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Reuters spotlights rise in shippers expediting orders of holiday goods as a precaution against a potential U.S. port strike and other supply chain disruptions, citing data from Descartes’ latest global shipping report showing that July U.S. container imports registered the third-highest monthly volume on record.

As part of its Holiday Season 2024 special edition, Retail Today shares 5 key considerations from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer for a successful peak season shipping strategy to help retailers navigate this busy period.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil and ATLANTA, Georgia, August 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Solar Coca-Cola, the second largest manufacturer and distributor of Coca-Cola in Brazil, is using 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 the country.

SAP Insider shares key takeaways from Descartes’ benchmark survey of 630 global shippers and logistics service providers, including how companies perceive the role of transportation management, key industry trends driving the market, and how transportation value is measured.

Inbound Logistics covers key findings from Descartes’ global transportation management benchmark survey, including the top capabilities global shippers and logistics service providers say they need to manage transportation effectively, and the top 3 industry and regulatory changes that will have the greatest market impact in the next five years.

Supply Chain Xchange on how property services company James Frew is using Descartes’ customer engagement platform to drive up first time access rates by automating the service appointment scheduling process for customers.

Logistics Viewpoints shares insights from Descartes’ Mike Hane on the different strategies of top performers for using transportation as a competitive weapon, according to Descartes’ 8th annual global benchmark survey of 630 shippers and logistics services providers.

Inbound Logistics features key findings from Descartes’ 2023 U.S. Ports Report, spotlighting the impact of disruptions like drought conditions at the Panama Canal, attacks in the Red Sea, and fallout from geopolitical conflicts between Ukraine/Russia and Hamas/Israel on container import volumes at top U.S. ports.

Inbound Logistics shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on key findings from Descartes’ recent study on workforce challenges in supply chain and logistics, including that knowledge worker and manager positions are the hardest to fill.

SupplyChainBrain shares insights from Descartes’ Mike Hane on why real-time transportation visibility was cited as the top must-have capability for effective transportation management, according to Descartes’ 8th annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark study.