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News, case studies, and insights from the teams building the operational brain for supply chains.

Nauta Named One of the Top 10 Supply Chain Startups of 2026

Nauta has been named one of the Top 10 Supply Chain Startups of 2026 by Supply Chain Digital, a recognition that places the company among the teams reshaping how global supply chains operate.

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A freight forwarding operation where quote requests pile up in the inbox before anyone can answer.

Why Freight Forwarders Lose Quotes Before They Even Answer: The 90-Hour Inbox Problem

The average freight forwarder takes 90 hours to answer a quote request, and the first credible quote usually wins. See how Lauren, Nina, and Marcus respond in minutes.

How Nina Prevents Demurrage Charges: A Container Free-Time Case Study

US importers paid $15.4B in demurrage and detention over five years. See how Nina tracks container free-time deadlines and cut preventable charges by more than 80%.

How Nina Gave an Operations Team Back 15 Hours a Week

One team spent 15 hours a week hunting for order status across portals and inboxes. See how Nina monitors every open PO from issuance to delivery and drafts the chase requests.

How Alec Prevents Shipment Delays: A Document Reconciliation Case Study

Eighty percent of shipment delays trace back to a document error, not the carrier. See how Alec caught a missing compliance field before a shipment moved, avoiding a two-week customs hold.

How Alec Cut Invoice Errors and Auto-Matched 80% of Invoices

Industry benchmarks put the invoice error rate at 39%. See how one distributor deployed Alec to auto-match more than 80% of invoices with zero human touch, live in a week.

Nauta and Pepper Partner to Give Independent Food Distributors a Complete AI Stack

Nauta and Pepper are partnering to give independent food distributors a complete AI stack — covering the full operational picture, from how orders come in to what happens upstream in the supply chain.

Revenue Leakage in Global Logistics: What Your TMS, ERP, and Email Aren't Telling You

Every global import operation runs on three layers that were never designed to talk to each other — and when they don't converge, revenue leakage starts.

Unstructured Exception Management Is Driving Your Detention and Demurrage Costs

Unstructured exception management turns each disruption into a potential source of detention and demurrage costs that compound before anyone sees them coming.

The Scaling Problem Your Logistics Management Software Was Never Built to Solve

At what point does adding volume stop generating margin and start generating overhead? For most enterprise importers, that inflection point arrives before it's visible on a report.

The Financial Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain Visibility Software

Your visibility platform shows what's happening — but when a container arrives late, the financial consequences surface somewhere else, days after the window to act has closed.

The Data Your CFO Wishes You Had Before Walking Into TPM

Carrier negotiations are no longer about rate benchmarking. They're about cost predictability, working capital, and margin protection.

Nauta Launches Tariff Recovery Module to Help Shippers Calculate Exposure and Accelerate Refund Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down tariffs implemented under the IEEPA is a significant win for importers — but the refund process that follows will be anything but simple, and the companies that move first will recover the most.

How AI Is Finally Giving Procurement Real-Time Inventory Intelligence

Procurement teams are making million-dollar decisions in the dark — and AI-powered data normalization is finally connecting supply chain and logistics at the inventory level to give them visibility and control they've never had.

AI in Supply Chain 2026: Why the Real Transformation Is Still Ahead of Us

AI is on every strategy roadmap, yet most organizations still don't see real, measurable ROI — because we're deploying AI without giving it the operational context it needs to matter.

AI in logistics: the complete guide to automation and decision intelligence

AI is now part of how leading logistics teams plan routes, forecast demand, and manage containers — improving how you plan, track, and optimize every part of the supply chain.

How a logistics intelligence platform transforms supply chains and reduces costs

If you manage international shipments, you know how hard it is to stay on top of every movement. One late update can cause detention fees, missed connections, or production delays.

How freight data & automation helped us slash costs in real time

I've worked in logistics long enough to know one thing: the little hidden costs will kill you faster than the big ones.

Nauta Inventory Optimization Engine: Prevent Stockouts

Today, we launched the Nauta Inventory Optimization Engine, an AI-powered engine that enables shippers to plan inventory with the context of their own proprietary supply chain data.

Supply chain intelligence platforms 2026: how to choose the right one

The logistics landscape is evolving fast. Having visibility is no longer enough. Today's supply chains demand intelligence.

Windmar Case Study: Scale Solar Installs Without Stockouts

How Windmar Home, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the Caribbean, scaled solar installations and eliminated stockouts by making Nauta its single source of truth.

Berrios Case Study: 46% Volume Growth in 2 Months with Nauta

How Berrios, one of the largest home goods retailers in the Caribbean, shifted from reactive to proactive decision-making and turned logistics from a cost center into a competitive advantage with Nauta.

AI in Logistics: 7 Practical Use Cases (2026)

An analyst-style overview of seven high-impact AI use cases transforming supply chains worldwide, each with real-world examples, research insights, and measurable business outcomes.

Why Cash Flow Breaks Supply Chains (and How to Fix It)

Volatile tariff policies, rising costs, and global trade uncertainty have made cashflow the silent killer of importers — here is why it matters and how technology can help.

Nauta Raises $7M to Build an AI-Native Supply Chain Platform

Nauta is the AI solution for performance excellence in supply chain, bringing documents, tracking data, ERP inputs, and email threads into one place so operators no longer have to jump between systems.

Nauta Joins the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

Nauta is now an official member of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), one of the most respected trade associations in the United States.

Comparison of 8 AI supply chain visibility platforms in 2026 including Nauta, project44, Shippeo, and o9 Solutions

Best AI Supply Chain Visibility Platforms of 2026: Compared for Mid-Market Distributors and Importers

Eight AI supply chain platforms compared — Nauta, project44, Shippeo, Loop, GoComet, o9, HappyRobot, and Descartes — with a buyer framework for mid-market distributors and importers.