Logistics Viewpoints shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones based on Descartes’ recent study of the pervasiveness of the workforce challenge in the supply chain and logistics industry and the top technology choices organizations are using to help drive productivity gains for labor workers and knowledge workers, such as delivery route optimization.
WSJ Logistics Report cites, as its Number of the Day, May U.S. container imports of 2,346,382 TEUs, up 11.9% year-over-year and 6.2% from April, including a 17.6% month-to-month increase in imports from China, according to Descartes’ most recent global shipping report.
Entrepreneur shares three suggestions from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer to enhance the security of parcel deliveries and mitigate the risk of "porch pirates" stealing packages left on consumers’ doorsteps.
Logistics Management shares insights from Descartes’ Scott Sangster on how the acquisition of shipment management solution provider BoxTop will help Descartes’ shipper customers see more efficient operations from LSPs using BoxTop, gain better visibility into shipments across multiple modes of transportation, and see electronic customs filings completed more accurately through Descartes’ customs compliance solutions.
Reuters shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on May’s U.S. container import volumes and shifting volume shares at East and Gulf Coast ports and West Coast ports.
Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the company’s Q1 earnings, as well as issues affecting the global logistics and supply chain industry. Watch now!
Supply Chain Brain shares insights from Descartes’ Jackson Wood into why taking a three-dimensional approach to risk is critical for developing a holistic compliance program that delivers cost benefits and strategic value today, while setting the organization up to meet the ESG disclosure requirements of the future.
American Journal of Transportation discusses the response by shippers and brokers to the new final ruling from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), cracking down on unfair demurrage and detention practices through new billing requirements.
Supply Chain Dive spotlights how UK-based global freight broker, Gravitas Worldwide, eliminated manual customs declarations using the Descartes e-Customs solution to automate, streamline, and expedite customs clearance for its aerospace clients.
BNN Bloomberg on Descartes’ acquisition of Aerospace Software Developments (ASD)—Descartes’ 30th acquisition since 2015. Dublin-based ASD provides customs declaration software solutions for LSPs and shippers, as well as RFID solutions that help the air #logistics community track assets.