David Chen

European transport managers who assumed they had three more years to evaluate TMS options just ran out of time. WiseTech Global's $2.1 billion acquisition of E2open closed in August 2025, while Descartes Systems Group acquired 3GTMS for $115 million in March. The deal marks Descartes' 32nd

USPS announced enhanced security for tracking data starting April 2026, while conveyor-integrated shipping systems experience complete workflow failures when latency exceeds 750ms for more than 30 seconds. Add the fact that API downtime surged by 60% between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025, and European shippers face a perfect storm of

Your TMS budget just hit a wall. A mid-sized German automotive parts manufacturer discovered the hard way what happens when TMS hidden costs aren't properly budgeted. Six months into implementation, €800,000 spent, they realized their new system couldn't handle their complex carrier network across 12

European shippers managing 20+ carrier relationships face a fundamental choice in 2026: continue wrestling with monolithic TMS platforms that cost €300,000+ annually to implement, or leverage the rapid spread of API connections that has started to make it easy, reliable and cheap for systems to connect with and transfer

The €1.3 million annual cost increase facing bulk vessels trading within the EU in 2026 just became the procurement reality European shippers can no longer ignore. The EU ETS maritime sector faces full compliance with 100% of CO₂ emissions subject to carbon pricing starting January 1, 2026, ending the

Three years from now, 75% of European shippers will manage multiple API gateways across their carrier connectivity infrastructure. By 2028, more than 75% of corporate organizations will use two or more API gateways due to the adoption of hybrid models, integrations between business units, and merger and acquisition processes. Yet