Descartes in the News

Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper The Advocate charts the course of container cargo imports at the Port of New Orleans using the recently released Descartes Datamyne™ Annual U.S. Port Report. The 2016 report, developed with Port Technology

DC Velocity takes a closer look at rising import volumes in the ports of Los Angeles and Norfolk based on 2016 data in the recently released Descartes Datamyne™ Annual U.S. Port Report. Developed in collaboration with Port Technology International

In a SupplyChainDive feature article titled What Retailers can do to Make the Last Mile More Efficient, Barry Hochfelder examines why last mile delivery can be complicated and expensive and looks at what retailers and logistics providers are doing to

In a recent “Forwarder & Broker Benchmark Survey,” sponsored by AfA and Descartes, more than 200 forwarders, brokers and NVOCCs about their views on the value of technology. One finding? The gap between the top-performing airfreight forwarders and

In Descartes' and AfA's 2017 Forwarder & Broker Benchmark Survey, the gap between the top-performing airfreight forwarders and those at the bottom, in terms of profit margins, appears to be growing wider and the major differentiator is technology. Re

Carriers and 3PLs dealing in cross-border shipments experience many moving parts when managing international freight. The right software or service offering can simplify the process, reducing paperwork, increasing accuracy and visibility, and

For retailers, e-commerce—and its impact on supply chain management—is no longer a roll of the dice; it's a sure thing. Inbound Logistics magazine examines how successful retailers, like Lionel Racing, use technology to digitize their supply chains.