Know where your containers are at all times.

What are the best tools for container track and trace?

The options for ocean freight track and trace range from asking your freight forwarder for updates to manually collecting updates from carrier tracking portals to unified visibility solutions that provide a single view of what’s happening in your supply chain. The utility of tracking spreadsheets provided by your forwarder is limited because the data is at risk of being out of date immediately. Similarly, carrier portals are not particularly useful when you manage shipments across different carriers and forwarders or want to set custom notifications to help you manage disruptions. Unified ocean cargo tracking solutions like Beacon offer an enhanced track and trace experience by allowing you to see every ocean, air and road shipment in one place, set bespoke notifications to help you manage exceptions and analyze historical tracking milestones and lead times to improve supply chain performance.