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Descartes would like to advise its customers and partners that The European Commission has confirmed to its EU member state nations that the rules mandating ICS and ECS filings will come in to effect as of January 1, 2011. Separately, the European...

Descartes has gone live with its first customer using Descartes’ EMCS solution. The customer, one of the world's major oil and gas groups, selected Descartes' Excise Movement & Control System (EMCS) solution to manage electronic declarations for...

The European Union (EU) has made significant strides in streamlining customs processes. In its drive to increase efficiencies, it has established a number of regulations and mandates that relate to security and customs declaration. These new...

With global trading activities increasing in scope and complexity, government agencies are demandingmore information earlier in the supply chain cycle. This means pressure is mounting for the logistics industry to find more effective ways to exchange...

October 31st was the roll out of the ACI Highway (eManifest) mandate by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA). ACI is Canada's regulation requiring cross-border shippers and carriers to file electronic manifests for Canada-bound shipments one hour...

Traditionally, route planning and mobile resource management (MRM) were two separate technologies and markets. Neither was designed with the other in mind. This resulted in two challenges for customers. Firstly, the architecture of each of the two...

Customs warehousing, or setting up and managing a customs warehouse, is a procedure that enables companies to suspend their import duties and/or value-added tax (VAT) until goods are released from the warehouse. This procedure can be set up for goods...

Adrian Gonzalez is Director of Logistics Viewpoints and is part of the Supply Chain and Logistics consulting team at ARC. Adrian has authored many market research and strategy reports and has managed consulting projects for manufacturers, logistics...

Descartes wrapped their user group conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida today and by all accounts it was a huge success. The Descartes’ Global User Group Steering Committee thanked the record number of customers and partners from around the globe who...

Effectively managing delivery routes involves two distinct phases. First, a plan must be built to efficiently deploy vehicles while satisfying customer demands. Then, it must be fine-tuned to reflect real-world changes. With the right tool, planning...