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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.

Descartes has been named to Inbound Logistics’ list of Top 100 Logistics IT Providers.

Supply Chain Brain features in its Think Tank blog a recent Descartes study of 8,000 consumers in Europe and North America showing that consumers are open to home delivery options for their ecommerce purchases, including eco-friendly deliveries, which can reduce costs for retailers while improving revenue and customer loyalty. To reap the rewards, retailers need to stop treating home delivery monolithically.

Supply Chain Dive 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.

Global Trade Magazine features insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on a March surge in U.S. import volumes at West Coast ports even while imports from China continued their downward trend and port transit delays stabilize at all of the top 10 U.S. ports.

The WSJ examines the impact of a nationwide freight slowdown on diesel prices and how declining U.S. container import volumes in the first three months of the year, as reported by Descartes, mean fewer trips across the country for the transportation industry.

WATERLOO, Ontario, May 3, 2023 -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG) (Nasdaq: DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, is scheduled to report its first quarter fiscal 2024 financial results after market close