Freightgate Announces Release of Advanced Predictive Analytics Solution for Freight Rate History

Freightgate's new Advanced Predictive Analytics solution inventories, cleans, analyzes and transforms historical freight rate archives into a powerful asset to identify rate trends, useable business intelligence to drive cost reduction initiatives and carrier negotiations.

Huntington Beach, CA March 28, 2013  -   Freightgate, a global provider of Logistics Cloud Solutions, announced today the release of their Advanced Predictive Analytics solution helping shippers and logistics providers to unlock the hidden value in their freight rate archives. Cost reduction is the number one priority of most shippers and logistics providers. Achieving freight cost savings starts with a clear understanding of historical shipping trends utilizing these benchmarks to guide rate negotiations. Advanced Predictive Analytics provides the knowledge base from which strategically sound decisions can be crafted to achieve cost reduction initiatives.

The Freightgate Advanced Predictive Analytics solution inventories, cleans, analyzes and transforms a company's historical freight rate archives into a powerful asset to identify rate trends. Benchmarks can be established to measure cost-savings progress. This solution amplifies the decision making process creating a strategic framework to transform freight negotiations into actionable ROI with tangible and intangible gains. Transforming Hugh Data into Good Data delivers measurable strategic advantages for continuous operational improvements. At the same time, helps to pin-point inefficiencies, cost drain trends while providing benchmarking basis for rate negotiations and decision-making based on factual knowledge.

Martin Hubert, Freightgate, President, said,  "Advanced Predictive Analytics shows how you can leverage big data into an actionable component for your business growth strategy. Data needs to be clean and structured to make data mining and visualization work effectively for you."

Advanced Predictive Analytics is part of Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe. The Freightgate Universe enables solutions empowering professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified  end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Begin today leveraging the business intelligence potential of your rate archives with No Startup Fee. Schedule an Expert Consultation and Demonstration of Freightgate's Advanced Predictive Analytics and Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at:  http://www.freightgate.com/demo  or  Call Freightgate Sales at  (714) 799-2833.

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud Platform, offering Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

North Star Container LLC Selects Freightgate's Rate and Contract Management Solution

North Star Container LLC has migrated all of its ocean freight contracts into Freightgate's easy-to-use Logistics Cloud Platform. The Freightgate Rate Management Solution allows North Star users to search rates; generate & email quotes; monitor rate - quote activity and statistics on their own dashboard.

Edina, MN and Huntington Beach, CA March 27, 2013  -   North Star Container LLC., a leading global logistics and transportation management company, specializing in the agricultural sector, announced today that the company selected Freightgate's Rate and Contract management solution for its services.

North Star has migrated all of its ocean freight contracts into Freightgate's easy-to-use Logistics Cloud Platform. North Star employees and customers are able to see the optimal service and price options that best meet their needs. Freightgate's Rate Management Solution allows North Star users to search rates; generate & email quotes; monitor rate - quote activity and statistics on their own dashboard. North Star plans to implement other modes as part of a strategic rollout of 'best in class' solutions.

Dorinda Linscheid, Business Development Director, said,  "Freightgate and North Star evaluated our business processes and we were able to select the best customized solution and services for our needs that will improve our delivery of services. We've looked at other systems and found they could not match the breadth of functionality available from Freightgate. Another factor that made the choice easy was the domain expertise of Freightgate staff that readily grasped North Star needs and were able to provide options. North Star required the ability to provide timely rates and quotes to its customers. With Freightgate's Rate and Contract Management we have a solution that will contribute to our growth and success at North Star."

Gary Chisamore, Freightgate, VP of Business Development, said,  "North Star had a clear strategy in mind that had to be developed, adopted and implemented to support the future needs of their customers. I was impressed with their clear vision and decisiveness of what they needed to do, support and provide to take North Star to the next level and beyond."

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate's Rate Management Solution, please complete form at:  http://www.freightgate.com/demo  or  Call Freightgate Sales at  (714) 799-2833 .

To learn more about the depth of service that North Star Container LLC offers, visit website  http://www.nscontainer.com  or  Call North Star at (952) 746-2876

About North Star Container LLC
North Star is the premier provider of transportation services specializing in the agricultural sector but working with a vast amount of different commodities. Our staff has over 20 years of experience and is willing to help with any import or export needs. At North Star Container, no customer is too big or too small. Our customer service staff will provide you with the best solutions for your specific shipping needs. From soybeans, tractor parts to medical accessories, we can make sure your product reaches its destination with care and quality assurance. Visit North Star: at  http://www.nscontainer.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud Platform, offering Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate website:  http://www.freightgate.com

Alliance Shippers Enhances Supply Chain Collaboration / Shipment Tracking Capabilities with the Freightgate Logistics Cloud

Huntington Beach, California - March 13, 2013 - Freightgate, a global provider of Logistics Cloud Solutions, announces that Alliance International as division of Alliance Shippers Inc., is one of North America's largest independently owned providers of global logistics and transportation services, has successfully deployed Freightgate's next generation Supply Chain Collaboration Platform. Alliance has been using the I-Trek! solution to sharpen its competitive edge by providing shipment visibility along the entire logistic chain more efficiently respond to customer freight requirements. The Logistics Cloud solution will support Alliance Shippers goal to deliver the highest level of customer-focused services via state-of-the-art rail, highway, ocean and air transportation services.

I-Trek! is part of Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe. The I-Trek module is a powerful supply chain collaboration and visibility solution designed to help logistics providers, such as Alliance, to collaborate with customers, staff and agents by sharing vital information and to track a shipment, but goes way beyond that by offering sophisticated compliance solutions, automated document management and highly sophisticated collaborative last leg management.

Using I-Trek!, Alliance Shippers will continue to grow its global service network by giving customers full visibility to their in-transit shipments and meeting demands for more transparency in the Logistics Lifecycle Management. I-Trek! will give Alliance and its customers state-of the art decision support tools and dashboards to deliver actionable information directly to a user's desktop having a major impact on bottom line performance.

Frank De La Torre, Alliance Executive Vice President, said, "Alliance's long standing vision is to provide our customers with the most efficient, cost-competitive transportation services available throughout the world. I-Trek! acts as our central information hub for operations, cutting out redundancy by capturing data from the original sources, providing our clients pre-booking and post booking information and, as such, is an integral component of our vision. The fusion of skilled team players empowered by technology makes a formidable combination."

Martin Hubert, Freightgate, President, said, "We are very pleased that the Alliance team shares our vision and provided unwavering support during the many years of collaboration. We are confident that by delivering our next generation Supply Chain Platform enabling their customers and partners with unmatched flexibility will deliver measurable competitive advantage and value."

Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe, enables solutions empowering professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at: please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833.

To learn more about the depth of service Alliance can offer, visit website http://www.alliance.com or Call Alliance Shippers at (562) 240-2200.

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud Platform, offering Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

About Alliance Shippers
Alliance Shippers Inc. is one of North America's largest independently owned providers of global logistics and transportation services. Through our more than 50 regional and international sales and operating facilities strategically located in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Alliance Shippers Inc. offers shippers worldwide a full-service/single-source team approach to providing "The Perfect Shipment" via state-of-the-art rail, highway, ocean and air transportation services. Visit Alliance Shippers at: http://www.alliance.com

Freightgate Announces Breakthrough Electronic Freight Management Study in collaboration with Transport Canada and Port of Qingdao, China

Huntington Beach, California, February 26, 2013 - Freightgate, a global provider of Logistics Cloud Solutions, announces new breakthrough Electronic Freight Management (EFM) study conducted in collaboration with Transport Canada and Port of Qingdao, China. The Freightgate study demonstrates how new UBL (Universal Business Language) web technologies can improve data and message transmissions in freight management and facilitate faster business transactions between supply chain partners. Freightgate is the only commercially available logistics cloud platform supporting Electronic Freight Management.

UBL is a global standardized set of XML schemas designed to plug directly into existing business and freight management practices. The U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) reports a common electronic freight management would improve the speed, accuracy, and visibility of information transfer in a freight movement, which could reap large rewards for the U.S. economy. Electronic Freight Management will play a prominent role to advance operating efficiency, safety, and security in the movement of goods.

"The combination of EFM and UBL hold the promise of superior connectivity and as such are consistent with our long standing mission of delivering continuous improvement to supply chains around the globe while generating exponential value" explains Martin Hubert, CEO Freightgate, "and we thank our counter parts for the excellent cooperation in making this study an important milestone in realizing a joint vision."

As part of this collaborative study, Freightgate spearheaded both the implementation as well as the educational aspects to advance Electronic Freight Management exposure to the transportation governance of China. The Freightgate technical team worked with the Qingdao Port team and Transport Canada to engage the Freightgate EFM platform. Companies using the new EFM platform achieve faster real-time visibility across their supply chain with open communication to optimize and shorten event management timeframe, thereby reducing transportation spend with improvements in overall service performance.

The EFM study revealed "supply chain visibility and collaboration solutions such as Freightgate's EFM Platform provide considerable benefits to supply chain efficiencies. It provided maximum deployment flexibility for customers while protecting their ROI at every stage. Without visibility and monitoring tools in the logistics management lifecycle for ocean, rail, drayage, and customs, delays will occur. While each delay may seem inconsequential, these delays have costs associated for the importer or forwarder or partners that can add up to significant and real dollars taken from their bottom line. An interconnected platform with faster electronic communication driving cost reductions is the primary goals in implementing the EFM application."

To receive free copy of the Electronic Freight Management (EFM) case study sponsored with Transport Canada and Port of Qingdao, China, please go to: http://www.freightgate.com/EFMStudyDownload

Freightgate's I-Trek!(R) is part of the Freightgate Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe which empowers professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Partner with Freightgate. Schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud-based Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

About Transport Canada
Transport Canada is responsible for transportation policies and programs in Canada. It serves the public interest through the promotion of a safe and secure, efficient and environmentally responsible transportation system in Canada. Transport Canada reports to Parliament and Canadians through the minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities. It works with its portfolio partners, other government departments and jurisdictions, and industry to ensure that all parts of Canada's transportation system work well. Transport Canada employs 4,700 people at its headquarters and in five regional offices across the country. Visit Transport Canada at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/menu.htm

About Port of Qingdao, China
The Port of Qingdao has the 2nd largest foreign trade throughput in China and ranks as one of the ten busiest ports in the World. The Port of Qingdao was established in 1892. It is an important hub of international trade and sea-going transportation along China's Yellow River Basin and on the west coast of the Pacific. The port has established trade relations with over 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions across the world. Visit Port of Qingdao, China at: http://www.qdport.com/EN/index.aspx

Freightgate Announces Enhanced Predictive Analytics for Logistics Management

Huntington Beach, California, February 21, 2013 - Freightgate, a global provider of Logistics Cloud Solutions, announces enhanced predictive analytics capabilities in its Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe.

Recently Freightgate advocated that Predictive Analytics, business intelligence will help manage every aspect of supply chain and logistics management. Predictive Analytics enhances the quantitative value of raw data allowing logistics managers to analyze current and historical facts to make predictions about future events. Newer advancements in data aggregation and pattern recognition have opened new realities for Logistics Management.

In complex and dynamic supply chains meaningful data segmentation and classification becomes nearly infeasible to dissect and extract value due to its sheer volume, eclectic sources, and diverse configurations. Logistics managers ponder what can we do with all that data? Predictive modeling helps logistics professionals see the future providing opportunities to create better service performance while reducing operational costs and mitigating risks.

Martin Hubert, Freightgate, President, said, "Continuous improvements in a company's logistics management starts with the ability to gather data, measure performance, and find meaning full correlations to transform raw data into actionable information." The Freightgate Universe enables greater efficiency in gathering and normalizing information to mine, analyze, measure benchmark providing ability to make timely decisions crucial to business success. The power of leveraging big data requires scalable storage, processing, archiving, and extracting capacity limited to a few technology companies like Freightgate who have made sizable investments in their cloud computing infrastructure.

Partner with Freightgate to achieve better data mining, scenario planning, and forecasting to improve process and resource optimization, spot business trends and patterns, identify risks and opportunities, and track performance metrics.

Schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud-based Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

Freightgate Releases Customer Self-Service Center Module supporting NVOCC Negotiated Rate Agreements

Huntington Beach, California, February 13, 2013 - Freightgate has released a new Customer Self-Service Center module as an all-inclusive solution for NRA management in full compliance with FMC regulations. The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission ruled to exempt licensed NVOCC's from filing and publishing tariffs. Using Freightgate's new module, licensed NVOCCs and shippers can now take full advantage of the Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) exemption from tariff rate publication requirements of the Shipping Act, while minimizing the administrative overhead related to tracking each transaction.

NRAs are written and binding arrangements between a shipper and a licensed NVOCC to provide specific transportation service for a stated cargo quantity, from origin to destination, on and after a stated date or within a defined time frame. If an NVOCC uses NRAs it does not have to publish these rates in the tariff it makes available to the public. This is a strategic advantage for NVOCCs to offer shippers spot ocean shipping rates; and shippers to gain a competitive market edge while lowering their transportation spend.

"We are particularly proud of the elegant fusion of quote acceptance and booking this module creates;" say Martin Hubert, President and CEO at Freightgate, "it harnesses modern Web technology to provide a great user experience and make NRA compliance a breeze".

Freightgate NRA Self-Service Center is a User friendly Cloud web-based platform for 24/7access providing faster rate quotation acceptance with NVOCCs in compliance to FMC guidelines. The module correlates quotations, acceptance of quotation, assigned a unique NRA-Quote number, booking confirmation, assures proper application of rates and surcharges, updating status, and record keeping requirements. It maintains NRA history in a secure database.

Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform empowers professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement,rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of the NVOCC Negotiated Rate Customer Self-Service Center module, please complete form at: please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud-based Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

CaroTrans Enhances Spot Quote Capabilities with the Freightgate Logistics Cloud

Huntington Beach, California, January 31, 2013 - Freightgate, a global provider of Cloud Logistics Solutions, announced that CaroTrans, a leading global NVOCC (non vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has successfully deployed Freightgate's new SpotQuote Solution. CaroTrans is using the solution to improve its spot quoting capabilities and more efficiently respond to customer freight requirements. The Logistics Cloud solution will support CaroTrans goal to deliver the highest level of customer-focused, reliable consolidation and deconsolidation services in the U.S..

SpotQuote is part of Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe. The SpotQuote module is designed to help logistics providers, such as CaroTrans, to quickly route, price and spot-quote shipments for various modes of transportation. The intelligent, interactive, online system allows CaroTrans to efficiently compile a professional looking quote accounting for all aspects of the complex LCL market.

Using SpotQuote, CaroTrans will continue to grow its global service network to serve market demand for direct, expedited LCL/FCL import and export services. SpotQuote intelligence features includes FMC compliant capabilities, pairing flexibility with ease-of use, adding or modifying surcharges to tailor them to a given customers' needs and send them out with the click of a button.

Lueder Bitter, CaroTrans, National Import Operations Manager, said, "We are very pleased with this new state of the art module as it is easily the best looking quote in the industry. It gives our team higher productivity, increased flexibility and our customers a quotation that is easy to understand yet has all pertinent information in one place. "

Martin Hubert, Freightgate, President, said, "The new spot quote highlights the power of the Freightgate Universe platform, bringing our users a rich, best in class user experience. We look forward to rolling these and other enhancements out to all customers in the coming weeks."

Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe, enables solutions empowering professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate Logistics Cloud Solutions, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

About CaroTrans
Established in 1979, CaroTrans International is one of the world's leading NVOCCs providing global LCL, less than container load, and FCL, full container load services. Through our network of offices in Asia, South America, Oceania, and the United States, along with our strong local partners, we offer a global reach that is truly unique.
CaroTrans is a people driven company with dedicated, experienced and knowledgeable team members who engage customers with passion and experience on a local level. For additional information, visit http://www.carotrans.com

Best-In-Class Procurement Solution to Lower Transportation Spend and Improve Ocean Freight Sourcing

Huntington Beach, California, January 30, 2013 - Freightgate, the leading provider of logistics cloud solutions, offers best-in-class procurement solution designed for shippers to manage ocean freight procurement processes considering more than just price. This "on-demand" solution supports the complete procurement lifecycle including RFQ preparation, bid rules, mailing , along with scenarios to analyze each bid to calculate the total transportation spend in relation to other attributes such as transit-time or service, across multiple RFQ rounds and conclude with automated awards to the ocean freight providers with the best price and service combination while saving time and mitigating risks.

Martin Hubert, Freightgate President, advises shippers to conduct a serious review of their procurement process to be fully prepared when negotiating ocean freight rates for the upcoming 2013-14 Transpacific contract period. Shippers will be facing a new wave of price increases. Ocean container carriers serving the Asia-U.S. trade lane have reaffirmed their commitment to increase freight rates as they head into a new round of 2013-14 contract negotiations.

Freightgate's procurement solution assists shippers in sourcing the most competitive freight rates from ocean container carriers and NVOCC's. Transportation contracts can be seamlessly integrated into the Freightgate Universe for rate management, invoice audit and capacity management. The Logistics Cloud Procurement Solution reduces ocean freight spend by 15% or more utilizing best-in-class sourcing to manage RFQ lifecycle with visibility to quickly compare

bids, rates and routings. Both bottom line and service performance improvements are achieved. The easy-to-deploy software solution can be connected to most backend ERP systems.

Freightgate is offering a free software demonstration, and knowledge on how to lower transportation spend while at the same improving service performance.. To schedule demo, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

The Logistics Cloud, known as the Freightgate Universe, enables solutions empowering professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud-based Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: http://www.freightgate.com

Freightgate Forecasts Emerging Supply Chain Trends in 2013

Huntington Beach, CA, United States January 18, 2013 - Last year Freightgate predicted five emerging supply chain trends. Our crystal ball was accurate. In 2013 these same supply chain trends will continue with more emphasis in five critical areas - sustainability, visibility, predictive analytics, innovation and partnerships.

Trend #1: Sustainability. Business Leaders will focus on best-in-class solutions to meet progressively more challenging customer requirements.
In 2013 business leaders will continue struggling with diverse supply chain challenges ranging from spend management, visibility, business intelligence, to the growing complexity of optimizing rate and surcharge management with delivery performance. Supply chain flexibility and logistics responsiveness adapting to volatility and competitive pressures coupled with meeting customer requirements will create a keen focus to find best-in-class solutions that will drive and enhance supply chain sustainability.

Solution: Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions are custom-tailored to provide collaborative manageability of freight rates, lead times, capacity allocations, faster quotations, better yields and more sales without straining operating budget and expenditures. Learn more ...

Trend #2: Visibility. The quest for cycle time reductions and dynamic lead times driven pricing, will drive renewed focus on end-to-end supply chain visibility.
As supply chains grow more complex in global dimensions, participant size, and sensitivity to localized disruptions, companies will require more robust end-to-end supply chain visibility to enable better global risk management. Traditional low-tech tracking and tracing software will need to be replaced with dynamic cloud-driven dashboards. Supply chain directors will empower their logistical analysts with S&OP and risk management tools to manage decision-making within the execution window at each and every juncture of their supply chain. Capacity management, forecasting and contingency planning will play an important role in operating a lean supply chain. Businesses are integrating cloud-based platforms to afford better visibility, flexibility, and responsiveness.

Solution: Freightgate has been a pioneer in web-services enabled solutions resulting smarter more informed decision making for all stake holders. Learn more ...

Trend #3: Predictive Analytics. Business Intelligence will help manage every aspect of supply chain and logistics management.
While 'Big Data' seems to be everywhere, Thought Leaders will focus on timely Predictive Analytics. Supply Chain executives are faced with the challenges to capture, store, search, sharing, analysis, and the visualization large and complex data sets. In complex and dynamic supply chains meaningful data segmentation and classification will emerge and people will realize the true value of current information on inventory in transit or possible shipping delays augmented with macro trends on rates, transit times or capacity. The ability to make timely decisions based on available data is crucial to business success. Business intelligence will move toward flexible hybrid models of real-time information correlated with data mining, scenario planning, and forecasting to provide more informed supply chain decisions with the ability to improve process and resource optimization, spot business trends and patterns, identify risks and opportunities, and track performance metrics.

Solution: Freightgate's refreshing approach gives access to both predictive analytics and Now-Data. Learn more ...

Trend #4: Innovation. Thinking 'Outside the Box' will become a valued asset to drive supply chain cost savings with improved performance.
Supply chain and logistics executives have journeyed the long-winding road through freight management 101, experimented with costly home-grown TMS systems, been involved with labor-intensive RFPs, and some have outsourced processes with mixed results. When all is said and done, the Holy Grail is a supply-chain driven by total-value. In 2013, business leaders must become more innovative to juggle the quest for profitability while they assimilate the demanding pressures to provide more solutions to meet varying and specific customer demands. Customer demand and public perception will have to be valued and added to the equation escalating the need for customized logistics solutions. Both price and innovation will be important evaluation factors in designing supply-chains and the award of contracts.

Solution: By enabling broader value factors such as finance charges for inventory in transit, carbon emission, MQC penalties to just name a few Freightgate gives its users a more complete picture. Learn more ...

Trend #5: Partnerships and Integration. Supply Chains are becoming too brittle and to external factors to handle frequent unplanned changes; bringing the need for an elastic dynamic design that relies on trusted partners to the forefront.
Shippers, transportation carriers, logistics and software solution providers are beginning to realize that in order to create an elastic and robust supply chain forming partnership and teaming together is a better route than trying to the 'king of the road'. That said depending on scope, single sourcing philosophies with all eggs in one basket is unlikely to return. Everyone can benefit to increase revenue, profitability without increasing costs. There will be more initiative-driven partnerships and 'vested' outsourcing as service excellence backed by real-time information becomes a core and strategic priority. Cloud Technology and new open standards such as EFM unlocks a new age of collaboration and competitiveness giving every business equal opportunity to participate in global markets with costs savings and productivity benefits.

Solution: Native Open Standards support makes Freightgate the natural choice for today's interconnected global enterprise. Learn more ...

Freightgate's Logistics Cloud Platform, known as the Freightgate Universe, enables solutions empowering professionals on all levels to collaborate with global vendors and logistics providers seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network. It encompasses ISO9001:2008-certified end-to-end transportation management processes from procurement, rate management, optimization, execution and visibility, carbon footprint, through invoice audit & pay. The Freightgate Universe is comprised of adaptive easy-to-deploy modules to help companies leapfrog into the 21st century with minimal start-up cost. Freightgate is the only commercial EFM compliant platform enabling standardized web-services as promoted by the US-DOT and Transport-Canada.

Partner with Freightgate. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate's Cloud-based Logistics Solutions, please complete form at: http://www.freightgate.com/demo or Call Freightgate Sales at (714) 799-2833. Email: sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading Logistics Cloud-based Platform, with Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, Global Tender Bid Management; Least Cost Routing, Service Contract and Quote Management; Regulatory Compliance CBP and FMC; Automated eInvoice Audit and Payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online Sailing Schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Visit Freightgate at: www.freightgate.com

Contact Information:
Freightgate
15061 Springdale St, Suite 111
Huntington Beach, California 92649

Martin Hubert: (714) 799-2833
Gary Chisamore: (609) 301-5662

Email: sales@freightgate.com
Website: www.freightgate.com
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