Supply Chain Monitoring Tool for Freight Shippers

DB Schenker launched Ocean Bridge, a supply chain monitoring tool that provides complete visibility of maritime operations down to vessel, shipment and container level in ocean freight.

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DB Schenker launched Ocean Bridge, a supply chain monitoring tool that provides complete visibility of maritime operations down to vessel, shipment and container level in ocean freight.

DB Schenker’s customers are most empowered to make informed decisions and improve operational efficiency thanks to Ocean Bridge. This AI-based tool represents a significant advancement in maritime logistics technology and underscores DB Schenker’s commitment to innovation and excellence in the logistics industry for the sake of our customers,” says Thorsten Meincke, member of the management board air and ocean freight at DB Schenker. “Ocean Bridge is pairing dynamically augmented event chain data with artificial intelligence. Our customers can take preventive action before challenges occur and thus avoid costs,” adds Eva Grieser, director data management and architecture, ocean freight at DB Schenker.

 

Key takeaways:

  • On an interactive map, Ocean Bridge shows accurate, artificial intelligence (AI)-based data around estimated time of departure, berthing and arrival of vessels plus their port rotations on the entire service loop.
  • At a single glance, the interactive map visualizes container information and offers a comprehensive overview. Utilizing telematic data and dynamic algorithms which include automatic identification system (AIS) positions and augmented port rotation details, providing fully predictive schedules of increased reliability. Users are presented with detailed vessel status and live location updates, as well as access to predicted service loops and port rotations as soon as the shipment is on the water.
  • With full visibility on estimated time of arrival as well as berth predictions, users can plan more effectively and are enabled to take preventive actions in the event a disruption is forecasted and outlined. Added costs of delay potentially are minimized effectively managing the threat of disruptions during transit.
  • Also, customers can significantly avoid unnecessary demurrage and detention costs by managing delays. In times of increasingly occurring global disruptions, the tool for instance identifies delays and gives the possibility to continuously recalculate routes, supporting timely decision-making.        
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