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Supply Chain Dive examines how shippers have been adjusting trade lanes and the impact on top U.S. ports, citing Descartes’ insights that over 1M TEUs have shifted away from the West Coast to the Gulf and East Coast ports, with Gulf ports being the biggest beneficiary.

Entrepreneur shares insights from Descartes’ Johannes Panzer about the power of delivery personas to provide retailers with the ability to nurture brand loyalty, add incremental revenue and reduce home delivery costs to increase top- and bottom-line performance.

DC Velocity on Descartes’ expansion of IoT network for tracking and monitoring the condition of air shipments and assets through a 20% increase in the number of active readers worldwide, innovative new technologies and tripling the in-house resources used to monitor growing network operations.

Bloomberg examines the shift in U.S. container import volumes from major West Coast ports, with the Gulf Coast ports being the biggest beneficiary according to trade data from Descartes.

Marketplace speaks to Descartes’ Chris Jones for insights into the shift in U.S. container import volumes from top West Coast ports, with 1M TEUs moving to top Gulf Coast ports and, to a lesser extent, East Coast ports.

LONDON, United Kingdom and ATLANTA, Georgia, May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Waterline, the UK’s largest supplier to the independent kitchen specialist sector, is supporting business growth by enhancing the operational efficiency of its fleet delivery and customer service operations using Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimization; pre-delivery customer email notifications; and electronic proof-of delivery (ePOD) solutions. With the solutions, Waterline has achieved a four percent reduction in fleet mileage and decreased customer contact center enquiries by 50 percent.

Freight Week on Descartes’ expansion of IoT network for tracking air shipments and assets and monitoring the condition of goods in transit through a 20% increase in the number of active readers worldwide, innovative new technologies and tripling the in-house resources used to monitor growing network operations.

In an article featured in Retail Today, Johannes Panzer, Head of Ecommerce Industry Solutions at Descartes describes four factors that impact fulfillment—and ultimately top- and bottom-line performance—as retailers navigate ongoing supply chain turbulence.

MUNICH, Germany and ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, has further automated air cargo processes using Descartes’ next generation Internet of Things (IoT) Bluetooth® Low Energy solution integrated with Jettainer’s unit load device (ULD) management services. The combined solutions expand Etihad Cargo’s ability to improve ground processes at cargo and ULD handling and to gain data-driven insights into the transport and ambient conditions of air cargo in transit.

In an interview with AJOT, Chris Jones, EVP of Industry at Descartes, shares analysis on U.S. container import trends in the first quarter of 2023, how they are aligned with pre-pandemic 2019 levels, and how container traffic has been shifting from the West Coast to East and Gulf Coast ports.