Damco sets milestone in ocean freight shipping

mobile platforms – iPhone/iPad, Android and Blackberry. The new app is aimed at providing customers a fast and simple way to get an overview on the status of their shipments. The launch is part of an overall effort to prepare for a future where more and more business processes will be supported on smartphones and tablet pcs.

“The proliferation of mobile devices is making it economical and scalable to reach customers with apps. During recent years tremendous advances have been made, not only in the capabilities of the devices, but also in their ease of use,” says Mark Scotland, Chief Information Officer at Damco. “As a result the screens and functionality of the devices are more than sufficient to give customers mobile access to the applications they access via our standard platforms today.”

The tracking app Damco has made available for iPhone/iPad, Android and Blackberry will make it possible to track shipments quickly using a device that is available at all times instead of being tied down by a normal PC. In industries where secure and constant delivery of goods are essential – such as textile and retail for example – this flexibility is valuable.

Initially Damco’s apps will offer tracking of ocean freight shipments only. Afterwards the functionality shall be expanded to airfreight tracking and provide information that are currently accessed by customers using myDamco via the portal on www.damco.com. In addition to launching mobile apps, Damco has also launched a number of widgets, which are small stand-alone applications that can be executed within a webpage when customers access their applications on myDamco.

Damco is one of the world’s leading third party logistics providers specialising in customised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions. Damco is an independent business unit within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group employing 9,500 staff in over 280 offices across 90 countries and representation in 120 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Middle East, and Latin America. In 2010, the company had a net turnover of over USD 2.7 billion.