While the idea of B2B e-commerce has been around for some time, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to enable their digital selling channels. In fact, companies that are failing to invest in digital channels are quickly finding themselves uncompetitive in today business climate. Buyers have come to expect total omnichannel engagement.

A lean, agile supply chain network is important in the hyper-competitive global marketplace, but this increased reliance on contractors and their subcontractors brings all kinds of increased risk and with it a heightened responsibility to closely vet and monitor supplier performance and behavior.

Trek Bikes, a bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor, has selected Amber Road's cloud-based Trade Automation solution to lower landed costs and manage global trade.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have jointly launched a website that tracks infrastructure investments made by countries within the region.

The recent increase in container freight rates on major east-west trades is no more than a flimsy disguise for the "fundamental weakness" of the ocean shipping industry, according to ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence provider Xeneta.

Inchcape Shipping Services has opened an office in Amsterdam, its second in the Netherlands.

Optel Vision, a provider of inspection and serialization systems for the global pharmaceutical industry, has released version 2.0 of its Open SiteMaster site server software.