Chain Store Age spotlights a new study from Descartes showing that more than half of supply chain leaders are moving towards automation to combat continued workforce challenges, and that most have made changes to operational, technology, recruitment and retention strategies to help combat the issue.
World Ports Org shared that March U.S. container import volumes experienced a significant increase of 15.7%, compared with the same month last year, and marked an even larger increase of 20.6%, compared with pre-pandemic levels in March 2019, according to Descartes’ recent global shipping report.
Supply and Demand Chain Executive features new Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard capabilities to help freight brokers, 3PLs and shippers identify and prevent fraudulent activities related to carrier information, load tracking, and shipment status.
Fleet Owner: New Descartes MacroPoint capabilities help combat fraud in transportation and logistics
Fleet Owner spotlights new Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard technology used to help combat fraud in transportation and logistics by evaluating data points on freight location and status for accuracy.
DC Velocity shares how supply chain and logistics leaders are automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks to improve worker productivity in the face of persistent labor shortages, according to a new study from Descartes. The top tech choices to support laborers were identified as delivery route optimization (54%) and driver mobile productivity (45%) solutions.
WSJ Logistics Report cites, as its Number of the Day, March U.S. container imports of 2,145,341 TEUs, up 15.7% from the year before and 20.6% above the prepandemic level in March 2019, according to Descartes’ most recent global shipping report.
FreightWaves highlights Descartes’ latest global shipping report, showing that U.S. container import volumes showed continued strength in March, and that volumes in the first half of the month were over 22% higher than a year ago.
Transport Topics highlights the launch at TIA 2024 of the Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard feature to provide proactive fraud protection and prevention.
Global Trade Magazine shares key findings from Descartes’ labor shortages study, including that supply chain and logistics leaders are prioritizing automation to enhance productivity and adapting recruitment and retention strategies to help tackle workforce challenges.
Logistics Management speaks to Descartes’ Brian Hodgson on the company’s recent acquisition of OCR Services, which brings additional content and capabilities in export compliance, specifically strong solutions for companies that manufacture and export goods that require export licenses.