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Shipping Portal
Descartes Shipping Portal Tracks Multimodal Shipments & Customs Entries Across Forwarder & Broker Platforms
Leading Companies Rely on Descartes to Accelerate Back-office Operations
Take the Pulse of Operations with the Descartes Shipment Portal ™
Multi-application Coverage
Enjoy the convenience of a single login to view freight forwarding shipments as well as U.S. and Canadian Customs entries across Descartes TMS platforms.
Customs, Shipment & Container View
Gain insights from various perspectives with the ability to view data based on customs entries, shipment details, or container information.
Advanced Container Status Data
Stay informed with the integrated Descartes Advanced Ocean Tracking to provide updates on container statuses.
End-to-end Lifecycle Visibility
Experience enhanced collaboration and visibility throughout the entire logistics lifecycle, from customs entries and bookings to declarations and service invoices.
A Feature-rich Solution for Visibility & Insight
Descartes Shipment Portal is a web-based solution that provides an overview of shipments and customs entries across all modes of transport.
The technology delivers a visual summary of shipments and entries as well as rich drilldown to individual shipments/entries at-a-glance. An intuitive map-driven command center view enables you to view freight locations in transit. Easily connect our advanced Transport Management System (TMS) tracking tool with Descartes forwarder back-office systems. View shipment and entry trends by date range as well as customer trends and patterns over time. Descartes Shipment Portal serves as a central hub for metrics to enable freight forwarders and customs brokers to take the pulse of operations.
2025 Forwarder/Broker Benchmark Study Results
Descartes' benchmark report analyzes trends and strategies compiled from 434 global freight forwarders and customs brokers who weighed in on industry issues, strategies, tactics, and technology.
We're Top Ranked on G2
" Descartes greatly assists our customs compliance for cross-border shipments."
"The support and helpdesk availability are great, and the staff is always there to assist when needed."
"Everything I need is at my fingertips!"
"[It's a] full suite of services for freight forwarding, from quoting to invoicing."
" The program is easy to use and fast responding."
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