Logistics Management shares insights from Descartes’ monthly global shipping report, including that August container import volumes dropped 3% from July’s 26-month high of 2,556,180 TEU, while heading up 12.9% annually and up 15.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic.
Supply Chain Dive: Solar Coca-Cola Enhances Distribution Performance with Descartes Routing Solution
Supply Chain Dive highlights Solar Coca-Cola’s use of Descartes’ route execution and fleet performance management solution to optimize the last mile delivery performance of 1,400+ drivers across 44 distribution centers and 13 production facilities serving an area that represents 70% of Brazil.
SupplyChainBrain shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on how the combined approach of automating labor-intensive tasks, in tandem with adapting people-management strategies to optimize hiring and retention, helps differentiate supply chain and logistics organizations from the competition.
Citing monthly U.S. container import volumes from Descartes’ latest report, Reuters considers potential disruptions to global supply chains stemming from elevated imports and the possibility of an October strike at East Coast ports.
Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan joins Schwab Network host Oliver Renick to discuss Descartes’ most recent earnings report, the company’s outlook on the global supply chain and logistics industry and using AI for future growth.
Logistics Business highlights the use of Descartes’ cloud-based TMS by Nynas AB, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty oil products and services, to automate communications with carriers, freight forwarders, customs agents, independent inspectors and its main storage hub to support the types of shipments they deliver across Europe.
Descartes’ Anne van de Heetkamp shares with WSJ that customers are mapping out new global supply networks now that duties appear more permanent, unlike five years ago when trade tensions started to grow.
Reuters spotlights rise in shippers expediting orders of holiday goods as a precaution against a potential U.S. port strike and other supply chain disruptions, citing data from Descartes’ latest global shipping report showing that July U.S. container imports registered the third-highest monthly volume on record.
As part of its Holiday Season 2024 special edition, Retail Today shares 5 key considerations from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer for a successful peak season shipping strategy to help retailers navigate this busy period.
SAP Insider shares key takeaways from Descartes’ benchmark survey of 630 global shippers and logistics service providers, including how companies perceive the role of transportation management, key industry trends driving the market, and how transportation value is measured.