Challenge: A leading food provider that ships fresh fruit from Mexico was impacted by two major issues. 1. Delayed deliveries. When it looked closer into milestone events they found all delays were occurring when trucks went through customs. The delays were having a direct impact on goods quality. 2. Missing trucks and drivers. Drivers in Mexico were being kidnapped.

Netwin Solutions Inc., a provider of applications for supply-chain security and global trade management, has launched a software module to help companies comply with new rules for reporting on the presence of conflict minerals in their products.

A robust demand for silicones in China, combined with an improving economy there, is driving market growth for these versatile polymers, which are increasingly vital to the construction, automotive, cosmetics and medical/pharmaceutical industries, says a new global market research report released by IHS.

Challenge: Client had multiple divisions/business units that operated independently with their own set of carrier rates, payment processes, shipping systems and no visibility of their freight practices/ spend across all locations.

Yusen Logistics has completed the fourth expansion of its facility at the Port of Duisburg, Germany.