Container Trace

Access a detailed record of container’s vessel movements of time, including vessel name, IMO and MMSI numbers, location, speed, and heading.

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99
%
Of ocean shipments tracked
99.99
%
Uptime performance
300
M+
Events processed
7000
Unique events turned into 60 standarized milestones

Ocean Carriers

Container events and shipment information as provided by ocean carriers

Vessel AIS & Terrestrial

Global vessel events for 5.6k+ container vessels

Customs

US import container dwell time for the top 23 US ports

Vessel Schedules

Vessel schedules for 3.5k+ container vessels

Terminal

Terminal sourced event from 6’+ global ports

SMDG

Accurate and up to date information on 1k+ terminal locations globally

Polygons

Custom polygons both by vendor and custom in house solutions

Rail

7 North American/Canadian rail lines

Hear What Our Customers Say

Enhancing your visibility saves time and money while streamlining your overall supply chain. But don’t just take our word for it. Hear from our valued customers about what Vizion has helped them accomplish.

We are very pleased to have found in Vizion a partner with the same passion for pushing the digitalization of supply chains and providing high quality solutions

Martin Schulze
CEO, BlueBox Systems

Visibility is a huge part of the future of the global supply chain. Vizion is an important addition to our suite of visibility solutions so that freight forwarders can take important steps toward embracing that future

Brian Glick
Founder and CEO, Chain.io

Vizion standardizes these messages across all carriers making this job more straightforward for us. It is why our partnership is such a great achievement as we move forward."

David Blinick
CEO, 3rdwave

The Vizion team is always looking for ways to change how people approach visibility, and raising the bar on what customers can and should expect from their visibility platforms

Lucas Schorer
Co-Founder of Kestrel Insights

Partnering with Vizion, we bring an ‘X-ray’ into containers for forwarders as they seek to provide their shipping customers detailed insights into cargo visibility and status.

James Coombes
Co-Founder and CEO, Raft.ai

Our customer recommended Vizion to us and data and ease of API sealed the deal.

Danny Albers
Freight Product Owner and Senior Project Manager at Candata Global

Integrate Vizion’s Data with Leading ERPs and TMSs

Connect Vizion’s port and terminal events to these leading platforms, plus any ERP, TMS or other software system. Adding Vizion data to your existing systems empowers advanced visibility into a container’s journey.

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Use Vessel Data to Track Your Containers in as Close to Real-Time as Possible

Vizion seamlessly integrates container trace data into your ERP, TMS, or other software system, enabling nearly real-time vessel tracking and advanced arrival planning. With this data at your fingertips, you can streamline the transition from sea to land and minimize demurrage charges.

Unlike many shippers and LSPs who struggle with outdated visibility data, Vizion offers container trace data that provides nea.r real-time tracking of vessel journeys. Stay ahead by monitoring your containers and preparing for their timely arrival with confidence

Manual tracking processes are both time-consuming and error-prone. Vizion automates the delivery of container trace data to your ERP, TMS, or other software systems, allowing you to effortlessly access and analyze data while reducing the time spent on data collection.

Gaining insight into the arrival times of your container vessels provides a strategic edge in your sea-to-land transition planning. It enables proactive preparation for rail services or drayage pickups, effectively mitigating expensive demurrage fees

Vizion's container trace data plays a pivotal role in preventing demurrage fees by notifying you as vessels approach their destination ports. Combine container trace data with other Vizion events to establish an audit trail for validating the accuracy of per diem charges.

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Container Trace

Access a detailed record of container’s vessel movements of time, including vessel name, IMO and MMSI numbers, location, speed, and heading.

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Track Vessels in Real-Time

Detailed information on the vessel that’s carrying your containers includes the vessel’s name, IMO number, and MMSI number, as well as latitude/longitude, speed, and heading.

Create Maps & Generate Hourly Updates

The extensive data provided by Vizion enables you to effortlessly generate maps and receive hourly updates, granting you the ability to track vessels transporting your containers in real-time with ease.

Prepare for Your Vessel’s Arrival

Container trace offers foresight to proactively plan for your vessel's arrival, ensuring timely container pickups and cost-effective avoidance of demurrage fees.

Data We Use

Vizion’s platform includes data of the highest quality, including multiple sources (EDI, AIS, port/terminal connections, plus others) that are already connected for instant-on capabilities. We refresh these sources multiple times daily to reduce latency to 6 hours or less.

99
%
Of ocean shipments tracked
99.99
%
Uptime performance
300
M+
Events processed
7000
Unique events turned into 60 standarized milestones

Ocean Carriers

Container events and shipment information as provided by ocean carriers

Vessel AIS & Terrestrial

Global vessel events for 5.6k+ container vessels

Customs

US import container dwell time for the top 23 US ports

Vessel Schedules

Vessel schedules for 3.5k+ container vessels

Terminal

Terminal sourced event from 6’+ global ports

SMDG

Accurate and up to date information on 1k+ terminal locations globally

Polygons

Custom polygons both by vendor and custom in house solutions

Rail

7 North American/Canadian rail lines

Hear From Our Existing Partners

Vizion’s current partners include supply chain technology platforms, service providers, systems integrators, plus others. Hear what they have to say about partnering with Vizion.

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The Vizion team is always looking for ways to change how people approach visibility, and raising the bar on what customers can and should expect from their visibility platforms
Lucas Schoreoer
Co founder
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The Vizion team is always looking for ways to change how people approach visibility, and raising the bar on what customers can and should expect from their visibility platforms
Lucas Schoreoer
Co founder
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Martin Schulze

We are very pleased to have found in Vizion a partner with the same passion for pushing the digitalization of supply chains and providing high quality solutions

Martin Schulze
CEO, BlueBox Systems
David Blinick

"Vizion standardizes these messages across all carriers making this job more straightforward for us. It is why our partnership is such a great achievement as we move forward."

David Blinick
CEO, 3rdwave
James Coombes

Partnering with Vizion, we bring an ‘X-ray’ into containers for forwarders as they seek to provide their shipping customers detailed insights into cargo visibility and status.

James Coombes
Co-Founder and CEO, Raft.ai
Brian Glick

Visibility is a huge part of the future of the global supply chain. Vizion is an important addition to our suite of visibility solutions so that freight forwarders can take important steps toward embracing that future

Brian Glick
Founder and CEO, Chain.io
Lucas Schorer

The Vizion team is always looking for ways to change how people approach visibility, and raising the bar on what customers can and should expect from their visibility platforms

Lucas Schorer
Co-Founder of Kestrel Insights
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Configure Available for Pickup Notifications

All ports and terminals give shippers a certain number of days to pickup containers before demurrage charges start. Vizion’s Last Free Date event automatically alerts you to when those charges will begin so that you can coordinate pickups with your drayage providers.

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Integrate Vizion’s Data with Leading
ERPs and TMSs

Connect Vizion’s port and terminal events to these leading platforms, plus any ERP, TMS or other software system. Adding Vizion data to your existing systems empowers advanced visibility into a container’s journey.

Use Vessel Data to Track Your
Containers in as Close to Real-Time as Possible

Vizion seamlessly integrates container trace data into your ERP, TMS, or other software system, enabling nearly real-time vessel tracking and advanced arrival planning. With this data at your fingertips, you can streamline the transition from sea to land and minimize demurrage charges.

Unlike many shippers and LSPs who struggle with outdated visibility data, Vizion offers container trace data that provides nea.r real-time tracking of vessel journeys. Stay ahead by monitoring your containers and preparing for their timely arrival with confidence

birds eye of a ship at sea with tracking data overlayed on the image

Manual tracking processes are both time-consuming and error-prone. Vizion automates the delivery of container trace data to your ERP, TMS, or other software systems, allowing you to effortlessly access and analyze data while reducing the time spent on data collection.

birds eye of a ship at sea with tracking data overlayed on the image

Gaining insight into the arrival times of your container vessels provides a strategic edge in your sea-to-land transition planning. It enables proactive preparation for rail services or drayage pickups, effectively mitigating expensive demurrage fees

birds eye of a ship at sea with tracking data overlayed on the image

Vizion's container trace data plays a pivotal role in preventing demurrage fees by notifying you as vessels approach their destination ports. Combine container trace data with other Vizion events to establish an audit trail for validating the accuracy of per diem charges.

birds eye of a ship at sea with tracking data overlayed on the image

Get supply chain industry insights

Our library of resources includes Vizion data, white papers, case studies, blog posts, podcasts, webinars, plus more.

Get the Most Advanced Visibility Into the Journey of Your Ocean and Rail Containers

Talk to one of our supply chain experts to get started now.
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