gCaptain features findings from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, showing that January 2024’s 7.9% surge in U.S. container imports marks the largest month-over-month growth for January in the last seven years and was primarily fueled by a 14.9% rise in imports from China.
Logistics Management features insights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, which shows annual and sequential gains for United States-bound container imports driven, in large part, by imports from China.
Bloomberg cites data from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, showing that China’s share of U.S. container imports in 2023 fell to 37.2%, the lowest since 2005 and down from a 2018 peak of 44.6%. Over that same period, Vietnam’s share increased more than sixfold to 8.3%.
Wall Street Journal examines the uptick in U.S. freight activity to start 2024, citing the highest month-over-month growth in container imports in seven years, according to Descartes’ latest global shipping report, as a sign of rising demand.
Style Mag shares findings from Descartes’ labor study, including that the areas suffering the most from resource shortages in supply chain and logistics are transportation operations (61%) and warehouse operations (56%).
National Post on Descartes’ labor report, which reveals 76% of the supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed are facing notable workforce shortages, that the areas suffering the most acutely are transportation operations (61%) and warehouse operations (56%).
Business Insider on Descartes’ labor study results, including that 37% of supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed characterize the resource shortage as high to extreme, and 58% say that shortages have negatively impacted service levels.
Financial Post covers Descartes’ labor report, showing that 76% of supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed are facing notable workforce shortages affecting their companies’ financial, customer service, peak season and logistics partner performance.
DC Velocity on results of Descartes’ labor study, including that 37% of supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed would characterize the resource shortage as high to extreme, and 58% specifying that workforce shortages have negatively impacted service levels.
Inside Logistics features findings from Descartes’ labor study, showing that supply chain and logistics workforce shortages are affecting companies’ financial, peak season, and logistics partner performance, and taking a toll on customer service, with 58% indicating that shortages have negatively impacted service levels.