The Energy Department stated that the Initiative is the country’s first federal government coordinated effort to support renewable energy and energy efficiency exports. The Energy Department also stated that through the implementation of 23 inter-agency actions, the Initiative will facilitate a significant increase of renewable energy and energy efficiency exports during the next five years, helping to meet the goals of the National Export Initiative and President Obama’s challenge to become the leading exporter of clean energy technologies.

This post highlights the importance of doing the appropriate research and background checks of all the cost and regulatory elements BEFORE you commit buying components or finished goods from new off shore vendors.

Amber Road has added a new section to their website of GTM Videos On-Demand. Here you can view customer interviews, industry perspectives, and flash explainers at your convenience. (And you don't even have to register to view the videos!) Please check it out!

American Shipper has released a new report, based on research gathered by a survey of nearly 300 transportation managers on their international and cross-border transportation management systems, best practices, and processes. ITMS Benchmark Study: Technology Meets the Challenge of an Unanticipated Freight Volume Rebound takes a look at how successful firms are managing international transportation, and looks for emerging trends that will develop in the near future.

a guest blog by Nigel Fortlage of International Trade Compliance Strategy at GHY.

An industry leading organization specializing in window covering was able to save over $6M in duty as a result of having an effective integrated trade compliance strategy. By coordinating NAFTA with organizational processes by use of a compliance champion, the company was able to assign tariff to every item.

View brief educational videos on-demand to learn about global trade management, industry perspectives, customer successes, trade compliance, and more.

AberdeenGroup has released a brand new report, Strategies for Mastering Trade Compliance and Supply Chain Complexity, which reveals the findings of a survey they did with 136 importers and exporters in August and September of this year. According to the survey, trade compliance teams are actively revamping their Global Trade Management (GTM) programs, specifically their trade compliance systems, to stay current with supply and demand fluctuations, growing global operations, increasing operational complexity and risk, and trade lane changes.