Adds Carrier Onboarding and Risk Monitoring Solutions to the Global Logistics Network WATERLOO, Ontario and ATLANTA, Georgia, September 18, 2024 -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Assure Assist, Inc., doing business as MyCarrierPortal (“MCP”), a leading provider of carrier onboarding and risk monitoring solutions for the trucking industry.
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.
Supply Chain Dive highlights Solar Coca-Cola’s use of Descartes’ route execution and fleet performance management solution to optimize the last mile delivery performance of 1,400+ drivers across 44 distribution centers and 13 production facilities serving an area that represents 70% of Brazil.
Logistics Business highlights the use of Descartes’ cloud-based TMS by Nynas AB, a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty oil products and services, to automate communications with carriers, freight forwarders, customs agents, independent inspectors and its main storage hub to support the types of shipments they deliver across Europe.