Contract, Rate and Freight Management for the Carrier Industry

Many factors go into bottom-line calculations of carrier rates, including inland charges, fuel adjustments, access to rate databases and currency conversions. Descartes has provided accurate and sophisticated contract management and rate management services to the international shipping community for over 18 years. Completely web-enabled, our solutions and services assist transportation providers to make better pricing decisions, process faster quotes for their customers to close more business, enhance contract management and rate management processes and improve customer satisfaction levels.

Key Benefits and Capabilities of Descartes Contract Management and Rate Management Services

• A centralized rate database allows customers to access contractual commitments to make better decisions about shipment fulfillment processes, including booking/tendering acceptance and routing.
• Descartes Rate Management allows organizations to manage global rate-making processes and provides companies with the ability to use their own data in their own format to effectively create and manage quoting and contracting procedures.
• Provides visibility into global pricing trends by capturing rate data throughout the rate creation lifecycle, from the initial rate request and quoting through to the final database agreement

Components of the Contract Management and Rate Management Services

• Descartes Rate Builder (for Carriers)
• Descartes Rate Builder (for NVOCCs)
• Descartes WebSimon
• Descartes Ocean Compliance
• Descartes Ocean Freight Audit

Sample Customers Using Contract Management and Rate Management Services

• Hanjin Shipping
• Yang Ming