By Jeff Berman ·
March 7, 2023
For the month of February, Descartes observed that U.S. container volumes—at 1,734,272 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were off 16.2% compared to January, while falling 25.0% annually, and down 0.3% compared to February 2019 prior to the pandemic.
By LM Staff ·
February 15, 2023
Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, is expanding its final-mile services portfolio, announcing this week it has acquired Minneapolis-based GroundCloud, a cloud-based provider of final-mile carrier solutions and road safety compliance tools. The purchase price was $138 million, according to Descartes.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 13, 2023
For the month of January, Descartes noted that U.S. container volumes—at 2,068,943 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were up 7.2% compared to December’s 1,929,032 TEU, which were down 1.3% compared to November, and its largest December to January increase in the last six years. While volume saw a sequential gain, they were down 16.1% annually, with the caveat that this tally was only 0.3% below a pre-pandemic January 2019. The report also noted that even though the Lunar New Year was in January, the subsequent impact on import volumes won’t be felt until later this month and into March.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 12, 2023
Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it acquired Phoenix-based Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American-based logistics services providers (LSP). The purchase price was $12 million, according to Descartes.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 11, 2023
A key takeaway of the report highlighted that December U.S. container import volumes saw a mild decline, down 1.3% compared to November, at 1,929,032 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), with a 21.3% annual decline. What’s more, December’s tally came in 1.3% ahead of December 2019, prior to the onset of the pandemic.
By SCMR Staff ·
October 12, 2022
Descartes monthly report shows Chinese imports was the greatest driver of the overall decrease in U.S. imports.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 25, 2022
Foxtrot’s book of business includes well-known companies like Coca-Cola, Nestle, and P&G. And Descartes said that Foxtrot’s advanced ML algorithms leverage millions of data points collected from vehicles in the field, helping customers reduce Last-Mile costs, improve customer service, and learn service factors that improve route efficiency and on-time performance.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 11, 2022
NetCHB’s service offerings helps customers streamline and automate customs filing processes and the declaration process for high volumes of e-commerce shipments in the U.S., according to a Descartes spokesperson.
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By Jeff Berman ·
July 12, 2021
Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it acquired Orlando, Fla.-based GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution services for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals.
By Jeff Berman ·
November 17, 2020
Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it acquired ShipTrack, a Plantagenet, Ontario-based provider of cloud-based mobile resource management and shipment tracking solutions that help shippers with automate dispatch, updates on shipment status and estimated time of arrival (ETA), and eliminate paper-based delivery processes.
By Jeff Berman ·
June 12, 2020
Descartes said that the Kontainers’ digital freight platform enables its customers to quickly come up with branded state-of-the-art digital experiences for end customers, and it also noted that Kontainers’ technology helps to “API-enable” logistics services providers while also maintaining their existing rate management and back-office systems investments.
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