gCaptain shares insights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report showing that January’s U.S. container import volumes are more aligned with January 2019 levels and that wait times are decreasing for top East and Gulf Coast ports but not for top West Coast ports.
FreightWaves spotlights Descartes’ acquisition of Minneapolis-based GroundCloud, a cloud-based provider of final mile automation and compliance capabilities that help last mile carriers manage assets and routing, fill orders, meet delivery windows, and provide safety training and monitoring of drivers.
Logistics Management highlights Descartes’ acquisition of Minneapolis-based GroundCloud, a cloud-based provider of final mile carrier solutions and road safety compliance tools.
Chain Store Age shares findings from Descartes’ recent study on the connection between logistics innovation and business success and how supply chain leaders are turning to leading-edge technology to overcome challenges.
Germany’s Das Kostümland deploys Descartes’ ecommerce warehouse management system to keep pace with dramatic seasonal spikes in orders of costumes and disguises, accelerating fulfillment processes, increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing the customer experience.
Talking Logistics’ Adrian Gonzalez shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on why companies should prioritize technologies for supply chain and logistics innovation, where innovation is focused today, and the connection between innovation and business success.
FreightWaves shares Descartes Datamyne global trade research showing alignment between January’s increase in U.S. inbound container volumes and 2019 volumes, improvement in port transit delays for the top East Coast ports, and a rebound in Chinese imports into the U.S.
Total Retail shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on rising consumer expectations to self-select the delivery option that best suits their needs, priorities, and budget for their ecommerce purchases—and how customer delivery personas can help retailers meet this need for choice.
Food Logistics shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on strategic and tactical maneuvers to help food and beverage companies improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of distribution operations, regardless of whether fuel costs are spiking, dipping, or holding steady.
Trade Finance Global shares insights from Descartes’ Jackson Wood on how global trade intelligence, HS classification and landed cost calculation, and denied party screening technologies can help shippers build greater supply chain resilience in 2023.