centralize and automate management of its worldwide trade processes with Amber Road's Global Trade Management solution.

Amber Road had a blast attending the Massachusetts Export Center's Export Expo last week in Boston! Several panels discussed hot topics in export compliance, global trade credit risk, export control reform, and more.

NORTH POLE, December 18, 2013 – North Pole Industries, a leading global provider of toys for good little girls and boys, has implemented Amber Road’s Global Trade Management suite in its worldwide distribution network.

Last Saturday, the World Trade Organization reached a historic agreement on its very first global “trade facilitation” deal, disproving the notion that small and large countries can never agree on new trade rules.

The idea of industry segmentation argues that companies need to execute separate strategies for commodities and newer, innovative goods – the demand structures certainly differ. Supply chain segmentation is no different, and SCM World delves into this critical, but underutilized, business process in their brand new report, “Supply Chain Segmentation: The Key to Future Profitability.”

As federal defense contracts continue to be cut, the state of Virginia has launched a $2 million campaign called “Going Global” to help its numerous defense-related contractors capture international export opportunities.

The global trade world has been buzzing about Amber Road’s acquisition of Shanghai-based EasyCargo for about a month now, since it introduces robust China Trade Management functionality into an already strong compliance offering. Gartner offered its “First Take” on the acquisition and what this move means for Amber Road customers and the global trade management industry as a whole: