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Descartes’ GSC Report Shows 12.4% Decline in Sept. Import Volumes

Descartes released its October Global Shipping Crisis Report, which analyzed the main economic and logistics factors pushing the global shipping crisis and the strategies to address it for the month of September. The report's data, collected by Descartes Datamyne – provider of the world's largest searchable trade, import and export databases -- found that economic turmoil, reduction in retail transactions, and high fuel costs are finally making an impact on U.S. ... [+]

Descartes Acquires Foxtrot

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Foxtrot, a leading provider of machine learning-based mobile route execution solutions. Foxtrot's advanced machine learning algorithms leverage millions of data points collected from vehicles in the field, helping customers reduce last-mile costs, improve customer ... [+]

JAXXON Scales Fulfillment with Descartes

Descartes Systems Group announced that Los Angeles-based JAXXON, a growing lifestyle brand offering men's and women's jewelry collections and accessories, is using Descartes' cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management system (WMS) to scale fulfillment operations to serve consumers in over 150 countries. "At JAXXON, the customer experience starts behind the scenes," said Josh ... [+]

Descartes Acquires QuestaWeb

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired QuestaWeb, a leading provider of foreign trade zone (FTZ) and customs compliance solutions. Headquartered in the US, QuestaWeb provides cloud-based customs and regulatory compliance solutions. QuestaWeb's market leading FTZ solution allows logistics services providers ... [+]

WFS deploys Descartes’ Bluetooth tracking technology

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is offering its airline customers enhanced real-time shipment visibility and cost-efficient asset management solutions by deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)™ readers across its global cargo operations. Already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, ... [+]

Descartes acquires STEPcom

Descartes Systems Group, global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired STEPcom, a leading Business-to-Business (“B2B”) supply chain integration network based in Switzerland. STEPcom has connected trading partners to its B2B network for more than 15 years, helping supply chain participants connect, collaborate and seamlessly exchange electronic ... [+]

Port of Antwerp Renews Descartes Electronic Communications Relationship

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that the Port of Antwerp has renewed its use of the Descartes Global Network™ (Descartes GLN™) for business-to-business electronic communication services to help accelerate the movement of goods across borders. The solution supports the exchange of electronic ... [+]

Descartes Certified for Single Window Initiative by CBSA

Descartes Systems Group announced that, as of September 25, it is the only service provider that has been certified to submit commercial import data for the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) Single Window Initiative (SWI), the primary, modernized system through which the Canadian government will track, control and process information ... [+]

PFG Streamlines Distribution with Descartes Cloud-Based Mobile Solutions

Descartes Systems Group recently announced that Performance Food Group Company (PFG),one of the largest foodservice distributors in the United States, is streamlining its national distribution operations using Descartes Food Perform™ and Descartes Electronic Vehicle Inspection Reporting™ (Descartes eDVIR™). "With one of the largest private truck fleets in the U.S. operating out ... [+]

Lift Off Distribution Improves Delivery Efficiency with Descartes’ Route Planning Solution

Descartes Systems Group announced that Lift Off Distribution, the third largest Red Bull Energy Drink distributor in the US, is using the Descartes Route Planner™ RS solution to enhance its private fleet operations. Lift Off Distribution is attaining better levels of customer service and greater operational efficiencies by optimizing distribution territories, ... [+]

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