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Descartes acquires vendor of transportation management solutions for freight brokers
Supply chain software vendor Descartes Systems Group on Monday said it has acquired Tai software for $100 million, describing the California-based firm as a provider of advanced transportation management solutions for freight brokers.The takeover is the latest example of Descartes’ extraordinary run of growth through acquisition, marking the Canadian tech firm’s 34th acquisition since 2017…
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Port of Oakland says July container volume was “a challenging month”
Year-to-date loaded cargo volumes at the Port of Oakland through July sank 1.5% compared to the same period in 2025, weighted down by a 3.1% drop in full imports that was partially offset by an 0.4% rise in full exports.Counting both full and empty boxes, the port has handled 1,294,664 total twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)…
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IANA says intermodal freight activity could dip in August
North American intermodal freight activity is forecasted to droop slightly in August, moderating from its July pace in a reflection of market uncertainty, according to the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).That forecast comes from the latest reading of IANA’s Intermodal Volume Index (IVI), which produced a August 2026 estimate of 101.3, showing a month-over-month…
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[Editor’s Pick] The AI Shift in Transportation Management
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This post, published by Transporeon, is a guest commentary written by Adrian Gonzalez sharing the key themes and takeaways from a webinar…
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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 14, 2026)
A year ago tomorrow, I rode my bicycle up Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. It’s 7.6 miles to the summit — 4,678 feet of climbing, a 12% average grade, extended sections at 18%, and a crushing 22% over the final 50 yards. There are no flat sections to catch your breath. It’s been called “the…
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AI in Supply Chain: Why Data and Context Matter
Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations in supply chain today. Every software vendor seems to have an AI story, and every executive is being asked about their AI strategy. But amid all the excitement, many organizations are discovering that implementing AI is much harder than simply plugging a large language model into an ERP or supply…
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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 7, 2026)
Last Saturday, my wife and I cycled 55 miles. The distance was intentional: 55 miles for my last day being 55 years old. The next day, for my birthday, we spent the day at the beach — the perfect way to rest my sore legs. I’m still relatively young, but the truth is that every…
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Recordkeeping and Reporting: Emerging Pillars of OFAC Compliance
As the U.S. federal government continues to modernize operations through digital transformation, regulatory enforcement is evolving in step. Fraud detection, global trade compliance, and investigations into sanctions violations are increasingly centered around shared data intelligence and the use of advanced technology to expedite and simplify enforcement activity. Regulatory agencies, such as the Department of Treasury’s…
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The Supply Chain Operating Model After AI
For the past several years, the enterprise AI discussion has focused heavily on capability. Can a model forecast more accurately, summarize information, identify an exception, write code, reason through a problem, or operate an agent? Those questions mattered because the technology was new, but they are no longer… The post The Supply Chain Operating Model…
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From Moscow to the Diesel Pump: How Geopolitics Is Moving Through Logistics Networks
The most important logistics story coming out of Moscow this week may not be the unusual arrival of a U.S. Air Force C-17 carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe. It may be diesel. Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on August 25 for meetings with senior Russian intelligence officials as relations between Washington and Moscow remain deeply strained.…