Page 47: of Maritime Logistics Professional Magazine (Jan/Feb 2017)

46 48

GLOBAL TRADE COMPLIANCE

Integration Point’s trade compliance platform was designed in the clo the cloud for companies who need to keep up with expanding global markets and an ever-changing regulatory environment.

– Kevin Shoemaker,

Integration Point’s Vice President of Global Solutions or duty suspension programs. new and creative ways that trade compliance can be leveraged

Separately, the system marries EDI status updates from car- to improve operational ef? ciencies and cash ? ow.” riers and brokers, with AIS data and milestone models to pro- vide details on where shipments are and predictive ETAs. Us- Shared Vision, Integrated Offering, & Common Customers ers are alerted to delays. Future enhancements include machine According to GT Nexus and Integration Point, the new part- learning capabilities that could one day provide even more ac- nership ? nalized a contract with a new client shortly after an- curate predictive ETAs. As the new offering gathers steam, the nouncing the offering and expects several more to close by two ? rms will leverage the strengths of the other to provide a year’s end. Targeting both new and existing clients, the two comprehensive, turnkey package. For example, and while In- ? rms already share more than 30 customers that can instantly tegration Point is not involved in the physical movement of bene? t from an integrated offering.

freight, only the gathering and sharing of regulatory informa- Weaving Integration Point’s trade content and compliance tion necessary to ef? ciently moves freight across international data into transactions created on the GT Nexus platform, and borders, GT Nexus services include transportation sourcing, then performing compliance checks automatically, the solu- booking/tendering, rating, planning & optimization, track and tion streamlines processes and helps ensure that transactions trace and customs clearance. There are over 13,000 carriers are complete and compliant to reduce delays and costs. As connected to their Network, and the ? rm claims that more than they move forward the partner ? rms are already starting up 95% of global ocean capacity runs through its platform. customer in? uence groups to help drive the future roadmap of

Ultimately, both ? rms are pushing those traditional bound- the combined offering. To that end, Shoemaker says simply, aries of how trade compliance has been viewed and how it’s “Customs regimes around the world are enforcing regulations used today. Shoemaker explains the concept, saying, “Instead more than ever. Considering all that, it’s an unnecessary roll of of simply avoiding ? nes with trade compliance, we look for the dice to take your trade compliance lightly.” www.maritimelogisticsprofessional.com 47

I