Global Trade Magazine spotlights key findings from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, including that March U.S. container import volumes were strong, continuing the robust performance that began in January 2024.
Financial Post on Descartes’ labor shortage study, showing that 54% of the supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks with technology to improve worker productivity, including delivery route optimization, driver mobile productivity solutions and real-time shipment tracking.
Food Logistics shared key findings from Descartes’ global shipping report, including that April’s update of U.S. container import volumes show that the first quarter of 2024 has been a strong start, and that port transit delays continue to improve as the drought in Panama and Middle East conflict have yet to impact East and Gulf Coast ports.
National Post highlights new Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard technology used to help combat fraud in transportation and logistics by evaluating data points on freight location and status for accuracy.
Yahoo Finance Canada on Descartes’ recent labor shortage study, which shows that delivery route optimization and real-time shipment tracking are the top technology choices for supply chain and logistics leaders looking to improve productivity through automation.
World Ports Org shared that March U.S. container import volumes experienced a significant increase of 15.7% compared with the same month last year and marked an even larger increase of 20.6% when compared with pre-pandemic levels in March 2019, according to Descartes’ recent global shipping report.
Hellenic Shipping News shares insights from Descartes’ April global shipping report, showing that, compared to February 2024, March imports from China continued to decline due to the Chinese Lunar New Year. This was reflected by a significant volume loss at the Port of Los Angeles for the second consecutive month.
Supply Chain Dive on how new Descartes MacroPoint capabilities are facilitating a more secure logistics ecosystem by helping the transportation and logistics industry to combat fraudulent activities.
American Journal of Transportation covers the results of Descartes’ labor study, underscoring that supply chain and logistics leaders should continue to invest and evolve to get the most they can from their existing resources and focus on more than money to hire and retain a capable workforce.
Container News shares key takeaways from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, showing that March 2024 was a strong month for U.S. container imports and that, despite the combined effect of the Panama drought and the conflict in the Middle East, port transit delays showed continued improvement across nearly all the top ports.