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Mexico Export Manifest, Modernization & How Filers Can Keep PaceThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created to help promote economic growth by easing the flow of goods and services between Canada, the United States and Mexico. As a...
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Andrew Roszko is Senior Vice President of Sales at DescartesWith one of the largest private truck fleets in the U.S., Performance Food Group (PFG) is one of the nation’s largest foodservice distributors. To streamline its extensive operations across...
Fifteen Airlines to Switch to the eAWB as the Preferred Method for Shipping CargoEffective March 1, 2016, fifteen air carriers will switch to the eAWB as the preferred process for shipping air freight. This is a significant milestone in the air cargo...
Fracht USA provides full logistics and transportation services for multiple industries with domestic and international operations whether road, air, sea or rail. To streamline its international shipment management, customs clearance, and customer and...
A leading electrical distributor throughout Arizona and California, Independent Electric Supply operates 19 electrical supply branches and over 1 million square feet of warehouse space to serve its contractor customers. To support business grown and...
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What Ratification of this Landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Could Mean for Importers, Exporters and OthersIn the works for over 10 years, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is one of the largest Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in history and has the...
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Recognized for her professionalism, leadership and commitment toward ensuring compliance success for Descartes customersIt’s time to announce our latest winner of Descartes’ Employee Excellence and Innovation award. This is a quarterly award...
Lift Off Distribution is the third largest Red Bull Energy Drink distributor in the U.S. and the exclusive off-premise distributor of Red Bull for Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. To enhance its private fleet operations, Lift Off Distribution...
The industry has kept a close watch on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) single window initiative as it approached key deadlines. As a result of suggestions and feedback from the trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently...
Mohawk Global Logistics Supports Growth with Descartes Solution and ACE Compliance Mohawk Global Logistics is a leading trade compliance-centric third party logistics provider. It offers international and domestic freight forwarding, customs...
Agreement to Enhance Transportation Management Connectivity, Collaboration and Regulatory Compliance We were pleased to announce that Descartes signed a software development cooperation agreement with SAP SE (NYSE:SAP), to provide customers with an...
Descartes Enabling Pilot Participation Following the Release of the Federal Register NoticeU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) to announce the launch of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE...
Descartes’ Solution Delivers Supply Chain Efficiencies and Cost Savings for GraffInternational diamond company extraordinaire Graff Diamonds is involved in every stage of the jewelry making process - from the sourcing of each rough stone, right...
D.J. Powers is a growing global logistics service provider and customs house broker with customers that range from small- and medium-sized firms to Fortune 500 manufacturers. To improve the coordination of international shipments, D.J. Powers...
Avianca Cargo Selects Descartes Cargo 2000™ for Compliance with Cargo 2000 Representing the integrated Latin American air carriers of Avianca Holdings S.A., Avianca Cargo serves 100 destinations in 25 countries throughout the Americas and Europe. To...
The Canada Gazette Part II was published on May 6, 2015. Outlined within the Gazette are changes to regulations relevant to Highway Carriers moving trucks and cargo into Canada. These enhanced regulations give Highway Carriers 45 days to fully comply...
Recognized for her clear focus on results and continuous support of Descartes’ customers and products Descartes' Excellence & Innovation Award, a peer-driven program, is presented to one deserving employee each quarter, in recognition for their...
NSK Europe recently announced that it is using Descartes Transportation Manager IS to gain better insight into its shipment lifecycle through real-time, end-to-end visibility. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rolling bearings...
As part of the single window initiative, the US Census Bureau’s AESDirect Portal will migrate to US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal. Integrating AESDirect into AES/ACE will eliminate the US...
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There are a number of upcoming milestones and transition points that have recently occurred or are on the table in regard to US trade regulations. One of the key updates is the beginning of full ISF enforcement. The industry has witnessed over seven...
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