Last week in Geneva, a deal was struck between Iran and six world powers, including the U.S. and the European Union, to relax global trade restrictions on cars, petrochemicals, aviation parts, gold, and insurance for oil cargoes. Additionally, Iran will be permitted to continue exporting oil at current levels instead of forcing further reductions.

Amber Road is excited to announce that we have acquired EasyCargo, a Shanghai-based GTM solutions provider specializing in complex Chinese trade regulations.

At BIS Update 2013 last month, Amber Road and Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Associates, Inc. had the pleasure of hosting a fantastic boat cruise on the Potomac for a ton of our customers, partners and friends!

Amber Road announced this week that it has opened an office in Munich, Germany to serve as its EMEA headquarters. Beginning with one sales executive in Scandinavia in 2009, Amber Road has quickly grown its European customer base to include companies such as ABB, Drägerwerke, Lantiq, Metso, Siemens and Talis, to name a few.

At a recent seminar, Financial Returns of Global Trade, hosted by Amber Road and Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc., Marianne Rowden, President and CEO of the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI), spoke on many of the recent U.S. legislative and regulatory updates. She covered topics including the Customs Re-authorization Bill, Simplified Entry, the effects of sequestration, the Export Control Reform Initiative, the status of mutual recognition agreements, and the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Congratulations to the accomplished companies included in Gartner’s most recent Supply Chain Top 25, which included nine Amber Road customers! (Four of the top five, in fact, use Amber Road.) Gartner’s annual report identifies demand-driven leadership on the journey to integrated, innovative supply chains.

Amber Road is pleased to announce that it received Supply & Demand Chain Executive‘s Top 100 Award for 2013, in partnership with Swedish customer Sandvik Aktiebolag. This is the ninth year Amber Road has been recognized by the publication for its dedication to providing customers with superior global supply chain solutions.

Amber Road, a leading provider of global trade management (GTM) solutions, today announced it has been selected by the Kahala Posts Group (KPG), an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world, to increase their competitiveness in the international delivery market. KPG member organizations include the Australian Postal Corporation, China Post Group, Correos y Telegrafos SAE, Groupe La Poste, Hongkong Post, Japan Post Co., Ltd., Korea Post, Royal Mail Group, Ltd, Singapore Post Limited and the U.S. Postal Service.

Amber Road, a leading provider of global trade management (GTM)  solutions, announced it received Inbound Logistics‘ Top Logistics IT Providers Award for 2013. This  is the tenth year in a row Amber Road has been recognized by the publication for its dedication to  delivering best-in-class technology  driving enterprise efficiency.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive presented its annual Pros to Know award to three Amber Road executives this year: Jim Preuninger, CEO; Stephanie Miles, Senior Vice President of Commercial Services; and Ty Bordner, Vice President of Product Management and Solutions Consulting. This is the tenth year in a row an Amber Road visionary has been recognized by the publication for his or her commitment to helping customers transform their global supply chain.