Descartes Systems Group
26.04.2012 12:30
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Cloud-Based Solution Increases Ocean Shipment Process Efficiency and Enhances
Communication With Carriers
LIER, Belgium, 2012-04-26 12:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Manuport Logistics,
a Belgian-based global freight forwarder, has successfully deployed Descartes'
Ocean eBooking solution. The solution is designed to execute and transmit
electronic bookings to ocean carriers via Descartes' Global Logistics Network
(GLN).
'The primary reason we deployed electronic bookings was to increase the quality
of our overall shipping process. Descartes' eBooking solution was a natural
extension to our existing GLN solutions for ocean shipping instructions and
container status events,' said Vibeke Geerts, head of IT for Manuport
Logistics. 'By moving from manual to electronic bookings with our carrier
community, we've been able to streamline and further optimize our operations.
We've also been able to enhance our customer portal with improved visibility
now that communication across the complete ocean shipment lifecycle is managed
electronically.'
Descartes' eBooking solution handles the complexity of the multi-party process
for entering, sending, confirming and managing amendments to booking requests
between forwarders or shippers and ocean carriers and their agents. It improves
accuracy by reducing rekeying errors, validating information and ensuring
completeness of mandatory fields at the initial source of data input.
Additionally, shipment data from previous bookings and sailing information from
carriers can be repurposed and reused throughout the process. Customers benefit
from connectivity and real-time access to the industry's broadest network of
ocean carriers, non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), and shipping
agents.
'Our eBooking solution leverages Descartes' GLN, the standard for multimodal,
inter-enterprise electronic data and document exchange. This enabled Manuport
to quickly enhance their existing messaging services with the ability to manage
electronic bookings directly from their forwarding application,' said Eric
Geerts, Director of Product Management at Descartes. 'We are pleased that our
track record of innovation continues to help logistics-intensive businesses
like Manuport to compete and thrive at the highest levels.'
About Manuport
As a member of the Euroports Group, Manuport Logistics offers a unique mix of
logistics services - for every mode of transport: sea, inland waterways, road
transport, rail and air. Besides this, Manuport Logistics has a physical
presence in Europe's most important ports, its own international offices in
countries like France, Brazil, China and an extensive network of first-class
logistics partners branching out throughout the world. For more information
visit www.manuport-logistics.com.
About Descartes
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand,
software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity,
performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes' B2B
network, the Global Logistics Network, integrates more than 35,000 trading
partners to our cloud-based Logistics Technology Platform to unite their
businesses in commerce. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service
solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan,
allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices;
file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete
numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest,
collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our headquarters are in
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world.
Learn more at www.descartes.com.
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We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly
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Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
+1(800) 419-8495 ext. 2416
msilveira@descartes.com
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