CargoWise, Descartes form alliance

CargoWise edi and Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) have announced a strategic alliance, offering increased management capabilities and visibility to logistics service providers and their customers, the companies said.

The Descartes GLN is designed to help companies manage logistics shipment processes, track inventory, meet regulatory requirements, optimize fleet performance, and effectively communicate with logistics partners. The CargoWise ediEnterprise system automates and streamlines the operations and management of engaged forwarding, customs brokerage, contract warehousing, and international logistics providers.

"Our focus is providing our customers with comprehensive solutions to interact seamlessly with their extended networks of partners and suppliers," said Scott Sangster, vp, Global Logistics Network at Descartes.  "Our partnership with CargoWise edi extends the ability for organizations and their trading partners to facilitate the interchange of logistics information, streamline shipping operations and standardize business processes."

"We are continually updating and improving our products to bring greater supply chain visibility to our customers," said Cris Arens, global sales director of CargoWise edi.  "This alliance brings value added service capabilities to our ediEnterprise module that will benefit our customers and bring greater efficiency to their supply chains on a global basis."