Vizion provides a container tracking API that delivers real-time, standardized tracking events for ocean freight and logistics, enabling integration with spreadsheets, ERP, and TMS systems. The platform enhances visibility across 57% of global trade, allowing businesses to monitor shipment status and optimize supply chain operations while reducing delays and costs associated with demurrage.
Funding
$18.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
The complexities of global supply chains often lead to a lack of real-time visibility into container locations and status, resulting in inefficiencies, delays, and increased costs for businesses. Inconsistent data formats and the need to integrate with multiple systems further compound these challenges.
Solution
Vizion provides a container tracking API that delivers standardized, real-time tracking data for ocean and intermodal rail freight. The API integrates with existing systems like spreadsheets, ERP, and TMS platforms, offering enhanced visibility across a significant portion of global trade. By aggregating data from multiple sources, including EDI, AIS, and direct port/terminal connections, Vizion provides a comprehensive view of the container journey. This enables businesses to proactively manage shipments, optimize supply chain operations, and mitigate potential disruptions. The platform's global trade intelligence capabilities also allow users to evaluate the performance and risk associated with various maritime handlers and suppliers.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes logistics service providers, beneficial cargo owners, and software companies seeking to enhance supply chain visibility and optimize container tracking processes.
Features
- Real-time container tracking via API with standardized event data
- Integration with spreadsheets, ERP, TMS, and other software systems
- Coverage of 57% of global trade, monitoring over 10 million shipments
- Data aggregation from multiple sources: EDI, AIS, port/terminal connections
- Intermodal rail tracking across North American Class I railways
- Port performance monitoring, including vessel arrival and container dwell times
- Global trade intelligence platform for evaluating maritime handlers and suppliers
- Historical data archive of 10 years