Best-in-class Technology for Freight Forwarders
Descartes freight forwarder software helps to transform in-house and agent operations by streamlining and optimizing shipment management, customs compliance, accounting, and customer relationship management.
The Descartes Difference
With a comprehensive solution set, local support, and 30+ years of experience, Descartes is the industry leader in software for freight forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs), and customs brokers. Descartes helps the logistics industry digitize processes to better coordinate shipments, clear customs, improve the quote-to-book ratio, drive up profits, and create “stickier” client relationships.
Our Footprint for Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers
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Additional Customer Success Stories
“Being able to leverage the expertise of Descartes is a huge bonus for us. The pricing component is central to our customers’ journey. With Descartes, we can focus our resources on execution, since that is one of Hellman’s core differentiators to bring value”
Christian van Eeden, VP, Transformation Architecture, Hellman Worldwide Logistics
“With Descartes’ help, GHY makes cross-border trade part of our customers’ competitive advantage. The Descartes system not only ensures compliance to keep customers’ goods moving without disruption but the time-saving features translate into substantial productivity gains, enabling us to focus more on helping our clients optimize their trade strategies."
Alan Dewar, EVP, Client Services & Regulatory Affairs, GHY International
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"One of the core challenges we solved with Descartes was unifying our business on a common platform to be more agile and to operate our business more efficiently. We knew that we needed to move to a centralized system to better manage operations."
Patrick Plourde, Sudbury Branch Lead, Near North Customs Brokers, Inc.
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“Descartes collects all of the information together. It gathers information from carriers, terminals, as well as rail carriers, and brings that data back to populate the Descartes platform. This means that internal employees do not have to log-in to each website or input the information in our back-office system.”
Chris Lochamy, Director of Strategic Solutions, IFF, Inc.