Why Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Need Enhanced Insight into the Ocean Supply Chain Monitoring ocean shipments can be labor-intensive with LSPs using valuable resources to track each shipment via multiple carrier portals. A solution is needed to consolidate ocean shipment status messaging across all carriers for any Bill of Lading (BOL), stream it into existing systems and free resources to track exceptions.

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The Descartes Difference

Consolidate Carrier & Port Data

Receive all status information from one

centralized portal without individual carrier set-up

Visibility to Any Bill of Lading

Achieve full visibility without being

mentioned on a BOL

Integrate with Back-office Systems

Drive the shipment workflow with data feeds directly into existing platforms

Date-stamped in-gating status and recordkeeping

can help reduce carrier fees

Reduce Detention & Demurrage

With connectivity to over 70 ocean carriers and 500 ports/terminals, across many stages of the shipment lifecycle, Descartes can provide superior operational and customer visibility to the status of ocean cargo and can:

Descartes Adds Enhanced Carrier & Port Visibility Descartes can provide added visibility in the ocean shipment journey from in-gating to out-gating for delivery. Our solution provides shippers with updates of shipment statuses and empowers employees with targeted

exception management to free labor to focus on value-added tasks. O R I G I N

P O R T O F L O A D I N G

P O R T O F D I S C H A R G E

D E S T I N A T I O N

Pickup

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Gate In

Vessel Departure

Vessel Arrival

Full Discharge

Gate Out

Final Delivery

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