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Kontainers founder launches Ship Angel, acquires WaySync

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The past few years have seen container shortages, soaring freight rates and unprecedented...

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Descartes acquires Portrix to improve logistics providers’ digital customer experience

Supply chain software provider Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) announced Monday that it has acquired Portrix Logistics Software, a global rate management solution that provides logistics providers with multimodal price visibility.

Descartes will integrate its current supply chain systems with Portrix’s Global Price Management tool to allow its customers to leverage its shipment routing, pricing, rating and capacity management solutions to improve the overall end-to-end customer experience.

“...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/descartes-acquires-portrix-to-improve-logistics-providers-digital-customer-experience

Descartes acquires QuestaWeb, foreign trade zone solution

Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX), a global leader in on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, announced Monday it has acquired QuestaWeb, a premier provider of global trade management (GTM) solutions. Descartes acquired Clark, New Jersey-headquartered QuestaWeb for approximately $36 million, satisfied from cash on hand, a news release said.

QuestaWeb’s web-based GTM is a foreign trade zone (FTZ) solution that allows logistics services providers (LSPs) and importers to automate processes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/descartes-acquires-questaweb-foreign-trade-zone-solution

Descartes buys UK-based digital freight platforms provider

Transportation and logistics provider Descartes Systems Group has acquired Cracking Logistics Limited dba “Kontainers”, a provider of client-facing digital freight execution platforms, for a total consideration of up to US$12 million.

The United Kingdom-based Kontainers transforms the customer experience for carriers, freight forwarders and third-party logistics service providers around the world, according to an announcement, while its solutions facilitate a fully digital customer experience...

https://container-news.com/descartes-buys-uk-based-digital-freight-platforms-provider/

Digital freight platform Kontainers bought for $12m by Descartes Systems

Kontainers, a digital freight platform, has been bought by Descartes Systems Group for $12m.
The deal includes up-front cash of $6m – based on satisfying revenue targets in the next two years – plus potential performance-based additions. Any earn-out will be payable in fiscal 2022 and 2023.
UK-based Kontainers’ platform offers quoting, booking, tracking and dashboard analytics, and also helps enable API for logistics service providers with rate management and back-office systems.
“We’ve …

The...

https://theloadstar.com/digital-freight-platform-kontainers-bought-for-12m-by-descartes-systems/

Descartes acquires freight tech firm Kontainers

Graham Parker then-CEO of Kontainers, talks with Brian Aeoah, co-founder and General Partner of REFASHIOND

Transportation and logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group has acquired Kontainers, a provider of digital freight platforms that is based in the United Kingdom.

Canada-based Descartes announced the acquisition on Thursday, June 11. The deal has a maximum value of $12 million, with $6 million upfront and the remainder to be paid based on performance, Descartes said. 

“The last few months have shown how quickly the world can change, and the shift to digitization is accelerating as a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/descartes-acquires-freight-tech-firm-kontainers

Kontainers And Konversational Join Forces To Change The Way Freight Brands Serve Customers

Nederland, Rotterdam, 2011 Foto; Freek van Arkel/Hollandse Hoogte

COVID-19 has significantly raised awareness for the need to garner the benefits of digitizing the various aspects of freight execution with customers.

To help address the growing demand to find new digital ways for freight brands to communicate with their customers, Kontainers, the global leader in the democratization of digital execution capabilities to forwarders and shipping lines, has partnered with Konversational, the global digital transformation and messaging AI expert.

This will bring a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/kontainers-and-konversational-join-forces-to-change-the-way-freight-brands-serve-customers/

Kontainers And PLS To Deliver Integrated Rate Management and Digital Front End Capabilities

Kontainers And PLS To Deliver Integrated Rate Management and Digital Front End Capabilities

Kontainers, an e-commerce software provider for freight brands, and PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE (PLS), a rate management solutions provider, announce a partnership that combines Kontainers digital, client-facing freight execution platform and PLS’s rate management solutions.

Freight forwarders are now able to achieve two mission critical capabilities in one freight SaaS (software as a service) engagement. Being able to access a joint Kontainers PLS integrated solution will simplify purchasing...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/kontainers-and-pls-to-deliver-integrated-rate-management-and-digital-front-end-capabilities/

Kontainers and Portrix Logistics Software form unique partnership to deliver integrated rate management and digital front end capabilities

Newcastle, UK, May 18, 2020 –

Kontainers, an e-commerce software provider for freight brands, and PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE (PLS), a rate management solutions provider, today announce a partnership that combines Kontainers digital, client-facing freight execution platform and PLS’s rate management solutions. Freight forwarders are now able to achieve two mission critical capabilities in one freight SaaS (software as a service) engagement. Being able to access a joint Kontainers PLS integrated...

https://theloadstar.com/kontainers-and-portrix-logistics-software-form-unique-partnership-to-deliver-integrated-rate-management-and-digital-front-end-capabilities/

Kontainers offers forwarders digital assistance during global pandemic

Essential, online customer-facing, freight execution platform is free, March 16 – May 15, 2020 
Newcastle, UK, March 16, 2020  
“The global pandemic continues to put massive pressure on every person and business all over the world. Supply chains are under immense pressure and people all over the world look like they will be working from home for weeks or even months ahead. 
Now more than ever Freight Forwarders need to be able to interact digitally …

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https://theloadstar.com/kontainers-offers-forwarders-digital-assistance-during-global-pandemic/

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