All About Shipping on Descartes’ August report on the global shipping crisis, showing that record U.S. maritime imports in July and rising wait times at East and Gulf Coast ports are making global supply chain performance more unpredictable.
American Shipper features insights from Descartes’ August report on the global shipping crisis as it examines the capacity of national ports in the face of record U.S. maritime import volumes, rebounding imports from China, and queues of ships waiting off North American ports.
Global Trade Magazine features this recap from Descartes’ Chris Jones of key figures and events from the first half of 2022 that are contributing to a challenging second half of the year for global trade.
Dooner and The Dude, hosts of the podcast What the TRUCK, speak to Descartes’ Chris Jones (~10:50 – 20:48 min) about what’s potentially in store for peak season for truck drivers, given rising U.S. import volumes, and how tech like AI and ML can help carriers and logistics service providers better manage capacity, move freight more efficiently, and mitigate the costs of elevated fuel prices.
SupplyChainBrain features insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on ways for retailers, distributors, carriers, and logistics service providers to reduce the impact of elevated fuel costs now and reap benefits down the line when prices eventually relax.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on the race to technology for freight forwarders and customs brokers as they look to automate shipment milestone communications, quoting, denied party screening, warehouse and purchase order management to differentiate their services, strengthen customer retention and boost performance.
All About Shipping covers Descartes’ July report on the global shipping crisis report and analysis on what another month of record U.S. imports means for managing supply chain risk.
Supply Chain Dive spotlights how Blue Sky Distribution is driving rapid growth in its ecommerce business by using Descartes OzLink Mobile Warehouse to manage the delivery of its grocery and convenience products to customers.
Hellenic Shipping News examines record import flows into the U.S. in June, citing key metrics from Descartes’ July analysis of the global shipping crisis.
Financial Post covers Blue Sky Distribution’s use of Descartes OzLink Mobile Warehouse to manage rapid ecommerce growth and extreme peaks in order volumes for its grocery and convenience products.