Chris Jones, EVP of Industry and Services for Descartes, explains the value of looking beyond one’s supply chain to better understand how commodities and freight flow. View the PDF
Global Trade Data: Tracing the Supply Chains that Deliver a Cold Beer on St. Patrick’s Day
Erin go bragh! You may well plan to hoist a glass of beer in honor of St. Patrick’s Day March 17. Whether your choice is lager, ale, stout, or porter, you will likely be in luck if you ask for a brew from the Auld Sod itself. The U.S. imported 134,106,004 liters of...
Why the Global Shipping Crisis Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Supply chain issues continue to plague the industry, while persistent inflation and conflict abroad could create additional market chaos. Here's what it means for distributors. Read The Article »
The Global Logistics Shipping Crisis: November U.S. Import Numbers Point to Continued Port Congestion
U.S. import volumes continued to run at a record pace in November 2021. Despite this overall success, retail inventories are not catching up to pre-pandemic levels as a percentage of sales. The ultimate takeaway: as long as the high demand for goods continues in 2022,...
The Global Logistics Shipping Crisis: Just like “Groundhog Day”
Reviewing the logistics or economic metrics may lead you to think that your days are on repeat. U.S. Import data continues to show that the end to the global shipping crisis is not yet on the horizon. For this month’s review, we’re adopting a more holistic approach by...
Global Logistics Crisis Update: Is there a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
When in the midst of a challenging journey, most of us check the progress we are making, however slow, by looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. As part of Descartes’ ongoing update on the global shipping crisis, we will examine key logistics and economic...
Global Trade Data: Shift to ‘Stuff Economy’ Prolonging the Global Shipping Crisis
While it seems that COVID-19 is largely under control, the pandemic continues to affect supply chains in a profound way, according to latest global trade data from Descartes Datamyne. This includes new disruption of manufacturing and logistics operations with further...
Supply Chain Capacity Crunch
As one of the top stories of 2021, every day there are multiple stories about global importing and the current shipping crisis speculating when it might end. While there are many reasons it exists, sorting through the noise to find the answer is not an easy task....
Ports Maxing out Available Space: McCahill Tells Supply Chain Management Review
Neopanamax ships are pushing ports to invest in infrastructure that maximizes the use of their available space, Brendan McCahill, Senior Vice President of Trade Data Content at Descartes Systems Group, tells Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR) in an interview....
Conflict minerals in your supply chain? Trade data supplies answers
Datamyne trade data yields country-of-origin, details of 3T+G imports out of Africa Miami – April 28, 2015 – Datamyne, a leading provider of web-based international business intelligence, has been tracking the trade data on imports of tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold...