Descartes in the News

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Jackson, MI-based Automated Logistics Systems (ALS), a full-service freight brokerage and 3PL/managed transportation provider, is improving real-time shipment visibility and operating efficiency through the Descartes MacroPoint™ solution.

Vestiaire Collective, a platform for pre-owned fashion, implemented Descartes' CustomsInfo solution to support its classification determinations and reduce duty spend for international e-commerce operations outside of Europe. 

Technology will continue to shape the logistics landscape in 2020, as companies experience greater connectivity, better access to data, and more widespread use of analytics and artificial intelligence, according to Brian Hodgson, senior vice president of industry strategy for logistics technology provider Descartes. Hodgson recently spoke with Supply Chain Quarterly about the continued transformation of the supply chain, which is being driven in large part by today's "customer experience economy." 

WESCO International announced Tuesday it will use the cloud-based Descartes Route Planner on-demand solution to help customer enhance delivery services and supply chain performance.

Technology will continue to shape the logistics landscape in 2020, as companies experience greater connectivity, better access to data, and more widespread use of analytics and artificial intelligence, according to Brian Hodgson, senior vice president of industry strategy for logistics technology provider Descartes.

In this exclusive interview we speak with Brian Hodgson, SVP Industry Strategy for Descartes, as he shares his “Top Three Trends” currently reshaping supply chains.

Outbound containers traded from 10 major countries and regions in Asia to the U.S. in October fell 9.8% to 1,454,613 TEUs, suffering a year-on-year contraction for two months in a row, according to statistics unveiled by American research company Descartes Datamyne. In the first 10 months (January-October) of 2019, a total of 13,789,687 TEUs were moved on the trade route, down 0.6% from a year earlier.

Descartes Systems Group, which provides software for logistics-led businesses, has announced that EgyptAir Cargo is using its Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) solution to streamline its air mail distribution.

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Outbound containers exported to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia in September (based on shipments that mother vessels are loaded with at ports of origin) decreased 0.5% to 1,441,130 TEUs, incurring the first year-on-year decline in three months, according to American research company Descartes Datamyne. In the first nine months (January-September), in contrast, they increased a minute 0.6% from a year earlier to 12,336,367 TEUs.