MercuryGate Offers Leading TMS Solution to Freight Forwarders

MercuryGate International, Inc., a global provider of cloud-based transportation management solutions, announced a cooperative agreement with the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) to provide its global membership access to best-in-class TMS technology for a reduced cost.

Under terms of the agreement, freight forwarders who are FIATA members, may elect to participate in the program and pay a special discounted set-up fee and per-transaction fee to gain full access to MercuryGate’s international TMS that includes advanced planning, execution and shipment settling functions as well as visibility and reporting capabilities.

MercuryGate executed the agreement during the FIATA World Congress 2015, held Sept. 8-13 in Taipei, which drew some 1,200 attendees worldwide from the customs, freight forwarding and logistics industries.

“MercuryGate is excited to be a new FIATA member and to bring our solution to its worldwide membership,” said Dan Vertachnik, Chief Commercial Officer of MercuryGate.

“MercuryGate believes that every freight forwarder should be able to compete in today’s competitive market. Being able to operate with a best-in-class TMS is a big step in that direction.”

MercuryGate’s international TMS gives freight forwarders the tools and workflow to automate the right processes while sharing data easily with their partners and agents. As a cloud-based solution, the TMS integrates schedule data from leading providers of Road, Air, Ocean, Rail, and Intermodal transportation to help clients ensure that shipments depart and arrive on time.

In the FIATA instance, Air and Ocean schedules are available for a small additional fee. Companies that have workflow and functional requirements different from or that extend beyond those of the FIATA instance have the option to work directly with MercuryGate to negotiate a separate agreement.

Anne Sandretto, who had signed the agreement in her Role as Chair of the FIATA Advisory Body Information Technology in Taipei, said: “I am happy that today we could finalize a MoU which would offer a powerful International Supply Chain IT solution to our members in particular taking into account of the requirements of our small and medium size enterprises”.