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With the aim of streamlining its transportation and logistics services to efficiently move grain, food and fuel around the globe, Gavilon implemented the Descartes B2B EZE Collaboration solution. By standardizing and automating EDI messages, Gavilon...
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Descartes’ B2B Messaging Solution Helps to Bring Value-added Services to Logistics Supply Chain Müller Fresh Food Logistics is a family-owned business that specializes in conditioned warehousing and food distribution. Transport and distribution are...
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is a major global tobacco producer with 17 offices worldwide and distribution to over 100 countries. The company required seamless Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) communications to ensure smoother operations. With...
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With the Descartes B2B EZE Collaboration solution in place, Kodak was able to realize substantial benefits including approximately $U.S. 1 million in cost savings as well as a reduction of 12,000 man-hours. The solution also provides cost validation...
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The Largest eAWB Carrier by Volume to Charge for Paper Air Waybills Jim Alemany is Director, Rate Management Solutions at Descartes Cathay Pacific Cargo has announced that beginning on December 1 it will begin assessing a $25 surcharge on paper...
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Companies Share Vision to Standardize Electronic Communications, Automate Processes and Improve Efficiencies across the Air Freight Industry Descartes recently signed an alliance with InfoSky to streamline logistics messaging for the Chinese air...
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At the latest circuit of Air Industry events we heard from a number of people asking the same types of questions – what information will consignees require the air freight sector to exchange in 12 months, 5 years or 10 years time? How well prepared...
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The last few years in the air freight industry has seen initiatives such as e-freight and C2K continue to make slow progress, while information and communication technologies and channels have been evolving rapidly throughout business and society. In...
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Encore Forwarding, Inc. (EFI) is an international and domestic freight forwarder and U.S. customs broker. The company, which was founded in 1985 and is wholly female owned, specializes in organizing the safe and efficient movement of goods for more...
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Founded in 1996 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, Cargo Express, LLC is a transportation logistics solutions provider that specializes in ocean import/export. As part of its day-to-day operations, Cargo Express coordinates intermodal and domestic...
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Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services with Descartes, describes the three core components of the Descartes business model, placing Customer Success at the forefront, and explains the technology behind the Logistics Technology...
What retailers want from their inbound supply chain is simple. They want the greatest product availability with the lowest inventory. Or put another way, they want the right goods at the right and shortest time possible with the correct labeling and...
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Descartes CargoAssist provides the functionality and communication links to effectively manage air and ocean freight, including bill of lading, electronic waybills, timetables, on-line booking, bar-code labels, and tracking.
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The ocean carrier market is an asset-heavy industry that requires huge financial investments to cover the cost of operations, from ocean liners to containers and fuel. It is also a highly competitive market largely driven by supply and demand in Asia...
Descartes delivers industry leading freight management solutions including freight auditing software for coordination, compliance, and visibility.
The air freight industry is faced with escalating freight costs, increasing supply chain complexity and the increased demands of globalization. Adding to those challenges is the need to address more complex cargo security issues; more government and...
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Since 1953, Federated Customs Brokers has been providing clients around the globe with a complete range of customs and logistics services. These include international and transborder freight forwarding, Canadian and U.S. customs brokerage, expert...
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In a recent press release, we announced that Southwest Airlines successfully deployed Descartes' cloud-based Air Messaging Service to its cargo customers. We were very pleased to work with the award-winning cargo division, of Southwest Airlines, to...
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How does a modern seaport retain and attract new customers? How do these, ever so important, logistic hubs remain competitive? The challenge for seaports, and the port communities, is to economically extend their Port Community System (PCS) to meet...
A better way for Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers to store ocean freight contracts, manage surcharges, simplify price management, provide global visibility, distribute the management of contracts across the organization and create, book and audit...
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