By Chris Kahan, Business Development Manager, Descartes Datamyne The recent ICPA Fall Conference in San Antonio, Texas, covered a range of important international trade compliance topics but it was the session on anti-dumping and countervailing duties that attracted...
Top importing and exporting countries in the semiconductor supply chain network are rolling out incentives to make more chips at home, while tightening controls on sharing chip technologies abroad. Descartes Datamyne trade data helps clarify what’s at stake and who...
Mexico has been a major trading partner with the United States for decades, however, in recent years, that trade has risen sharply, with China contributing significantly to the increase, according to Descartes Datamyne U.S.-Mexico trade data. The trend serves to...
Wave upon wave of supply chain disruption has delivered the hard lesson that diversified lines of supply are essential to keep production and commerce moving. Now comes what may be the biggest disruptor yet: The deployment of clean hydrogen to industry, agriculture...
At the height of COVID-19, soaring consumer purchases in the United States congested supply chains and threatened to overwhelm U.S. maritime ports. But last September, container trade volumes suddenly went into a decline from their record highs, according to global...
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...
U.S. container imports fell 19.4% in November to 1.9 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) compared with the same month in 2021, according to global trade and shipping data from Descartes Datamyne. It is the first time in almost two years that volumes have...
Descartes Datamyne global trade data shows merchandise imports cresting in May for the second year in a row, well ahead of the traditional August-October peak shipping season. Consumers are expected to spend more on holiday shopping, but they are spending earlier on...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for more diversity in global value chains as a means to boost supply chain resilience. Meanwhile, Descartes Datamyne trade data confirms the point that diversification reduces losses to supply disruptions. Moreover, our...
A somewhat positive short-term outlook for the American economy and continued strong consumer spending helped push U.S. container imports into new record territory in May 2022. The spike will likely make managing supply chain risk all the more complex especially when...
