CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly features a story on the challenges and implications for customs agencies struggling to process the surging tide of time-sensitive ecommerce shipments while keeping tabs on security and regulatory compliance.
Crypto Currency News features story on what leading logistics and blockchain companies around the world are doing to revolutionize global shipping and logistics through blockchain technology, and argues that blockchain may usher in a new era of automation and efficiency by allowing for the replacement of outdated systems of organization to conduct business.
Maritime Logistics Professional (p. 50-52) draws on Descartes Datamyne's US Ports Report for insights into containerships, container ports and the economy.
Hellenic Shipping News looks at what leading logistics and blockchain companies around the world are doing to revolutionize global shipping and logistics through blockchain technology, and argues that blockchain may usher in a new era of automation and efficiency by allowing for the replacement of outdated systems of organization to conduct business.
With cross-border ecommerce soaring to new heights, DC Velocity explores the challenges and implications for customs agencies that are struggling to process the surging tide of time-sensitive shipments while keeping tabs on security and regulatory compliance.
Inbound Logistics features a story on how innovative 3PLs are providing VIP service for their customers, including the strategies of R2 Logistics, a Descartes MacroPoint customer, aimed at solving delivery problems before they occur.
Freight Waves examines economic data, including findings in the U.S. Ports Report from Descartes Datamyne, for impact of recent tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canadian, European and Chinese goods—and suggests that freight carriers should prepare for a significant trade slowdown this fall, with all of the major container line alliances reducing capacity on transpacific services over the next few months.
Truck News shares agenda highlights of the upcoming Surface Transportation Summit, which has evolved into Canada’s premier event in the surface transportation industry. In partnership with the Freight Management Association of Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance and the CSCMP Toronto Roundtable, this year’s agenda encompasses the most important issues of the day and the event has assembled an elite group of moderators and panelists to address these topics.
Supermarket Guru analyzes the implications of tariffs for the food industry, including commentary from Descartes’ Melissa Harrington in interview with The Motley Fool.
Air Cargo News covers Descartes' acquisition of Velocity Mail, a network that provides global air carriers with mail and parcel shipment scanning and tracking.
From DC Velocity: "This is right in their sweet spot. They are acquiring a company that helps them grow their network," said Steve Banker, vice president of supply chain services at ARC Advisory Group, a Dedham, Mass., management consulting firm. Descartes offers customers access to a suite of supply chain visibility tools it calls the "global logistics network," a collaborative web of logistics firms that pool their standards to facilitate global shipping and compliance through digital data exchange, the firm says.
AG Week analyzes the impact of China’s soybean cancellations on the U.S. soybean industry, and the potential effects of these types of shifts in the global soybean trade. The article cites 20-foot equivalent shipping container (TEU) data from Descartes Datamyne™, which shows a decline in U.S. soybean shipments to China in the first quarter of this year, as compared the same period in the previous three years.
Forbes contributor Steve Banker considers the struggles that Uber Freight has faced, and speaks to logistics technology executives, including Descartes’ Mark Carroll and Chris Jones, for insights on the challenges for freight marketplace startups, such as the complexities of capacity matching.
Heavy Duty Trucking covers the new integration between ERoad, a provider of fleet management and other solutions for the transportation industry, and Descartes MacroPoint to share real-time freight visibility with shippers while reducing the costs of satisfying the growing shipper demands for visibility and status alerts.
Forbes contributor Steve Banker offers this round-up of 10 logistics case studies, kicking off with The Home Depot’s ability to boost revenues by using a routing solution to drive time definite deliveries.
Venture Beat contributor Marlene Jia examines how food and beverage companies are looking to automation and artificial intelligence to scale new products and remain profitable, including logistics and transportation technologies for distribution, solutions for compliance with regulatory standards and more.
In Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News from WSJ, Paul Page highlights new technologies and digital strategies for freight brokers, including software from Descartes to speed up shipping connections.
Descartes MacroPoint’s Dan Cicerchi elaborates on four reasons why freight visibility should be a top priority for trucking. As today’s supply chains become exponentially more complicated, the value of freight visibility increases due to its ability to provide real-time insight into the location and status of freight—a competitive advantage for decision-makers in transportation and logistics.
Steve Banker takes a closer look at the future of Uber Freight and the struggles its facing—many of which come as no surprise to the logistics technology executives Banker recently interviewed for a worldwide TMS study.
Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoints shares his views on recent developments in last mile routing, including the decision by UPS to deploy electric trucks.
Today's rapidly evolving ecommerce market is impacting the global trade compliance environment. In a recent American Shipper article, Descartes' Joely Callaway discusses how international trade practitioners can prepare for uncertainty by focusing on technology and automation to ensure regulatory compliance.
Ecommerce growth is causing an explosion in last mile deliveries. Highlighting the UPS announcement to deploy electric delivery trucks, Steve Banker discusses various advancements in last mile routing -- notably Descartes' dynamic routing solution -- in a recent Forbes article.
