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Data aggregation GLN ICS filing freight forwarders. Eric Geers, Director Product Management, Maritime & EU Customs products . : DSGX : DSG. Descartes by the Numbers. 30 Years Serving the Logistics Industry. Financials $125M+ revenue run rate $600M+ market capitalization
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Data aggregation GLNICS filing freight forwarders Eric Geers, Director Product Management, Maritime & EU Customs products
: DSGX : DSG Descartes by the Numbers 30 Years Serving the Logistics Industry Financials • $125M+ revenue run rate • $600M+ market capitalization • 30 consecutive quarter of record adjusted EBITDA performance Scale • 8,000+ customers • 700+ employees globally • World’s largest logistics messaging network • 164,000+ connected parties • 160+ countries Sweden Denmark Toronto, ON UK Netherlands Waterloo, ON (Corporate HQ) Belgium Slovakia France Slovenia Pittsburgh, PA Silver Spring, MD Tokyo, Japan Spain Atlanta, GA Miami, FL Shanghai, China Suzhou, China
Descartes Logistics Technology Platform The Fusion of: • The Global Logistics Network • The industry’s most comprehensive logistics, regulatory and commercial messaging network • The Logistics Application Suite • The industry’s broadest array of modular interoperable web and wireless logistics management solutions • The Global Logistics Community • The world’s most extensive global multi-modal logistics community Applications Community Network Descartes Logistics Technology Platform
Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) Air Carriers 3PLs, NVOCCs & Forwarders Ocean Carriers Mobile Service Providers Ground Carriers Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors Rail Carriers Descartes GLN™ Customs, Brokers & Border Crossing Document Exchange Services Connectivity Data Transformation Reporting Services Imaging & Archiving Data Quality Monitoring Regulatory Agencies
Data source aggregrationGLN Data consolidation & visibility services Customer applications Single Window applications • eFreight Common framework messages: • SDM (Security Data Message Format) • TS (Transportation Status) • - CRS (Common Reporting Scheme) COMCIS Subscription Management Descartes Global Logistics Network™ Vessel Status Sailing schedules provider PO Packing list Invoice Shipper Container Status Container Status B/L Shipment House B/L Container Status AIS provider Forwarder CSD Container Security Device Terminal Ocean Carrier Port/PCS
COMCIS aggregation services (1) • Main aggregation services in COMCIS: • CSDservice • Ocean carrier status service • Target groups: • Freight forwarders & 3PL/4PL, both large companies and SME’s • International shippers • SAAS business model: • Fee per transaction and per service • Exact fee determined by volumes and data providers
COMCIS aggregation services (2) • End user benefits: • Different data sources available via standardized messages • Lower set-up and operating costs by using an existing shared platform instead of point-point EDI links • Scalability and quick on- boarding by re-using existing connections to data sources (e.g. carriers, CSD providers) • Sustainability and flexibility • GLN has a track record of robust and fast communication, processing more than 4,5 billion messages a year
ICS-SEAP solution forwarders • ICS Entry Summary Declaration (ENS): Customs declaration for risk analysis on safety & security (24 hour before loading in case of deep sea) • Currently ICS filing mainly sent by ocean carriers, demonstrated in Smart CM • Within COMCIS we demonstrated automated ICS freight forwarder filing for ocean transport • Challenges for the forwarder: • 27 different EU country systems • Knowing the Customs filing country, office of first & subsequent entry & ETA • Knowing the route of the vessel • Advantages of forwarder filing: • Better quality data for risk analysis Customs -> condition for facilitations (e.g. pre- release) • Forwarder is in control of the process
Data flow and architecture Sailing Schedules BE Ocean Processor Global Filer Input format DHL Sea NL Shipment File Input ENS Output ENS Filter UK Translation Tables e.g. UNLOcode into customs office code DB DB
ICS-SEAP solution forwarders • Target group • Freight forwarders: large and medium freight forwarders • SAAS business model • Transaction fee per declaration, determined by volume • End user benefits: • Easy to use ICS solution in more than 20 EU Member States • Data aggregation and enrichment (sailing schedules) • Better quality information for risk analysis & Customs facilitations (green lanes, pre-release) • Potential cost savings • Frontrunning multiple filing discussions EU