COVID-19 Resource Center

Descartes' Cloud-based Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions Provide Customers the Flexibility Needed to Efficiently Respond to Challenges Related to the Global Pandemic

Action Guide for Forwarders & Customs Brokers: Digitizing and Moving to the “New Normal”

In the wake of COVID-19, freight forwarders and customs brokers know they must digitize to provide better customer service, optimize operations, automate customs clearance, analyze performance, and find new leads. Download an action guide that covers how to adapt to this new operational landscape.

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Thought Leadership Resources

View the resources below to learn how Descartes Thought Leaders are providing operational strategies to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

Event Roundup: FreightWaves Health & Pharma Supply Chain Summit

Freight Waves speaks to Descartes’ Scott Sangster about the importance of real-time visibility of the location and condition of critical air cargo shipments, like COVID-19 vaccines, as they move through the pharmaceutical supply chain.
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Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Logistics Resource Center

Learn how to provide greater visibility with real-time air cargo shipment condition and location monitoring.
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Navigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Ecommerce Fulfillment Operations

The technology you already have deployed and current market conditions can determine how to best adapt your fulfillment operations to navigate the impact of COVID-19.
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Strategies for Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) Businesses

Sellers who want to continue to sell through Amazon during today's uncertain climate can use ecommerce fulfillment solutions that address the evolving Amazon FBA situation, provide flexibility to sellers and help to mitigate risk for the future.
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Take Steps to Mitigate COVID-19's Impact on Supply Chain Operations

There are steps to take and processes that can be followed to quickly mitigate disruptions while keeping people safe.
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Adjust Fleet Operations to Adapt Quickly and Operate Efficiently During Challenging Times

Whether you’re fighting to keep up with demand or scrambling to replace dwindling deliveries, logistics technology can help your fleet survive and thrive.
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Mitigate the Impact of Disruptions to Air Freight

Changes in air cargo schedules and interruptions to the flow of air freight as a result of COVID-19 are forcing forwarders to find creative ways to manage shipments. This guide identifies four areas of potential impact and the steps that forwarders can take now to mitigate disruptions.
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Understand the Impacts of Market Volatility to Food Distribution

Fleet operators in the food distribution and grocery industry are under extreme pressure to ensure people have access to food and consumer staples during the global pandemic.
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Import Compliance in the COVID-19 Disrupted Supply Chain

During periods of instability and major supply chain disruption, delivery network reroutes can quickly address extreme changes in demand to increase capacity, improve productivity and reduce costs.
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Export Compliance Strategies for a Workforce-Distributed COVID-19 World

COVID-19 shows how quickly our world can change, and organizations should leverage advanced technology build resiliency into their export compliance processes.
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Pivot to No-Contact Deliveries with the Right Technology

Technology can help limit personal contact during deliveries to protect the health and safety of both drivers and customers by ensuring social distancing.
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Assess the Impact on Supply Sources with Global Trade Data

Descartes' global trade intelligence solutions and services enable organizations to make better supply sourcing decisions, improving bottom line performance and helping businesses avoid government-imposed penalties and brand damage.
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COVID-19 Action Guide

Learn the steps you can take to mitigate the financial impact on your business.
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How We're Helping Customers

View the resources below to learn how Descartes helps our customers by providing the logistics technology and trade data services needed to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

Descartes Announces its Open Network Initiative for Air Cargo Tracking

Descartes’ Open Network Initiative expands the value of the Descartes CORE BLE network to air cargo industry participants by allowing third party, BLE-compatible devices to communicate over the network.
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Leading Ground Handling Agents Deploy Descartes Real-time Air Cargo Tracking Solution

Four of the world’s largest ground handling agents are deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)™ readers across their global cargo operations.
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Descartes helps Customers Adapt to Supply Chain Disruptions using Microsoft Azure

Descartes has collaborated with Microsoft to help customers adapt to COVID-19–related logistics and supply chain disruptions by leveraging their Descartes solutions. Azure is part of Descartes’ overall cloud advancement strategy announced March 25, 2019.
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innoAviation Helps Air Carriers Track Critical COVID-19–Related PPE Shipments

innoAviation is leasing air carriers ULDs with Descartes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and using Descartes CORE ULD Tracking to provide visibility of critical shipments of COVID-19–related personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Freight Forwarders Mitigate COVID-19 Ocean Shipment Disruptions Using Cloud-based Descartes Solutions

“Thanks to Descartes’ cloud-based forwarding solution with role-based access and document sharing capabilities, we transitioned the full organization to work-from-home in less than 24 hours with absolutely no disruption to customer shipments...”
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Capital Logistics Keeps Pace with Unpredictable Demand Using Real-time Visibility

Real-time visibility into the status of critical freight has allowed Capital Logistics to keep pace with the unpredictable demand grocery stores are experiencing.
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ANCLA Logistik Quickly Onboards New Partners and Adapts Fulfillment Processes

Leading third party logistics services provider ANCLA Logistik has scaled its use of Descartes’ Ecommerce Warehouse Management (WMS) solution to quickly onboard online retailers who have been impacted by COVID-19.
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BFC Solutions Improves Service Responsiveness with Continuous Optimization

BFC Solutions has improved responsiveness at the national level with continuous optimization to its route planning horizon and real-time updates to day-to-day changes in its service schedule.
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Circle Logistics Keeps Track of Critical Shipments and Improves Carrier Sourcing

Providing the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and grocery customers with real-time visibility of critical medical supply and grocery shipments across the U.S. is the new reality for Circle Logistics.
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Heartfelt Thanks to all Logistics & Supply Chain Heroes

We appreciate and honor all of the logistics and supply chain heroes around the world who are on the frontlines of keeping goods moving during these challenging times.