The Qatar Free Zones Authority is weighing a partnership with China’s JD.com that could deepen links between the two countries in logistics, e-commerce and supply chain services. According to the authority’s discussions, the potential tie-up would centre on warehousing, logistics infrastructure, digital supply chain tools…
US DOT's new digital freight tool aims to revolutionise supply chain visibility and efficiency
The US Department of Transportation is preparing a new digital freight tool it says will give shippers, carriers and retailers a clearer view of bottlenecks across the supply chain, as the Trump administration steps up efforts to cut logistics costs and speed cargo through key…
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When businesses compare third-party logistics providers, they often begin with the measurable details: warehouse footprint, software, freight costs and room to scale. Yet the question that can matter just as much is harder to quantify: what sort of partner will this company be once the onboarding is over? For many…
Shippers have not changed much in what they value most: dependable execution, competitive pricing and partners who arrive ready for the conversation. What is changing is how the best brokers and carriers are winning that business. Increasingly, they are backing relationships with better data, sharper…
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Basware retains leader status in Forrester’s latest AP invoice automation review with a focus on AI governance and compliance
Basware has been named a Leader in Forrester’s latest assessment of accounts payable invoice automation software for the second year running, underscoring how vendors in the market are increasingly judged on compliance, control and AI governance as much as on processing speed. In The Forrester Wave: Accounts Payable Invoice Automation…
The arrival of AI agents is changing a basic rule of B2B marketing: companies are no longer trying only to persuade people. They are also trying to satisfy software that screens, compares and verifies on behalf of those people. In practice, that means a startup…
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View AllRussian B2B e-commerce accelerates towards consumer-style convenience amid regulatory evolution
Russia’s online commerce continues to expand, but the market is growing in two different gears. Consumer e-commerce has become the pace-setter, while business and state procurement remain slower, more complex and still heavily shaped by regulation and legacy processes. Data Insight’s 2026 figures show B2C internet trade in Russia reached…
Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals co-develop strategic rare earth supply chain in Canada
Schneider Electric and Torngat Metals have agreed to explore a broader partnership that could link rare earth mining, processing, industrial technology and customer demand in one supply chain, as companies across the critical minerals sector look for ways to reduce dependence on fragile global flows.…

