Export Compliance Daily shares insights from Descartes’ Anne van de Heetkamp on the challenges for companies, especially small and medium-sized business, in meeting a due diligence threshold set by the U.S. government for sales to foreign suppliers accused of illegal sales to Russia.

AJOT on how imports of U.S. container cargo in August jumped 12.9% from a year ago, as a summer volume surge delayed cargo at major ports, according to Descartes’ most recent global shipping report.

Supply Chain 24/7 features findings from Descartes’ latest global shipping report, including that a second month of high container import volumes has contributed to an increase in port transit delays at the majority of the top 10 U.S. ports.

Tune in! For Inbound Logistics’ latest Good Question feature, Descartes’ Anne van de Heetkamp shares his view on a track that captures the experience and work approach of supply chain professionals.

Logistics Management shares insights from Descartes’ monthly global shipping report, including that August container import volumes dropped 3% from July’s 26-month high of 2,556,180 TEU, while heading up 12.9% annually and up 15.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic.

Citing monthly U.S. container import volumes from Descartes’ latest report, Reuters considers potential disruptions to global supply chains stemming from elevated imports and the possibility of an October strike at East Coast ports.