Inside U.S. Trade speaks to Descartes’ Scott Sangster on the types of logistics issues that industry, the government and technology providers may face under the potential reform of the de minimis exemption, initially designed to speed up customs clearance for low-value, high-volume imports.
Reuters shares insights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, including that U.S. container import volumes increased 4.7% year-on-year in February, but could cool in coming months as the U.S. trade war with China and other key trading partners takes hold.
Descartes’ CEO Edward Ryan speaks to BNN Bloomberg about the company's fourth quarter results, M&A strategies, developments in AI, and how Descartes’ global trade intelligence solutions help companies navigate evolving tariff changes and trade barriers in a rapidly changing trade environment.
Supply Chain Dive spotlights American Lamprecht, an Illinois-based freight forwarder using Descartes’ advanced shipment tracking capabilities to provide customers with real-time visibility into the location and status of their air and ocean shipments.
Fast Company highlights findings from Descartes’ recent study of supply chain workforce challenges, concluding that the future of the logistics industry hinges on its ability to embrace bold, collaborative workforce development.
DC Velocity shares how Cathay Cargo used Descartes’ air cargo tracking solution to track and monitor the safe journey of a pair of giant pandas from Chengdu, China to their new home at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park Zoo.
Supply Chain Brain shares insights from Descartes on dynamic route planning and its potential benefits in performance and cost savings for bulk gas distributors.
American Journal of Transportation shares how freight forwarder American Lamprecht is using Descartes’ advanced shipment tracking capabilities—integrated with Descartes OneView™ Forwarder Enterprise to manage accounting, financial reporting and billing operations—to provide customers with real-time visibility into the location and status of their air and ocean shipments.
Supply Chain Brain shares insights from Descartes’ Jackson Wood into how companies can navigate the increasingly complex and turbulent international trade landscape by focusing on building supply chain resilience through proactive compliance, technology and strategic planning.
RetailWire examines the importance of speed and other factors when it comes to online deliveries, citing findings from Descartes’ 2024 home delivery report showing that 44% of consumers surveyed picked “lowest cost, speed is less important” as their top delivery preference. Furthermore, 20% wanted a “precise delivery window, with speed being less important” and just 15% wanted “fastest delivery, with timeliness being less important.”