See Every Inbound Shipment, See Every Inbound Shipment, In Real Time
InboundShipments gives supply chain teams a single source of truth for shipment tracking, purchase order status, invoice costs, and trade documents. No more chasing carriers, digging through email, or reconciling spreadsheets.
Real-Time Shipment Milestone Tracking
Stop refreshing carrier websites. InboundShipments pulls tracking data directly from ocean carriers via carrier API integrations and organizes it into a clear timeline of 40+ milestones. You see exactly where every container is, from booking confirmation through vessel departure, transshipment, port arrival, customs clearance, and final delivery.
- Consolidated tracking across all ocean carriers in one dashboard
- Vessel name, voyage, and port ETA updated automatically
- Milestone history with timestamps for every status change
- Container-level detail including equipment type and seal numbers
Purchase Order Visibility from Creation to Receipt
Know the status of every purchase order at a glance. InboundShipments links POs to shipments and receiving records so you can trace any order from the moment it is created through shipping, arrival, and warehouse receipt. Vendors can check order status through shareable links without needing an account.
- PO status tracking from draft through fulfilled
- Automatic linkage between POs, shipments, and receiving records
- Shareable vendor links for real-time order visibility
- Line-item quantity tracking across ordered, shipped, and received
Invoice and Cost Transparency
Every dollar spent on inbound freight should be visible and auditable. InboundShipments captures invoice data using AI-powered extraction, categorizes charges across 23 fee types, and links costs back to the shipments and POs they belong to. Spot discrepancies before they become expensive mistakes.
- AI extraction of freight and customs invoice line items
- 23 fee type categories for granular cost analysis
- Duplicate invoice detection before payment approval
- Demurrage and detention tracking with free-time visibility
Document Visibility Across the Supply Chain
Trade documents are scattered across emails, carrier portals, and shared drives. InboundShipments centralizes every bill of lading, commercial invoice, ISF filing, and packing slip alongside the shipment or PO it relates to. When you need a document, you know exactly where to find it.
- Attach documents to shipments, POs, or invoices
- Support for BOL, commercial invoice, ISF, packing slip, and more
- Centralized document storage eliminates email searching
- Full audit trail of when documents were uploaded and by whom
What visibility actually changes for your team
Seeing your inbound pipeline clearly has a compounding effect across operations, finance, and vendor management.
Fewer surprise delays at receiving
When you can see a shipment is delayed three days before it arrives, you can adjust warehouse staffing, notify customers, and update production schedules proactively instead of reacting to problems at the dock door.
Faster resolution of carrier and vendor disputes
With a complete milestone history and all related documents in one place, you have the evidence you need to resolve detention charges, short-shipment claims, and billing discrepancies quickly.
Reduced time spent gathering shipment status
Instead of logging into multiple carrier portals, calling freight forwarders, and digging through email threads, your team checks one dashboard. The hours saved each week add up.
Better vendor accountability
When suppliers know you are tracking their shipments in real time and can see exactly when orders shipped, they tend to communicate more proactively and meet commitments more consistently.
Auditable cost records for every shipment
Every invoice, fee, and charge is categorized and linked to the shipment it belongs to. When finance needs to understand landed costs or audit freight spend, the data is already organized.
One source of truth for your inbound team
No more conflicting spreadsheets or outdated email updates. Everyone on your team sees the same shipment status, the same documents, and the same cost data at all times.
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