Japanese Government Agency Working With Descartes to Educate Ocean Carriers and Freight Forwarders
WATERLOO, Ontario, April 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that in conjunction with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidation System (NACCS) it has launched a number of education sessions around the world to help ocean carriers and forwarders prepare for the upcoming Japan Advanced Filing Requirement (AFR). NACCS is responsible for the operation of the AFR system for Japan's Customs and Tariff Bureau.
"With the Advance Filing Requirement, Japan is working to better secure its borders while improving the flow of goods into the country," said Robert Beauchemin, Executive Vice President Sales and Alliances at Descartes. "Descartes was the first service provider to register with NACCS, and we look forward to working closely with them to educate and enable ocean carriers and freight forwarders from around the world to comply with the new AFR cargo security mandate."
Education sessions have already been conducted in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Ningbo, China for almost 400 ocean carrier and forwarder representatives. In an effort to gain the widest reach globally, Descartes and NACCS will hold the following events:
North America
- Webcast April 9th at 11am Eastern time
- Interviews with the major North American logistics publications
- Individual meetings with leading ocean carriers and forwarders April 9th – 12th
Europe
- Port of Antwerp community hosted session April 16th at 2pm Central European time
- Port of Rotterdam community hosted session April 17th at 2pm Central European time
- Interviews with the major European logistics publications
- Individual meetings with leading ocean carriers and forwarders April 16th – 18th
Asia
- China Market Readiness Educational Sessions
- Shenzhen April 16th
- Guangzhou April 17th
- Qingdao May 13th
- Tianjin May 15th
- Beijing May 16th
- Japan Market Readiness Educational Session
- Tokyo May 10th
To learn more about the joint NACCS/Descartes events or schedule individual meetings with NACCS and Descartes on AFR, go to https://www.descartes.com/educational-seminars-japan-ocean-advance-filing-rules.
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 has over 146,000 parties using its cloud based services. 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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