Global Trade Intelligence

Global Trade Magazine shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on some relief for shippers and logistics service providers as U.S. imports fall to pre-pandemic levels, though key economic indicators, combined with COVID uncertainty, geopolitical upheaval, and ongoing U.S. West Coast labor issues, point to challenging global supply chain performance in 2023.

Supply Chain Brain shares Descartes Datamyne trade research showing December U.S. inbound container volumes falling to pre-pandemic levels and examines the impact of decreasing imports on shipping capacity and rates.

WSJ Logistics Report shares Descartes’ latest monthly global trade analysis showing that U.S. container volume imports fell in December to close to pre-pandemic levels.

Reuters features insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on December U.S. import volumes and the potential impact on supply chain and logistics operations in 2023.

FreightWaves shares insights from Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan on the global supply chain and logistics environment and where some companies are making technology investments.

gCaptain shares highlights from Descartes’ December trade report that shows a steep drop in November’s U.S. container imports compared to the same month last year, as economic turmoil, a reduction in retail transactions, and high fuel costs are starting to affect import volumes.

Material Handling & Logistics shares insights from Descartes’ December report on the global shipping crisis, which shows that November U.S. container import volumes declined almost to November 2019 levels.