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Logistics Startup Nuvocargo Debuts Carrier Platform
June 30, 2022

Cross-border digital trade company Nuvocargo has launched a platform designed to help motor carriers streamline payments and invoicing. As the company said in a news release Wednesday (June 29), the launch follows the December debut of Nuvocargo’s first carrier product, QuickPay for Carriers. “After talking...

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Summer’s Spice of Life — Mustard — a Hot Mess Amid Global Shortages
June 25, 2022

What debatably began as an overly hot summer in Canada’s vast (we imagine) mustard plant fields is putting the world’s hot and spicy habit on rations, if recent reports are to be believed. The baby formula shortage was bad enough, but fun food fact: Nobody...

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Trax, Truckstop.com Partner on Supply Chain Management
June 22, 2022

Trax, which helps companies manage their shipping spending, and Truckstop.com, which operates a marketplace for shippers and companies with items to move, on Wednesday (June 22) announced a new collaboration they said will help shippers, brokers and carriers work with each other more effectively. Trax...

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Soaring Logistics Costs Threaten Main Street Business Profits, Optimism
June 21, 2022

Getting goods from point A to point B has become a real threat to margins. Particularly for the Main Street small to midsized businesses (SMBs) that are the bedrock of the U.S. economy. A report released Tuesday (June 21) from the trade group, the Council...

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XPO, Google Cloud Team to Create Faster Supply Chains
June 06, 2022

B2B freight transportation services company XPO Logistics and Google Cloud have partnered on a multi-year deal to “further innovate how goods move through supply chains,” according to a Monday (June 6) joint press release. XPO will use Google Cloud’s expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), machine...

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KredX, Tradewind Team on Supply Chain Financing
June 05, 2022

Indian supply chain finance platform KredX is working with Tradewind Finance to help provide financing for international business, exports and imports, the companies announced Friday (June 3). KredX previously revealed its “in principle” approval by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in order to...

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Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Relaunch Backfires with Out-of-Stocks
June 01, 2022

Taco Bell’s move to change the conversation from supply chain and inflation issues has had something of the opposite effect. After bringing back its cult-favorite Mexican Pizza on May 19, the chain is already running out of ingredients, according to a company announcement posted to...

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Cross-Border Payments in Focus as Supply Chains Rebound From Pandemic
May 31, 2022

The signs are there that the supply chain snarls are unsnarling, just a bit. But of course, things can change on a dime. In the bid to better match supply and demand, the hard work lies ahead for enterprises large and small, with international reach....

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Bectran Launches Lien Filing and Tracking Product for Construction Industry
May 19, 2022

Bectran, which works in credit, collections and accounts receivable (AR) software, debuted a new solution Thursday (May 19) to help with lien filing and monitoring and help streamline AR work. This will organize and transmit contractor job information directly to lien service providers and get...