project44 launches six new capabilities, enhances international visibility

Leading supply chain visibility platform project44 has announced six new capabilities within its supply chain visibility platform, Movement by project44™.  

“International visibility is one of the most difficult aspects of the supply chain to navigate, and we recognize that basic ocean container tracking isn’t enough to solve the problem,” said Jett McCandless, founder and CEO, project44.   

“Today, we’re excited to deliver additional capabilities to help our customers solve persistent international supply chain challenges. With our end-to-end visibility and advanced analytics, we’re providing the most holistic solution on the market.” 

According to the announcement, the six new capabilities complement project44’s award-winning suite of solutions that provide global shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) with the velocity needed to manage complex supply chains. 

Unlike other providers who are struggling to offer quality basic ocean container visibility, project44 has moved beyond tracking containers to tracking the inventory inside them.  

The company, which delivers solutions that provide compelling business value, has launched these capabilities to allow a new generation of supply chain leaders to transform linear and status quo supply chains into truly high velocity networks. 

“As a fully-integrated third-party logistics provider, one-dimensional supply chain visibility just doesn’t cut it,” said Jon Poehnelt, CCO at Steam Logistics.   

“project44 recognizes the complexity of our multimodal network, which includes truckload, drayage, international and intermodal shipments, and innovates constantly to deliver the most comprehensive solution.” 

The new capabilities are said to provide Expanded Air Visibility, which gives cover door-to-door moves via freight forwarder integrations, and Roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) Visibility, which provides shippers and LSPs with the same visibility as moving containers.  

Not only do these enable customers to track the entire shipment journey, but they also help improve planning, exception management and reliability. 

Project44 has also announced the Extended Ocean Visibility, which allows companies to track their cargo internationally from door-to-door and connect to orders with SKU-level granularity and custom references, Extended Rail Visibility, which extends rail visibility to cover new routes, including Silk Road, enabling shippers to track their goods in-transit in growth markets via IoT devices in the wagon. 

The other capabilities are Ocean Emissions Visibility, which allows customers to measure and reduce Scope 3 emissions or those originating from assets they don’t control, and Enhanced Ocean ETA & Analytics, project44’s new Ocean ETA model that increases the accuracy of ocean ETAs including vessel arrival, container discharge, and final inland destination arrival. 

These enhancements give customers the insights they need to make decisions with higher velocity, whether it’s about their containers, carriers, lanes and inventory across their global network. 

 “Building a more sustainable value chain is at the core of our business strategy,” said Thomas Panholzer, Vice President Global Supply Chain at Lenzing.   

“We’re partnering with project44 to achieve our goal of end-to-end supply chain visibility and an exceptional customer experience via real-time transportation and carbon visibility for all modes.”