# What’s New

Unlock expert tips and cutting-edge strategies that help shippers, 3PLs, and brokers streamline logistics, reduce costs, and stay ahead in a dynamic logistics industry

## [Stop Losing Money to Bad Barcodes: GS1-128 Compliance Built into Descartes Pacejet 26.5](/content/blog/gs1-128-label-compliance-descartes-pacejet/index.html)

July 22, 2026

Descartes Pacejet™ 26.5 rebuilds how standard shipping labels render barcodes, fixing the resizing and distortion issues that cause scan failures at receiving…

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## [Clear Visibility into Shipping Volume, License Usage, Carrier Mix with Descartes Pacejet 26.2](/content/blog/pacejet-26-2-shipping-volume-visibility/index.html)

February 13, 2026

Shipping volume visibility gets harder as parcel and freight operations grow, especially across multiple carriers and service levels. Pacejet 26.2 introduces...

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## [FedEx Integration Upgrade in Descartes Pacejet: What Shippers Need to Know](/content/blog/fedex-integration-upgrade-pacejet/index.html)

February 6, 2026

FedEx is retiring legacy SOAP Web Services and moving all shipping integrations to RESTful APIs starting in April 2026. Pacejet customers must upgrade.

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## [Stay Ahead of New UPS Requirement with Rules to Automatically Populate Email Addresses](/content/blog/automatically-populate-email-addresses-for-new-ups-requirement/index.html)

October 30, 2025

Key Takeaways:  UPS will reject international shipments without both email addresses starting November 1, 2025.  Descartes Pacejet users can automate compliance using...

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