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Descartes announced the launch of its sophisticated new “out-of-the-box” analytics tool designed to help customers better understand the data captured and created by their Descartes solutions. Leveraging Microsoft Power BI’s analytics and reporting...

eAWB Resource Center The Electronic Airway Bill for Carriers, Forwarders & Ground Handling Agents (GHAs) This resource center includes information regarding the Electronic Airway Bill (eAWB). We encourage you to bookmark this page and to check back...

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n the wake of COVID-19, forwarders and customs brokers know they must digitize to provide better customer service, optimize operations, automate customs clearance, analyze performance, and find new leads.

Get the First Installment in the Series: Customer-Facing Enablement Freight forwarders are facing extreme pressure. They are being pushed on all sides to digitize and deliver a premiere customer experience. With innovative competitors shaking-up the...

Founded in 2001, Puerto Rico’s E.T.H. Cargo Services is a total solutions logistics service provider and Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) that offers transportation and warehousing solutions for logistics providers and forwarders across...

Digital Shipment Booking & Digital Transformation for LSPs Talking Logistics host Adrian Gonzalez and Descartes’ Graham Parker discuss why digitization is a hot topic for logistics service providers and carriers, what some of the barriers to...

Get the First Installment in the Series: Customer-Facing Enablement Freight forwarders are facing extreme pressure. They are being pushed on all sides to digitize and deliver a premiere customer experience. With innovative competitors shaking-up the...

Get the Second Installment in the Series: Collecting Data & Effective Integration: Freight forwarders know that they need to provide an easy way for their customers to book, rate, track, and ship on-demand. The only way to do this is to collect data...

Get the Third Installment in the Series: Effective Automation To accelerate operations and become a digital forwarder, freight forwarders must automate time-consuming, non-value-added activities and refocus resources on what they do best—moving...

Four of the world’s largest ground handling agents are deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)™ readers across their global cargo operations to offer their customers enhanced real-time shipment visibility and cost-effective asset...

Descartes is offering a new standard of interoperability with its Open Network Initiative, expanding the value of the Descartes CORE BLE network to air cargo industry participants by allowing third party, BLE-compatible devices to communicate over...

Do What You Do Best and Automate the Rest Over 20 years ago, sectors like the travel industry moved away from manual procedures and paper-based ticketing to digital processes. With margins tightening, airlines also realized that they could eliminate...

Organizations face challenges with these emerging compliance requirements because governments are increasingly giving directional guidance, rather than explicit instructions, such as exact directives to screen against set denied parties lists. But...

Toll Group (Toll), a logistics service provider in the Asia-Pacific region and part of Japan Post, is using Descartes cargo booking solution to power its global digital client-facing platforms. Descartes’s solution enables Toll to better service and...

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A Next-Generation Web-based Freight Forwarder TMS Solution Developed to meet the needs of forwarders, Descartes Forwarder Enterprise™ QW is a powerful freight forwarder back-office solution that serves as the foundation for small to mid-sized...

The Descartes Canadian Customs Brokerage™ solution for ITMR4 leverages the power of the Descartes Global Logistics Network™ (Descartes GLN™), enabling brokers to electronically connect with shippers, carriers and regulatory authorities around the...

The Descartes eCellerate™ collaborative suite is powered by the Descartes Global Logistics Network™ (Descartes GLN™), the world’s largest logistics network enabling leading transportation providers to connect to their trading partners. The Descartes...

With origin-based labeling and a secure, customer-facing web-based portal, the Descartes Purchase Order Direct™ (Descartes P.O. Direct™) solution allows users to improve productivity, reduce total cycle time and minimize stock-outs. This advanced...