Broker & Forwarder Enterprise Systems
Digitize Back Office Operations, Improve Shipment Visibility, and Comply with Customs Regulations
Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Logistics Resource Center
Learn how to provide greater visibility with real-time air cargo shipment condition and location monitoring
Thought Leadership
The Full Series is Here - Now to Become a Successful Digital Forwarder
The John S. James Company Success Story
See how freight forwarder, The John S. James Company, provides added value for customers with Descartes
Digitally Transform Operations
Transform inhouse and agent operations by streamlining and optimizing shipment management, customs compliance, accounting, and customer relationship management.
Digital Customer Experience
Enable customers to quote, rate, book, and track shipments on-demand
Customs Compliance
Meet customs declaration and security filing requirements to speed goods across borders
Accounting and Billing
Manage bottom line performance and cashflow across complex forwarding operations
Warehousing and PO Management
Gain better visibility and control of customer inventory and purchase orders
Shipment Portal
Web-based, multimodal, white-labelled customer freight status visibility portal
Denied Party Screening
Reduce the risk of transacting with denied, sanctioned, or restricted parties worldwide
Data Analytics
Powerful business intelligence solution that transforms and visualizes shipment, operational and financial data
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Management
Manage Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and bonded warehouse operations
Global Price Management
Automate and better manage pricing and deliver a digital customer booking experience
Win More Business & Cultivate Long Lasting Relationships
Logistics Service Providers know that providing customers with cost effective and value-added services is the key to competing in a crowded market. Descartes helps LSPs digitize processes to better coordinate shipments, clear customs and create “stickier” client relationships.
Benefits
20-60%
Productivity Improvement
360°
Control of Operations
15%
Labor Savings
"Descartes not only offers an effective solution for integrated brokerage, accounting, and shipment lifecycle management, but also offers the deployment expertise, individualized hands-on training, and localized support required to help us maximize our return on investment.”
— Thomas Kenney, Vice President, CHB, Aetna Forwarding
“Descartes provides us with the technology platform to display innovation, leadership, ensure cargo security, and lead the industry in standards for screening and moving high-value shipments around the world.”
— Tom Belmont, Chief Operating Officer, MNX Global Logistics
Ready to see Descartes Broker & Forwarder Enterprise Systems in action?
A Customs Brokerage Success Story – Becoming a Cargo Concierge with Help from Descartes
Learn how Descartes helped A Customs Brokerage expand into a 50,000+ square foot warehouse and realize over 25% in increased efficiency and cost reductions.
Additional Resources
Customer Success
Ocean Network Express (ONE) Launches Digital Freight Booking Platform Powered by Descartes Kontainers
eBook
Discover the benefits of the Electronic Air Waybill (eAWB) for freight forwarders.
Web Seminar
In the 6th Annual Forwarder and Broker Benchmark Study we examine the key topics and trends impacting forwarders and brokers