# **Descartes Broker & Forwarder Enterprise Systems**

## **Shipping Portal**

Descartes Shipping Portal Tracks Multimodal Shipments & Customs Entries Across Forwarder & Broker Platforms

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**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.

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## **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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## Additional Resources

Related Solution

Learn more about Descartes multimodal shipment management across all modes of transport

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Customer Success Story

Encore Forwarding Better Handles Shipments Worldwide with Descartes

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Customer Highlight Video

Learn how GHY Streamlines Customs Clearance and Shipment Management with Descartes

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