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Advancing Visibility Across the Ocean Supply Chain

Descartes Customers Can Now Achieve Complete Insight into the Location of All Shipments at Every Stage of the Ocean Journey

Why Are Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Using Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking™?

Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking ensures that carrier shipment status information is readily available and working for you. Provide shippers with updates of shipment statuses, empower employees with targeted exception management to free labor to focus on value-added tasks.

Reduce Labor to Track Loads

End the need for employees to track shipments manually

Consolidate Carrier, Port & Terminal Data

Receive all status information in one centralized portal

Visibility to Any Bill of Lading (BOL)

Achieve full visibility without being mentioned on a BOL

Integrate with Back-office systems

Drive the shipment workflow with data feeding existing platforms

Achieving Next-Level Customer & Employee Visibility

Connect with 70+ Ocean Carriers & 500+ Ports/Terminals Worldwide

Descartes allows logistics service providers to connect to the broadest range of carriers and ports worldwide. It is our deep domain expertise and enriched data set as part of the Descartes Global Logistics Network™ that sets Descartes apart.

Deeper Insight Into Ocean Shipment Statuses & Exceptions

Seamlessly stream carrier status updates into Forwarder Back-office systems at every stage in the shipment journey from in-gating to out-gating for delivery. Provide customers with updates of shipment statuses and notifications. Customize how employees are informed if an exception, such as a delay, occurs.

Why Advanced Ocean Tracking Is Critical to Success

Logistics Service Providers know that maximizing utility from every moment in the day is crucial. Delivering updates to customers for ocean shipments is now expected. Descartes can not only help employees reduce labor by consolidating carrier information, but can also deliver customer and employee status updates to help you do more with less.

Customer Success Story: Eurochoice Improves Ocean Shipment Tracking using Descartes

Using Descartes, we now have a platform for tracking the movement of our high value ocean shipments. It’s not only boosted the customer experience, but also saves significant time identifying the c...

Customer Success Story: C.H. Robinson Uses Descartes to Connect to Ocean Carriers

Learn how C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics service providers, is using Descartes to expand the options carriers can use to connect with the company’s technology.

List of Connected Carriers, Ports, Terminals, Ramp, & Co-loaders

Connect with 70+ Ocean Carriers & 500+ Ports/Terminals Worldwide

Infographic: Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking

Monitoring ocean shipments can be labor-intensive with LSPs using valuable resources to track each shipment via multiple carrier portals. This infographic details why a solution is needed to conso...

Buyer's Guide: Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking

We have developed ta buyer’s guide to not only cover what Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking does, but also to explain how each of its features can benefit you and help you determine if the technolo...

White Paper - Freight Forwarders & Digitization: Collecting Data & Effective Integration

Freight forwarders know that they need to provide an easy way for their customers to book, rate, track, and ship on-demand. The only way to do this is to collect data, use it effectively, and to be...

LSP - Video - Talking Logistics

Learn why digitizing has become so critical for forwarders and brokers to get a jump on the competition

Video - Advanced Ocean Tracking

Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers - Learn more about Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking. Provide customers with status and ETA updates and stream data into Forwarder TMS systems.