Home Textiles Today shares highlights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report; notably, January 2024 imports rose at the fastest pace in seven years despite issues and delays in both the Suez and Panama Canals, while transit delays increased at most ports.
Container News shares details from Descartes’ latest global shipping report. Of note, January’s U.S. container import volume surged 7.9% from December 2023, fueled by surprisingly strong imports from China, while the combined effect of the Panama drought and the conflict in the Middle East is beginning to impact transit times.
Inside Shipping examines the impact of the Red Sea crisis on U.S. container imports, sharing findings from Descartes’ February global shipping report that shows, while there have been port transit time delays, containerized U.S. imports rose 7.9% in January versus December.
With 76% of supply chain and logistics operations experiencing notable workforce shortages according to Descartes’ recent study, especially in transportation, Commercial Carrier Journal highlights the importance of retaining existing drivers and outlines why a driver advisory board is an effective way to gain valuable insight into the workforce to improve driver retention.
Industry analyst and Talking Logistics host Adrian Gonzalez speaks to Descartes’ Chris Jones on the state of workforce shortages in supply chain and logistics today and how the issue is affected by factors such as a company’s financial performance, growth, employee turnover and view of the importance of supply chain operations to the business.
MHI Solutions shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on how machine learning and artificial intelligence in route planning systems can help companies take last mile delivery to the next level by crunching massive amounts of data from their operations each day to improve route efficiency and optimize routes to meet business objectives.
With product returns taking a bite out of profit margins, eCommerce Fastlane shares strategic tips from Descartes’ Richard McNish on how to minimize the costly burden of returns. McNish offers insights into how to transform reverse logistics processes from a cost center to an opportunity to strengthen customer relationships, hone brand identity, and improve customer retention.
Taking advantage of duty recovery and optimization is a smart but often overlooked strategy for trimming costs. Inside Logistics shares insights from Descartes’ Ted Rowe on how companies and identify—and recover—customs duty overpayments and learn strategies to fine tune how goods are classified to prevent future overpayments. See p. 27!
IT Supply Chain shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on how technology-driven route planning can help many distributors improve fleet productivity by 2%–5% annually, with 50% fewer planners being able to plan routes for 70-100 vehicles each.
With product returns taking a bite out of profit margins, eCommerce Fastlane shares strategic tips from Descartes’ Richard McNish on how to minimize the costly burden of returns. McNish offers insights into how to transform reverse logistics processes from a cost center to an opportunity to strengthen customer relationships, hone brand identity, and improve customer retention. #reverselogistics #logistics #ecommerce