Oceanstar Express selects Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions Cloud Platform

Huntington Beach, CA, United States February 02, 2012 - Freightgate announced today that Oceanstar Express has selected Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions Cloud Platform to enhance its transportation services, with advanced n-dimensional routing for secure fast execution, event management and to improve collaboration with its customers.

Freightgate was the early pioneer for cloud computing and mobile applications within the logistics industry. Freightgate solutions support all Supply Chain Management transportation functions from Procurement, through Rate Management, Optimization, Execution and Visibility to Invoice Audit & Pay. Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions Cloud Platform enables global shippers, forwarders and carriers to share global logistics information seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network.

Because of its impeccable track record of innovation Freightgate was most recently recognized as a Leading Logistics and Trade Service Provider by World Trade. Oceanstar Express is the first of several transportation service providers who responded to Freightgate's Emerging Supply Chain Trends in 2012 - Why Freightgate is Your Predictable Solution http://freightgate.com/news.php .

Oceanstar Express is an upcoming leader in innovative global logistics and supply chain services. Founded in 2005, Oceanstar Express provides a single point of logistics management and coordination control for global supply chains. From raw materials at the source to finished goods at point-of-purchase, Oceanstar Express manages the supply chain process worldwide.

More companies like Oceanstar Express are exploring vested outsourcing for supply chain and logistics requirements forming closer alliances with transportation software companies specializing in customizable cloud computing solutions. The increasing demand for better collaborative business processes, rate management, and logistics procurement with greater execution capabilities is beyond the knowledge base, response time, and budgets of most in-house I.T. departments.

Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions are custom-tailored to provide collaborative manageability of freight rates, lead times, capacity allocations, faster quotations, better yields and more sales without straining operating budget and expenditures.

It takes no crystal ball to predict that 2012 will be another tough year for transportation service providers. The bottom-line margin between winning and losing is speed of execution and delivery. Keywords like collaboration, cloud computing, and responsiveness will dominate the supply chain landscape. The winners will be shippers and carriers who form closer alliances with transportation software companies to brainstorm and create better and faster collaborative solutions.

Tell us how Freightgate can assist you on your road ahead. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate's Cloud-based Logistics Solutions, please complete form at: TEST DRIVE FREIGHTGATE SOLUTIONS or call Gary Chisamore at (609) 301-5662 or Martin Hubert (714) 799-2833. Email sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate (freightgate.com) team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading PLTX Platform, with Internet Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, global tender management; least cost routing, service contract and quote management; regulatory compliance CBP and FMC; automated eInvoice audit and payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online sailing schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. For additional information on Freightgate visit them on the web at: www.freightgate.com

About Oceanstar Express
Oceanstar Express provides innovative global logistics and supply chain solution services. Founded in 2005, their established network of partners allows them to deliver seamless end-to-end supply chain solutions globally. Oceanstar Express provides a single point of global shipment planning, execution, and control. They keep our customers updated of the changes and improvements in international logistics services. They are focused on improving efficiency and finding opportunities in their customers' supply chain to make them more competitive. Their full range of supply chain services reduces costs and increases profit potential. They integrate comprehensive and innovative services to meet their customers' unique requirements. Oceanstar Express is an FMC Licensed NVOCC and Freight Forwarder. For additional information on Oceanstar Express visit them on the web at: : www.oceanstarexpress.net

Emerging Supply Chain Trends in 2012 - Why Freightgate is Your Predictable Solution

Huntington Beach, CA, United States January 03, 2012 - Every year transportation experts make predictions about their industry trends. Many predictions don't always hit the mark, but they do stir up ideas and conversation. We have compiled five of the most predictable 2012 trends and how Freightgate can prepare you. Tell us what you see in your crystal ball.

Trend #1: More companies will explore vested outsourcing for supply chain and logistics requirements forming closer alliances with transportation software companies specializing in customizable cloud computing solutions. The increasing demand for better collaborative business processes, rate management, and logistics procurement with greater execution capabilities is beyond the knowledge base, response time, and budgets of most in-house I.T. departments.

Your Solution: Freightgate's Supply Chain Solutions are custom-tailored to provide collaborative manageability of freight rates, lead times, capacity allocations, faster quotations, better yields and more sales without straining operating budget and expenditures.

Trend #2: Dynamic Customer Engagement will become a high priority between shippers and transportation service providers. Seamless, time-sensitive information flow is rapidly becoming essential for everyone in the loop to be informed simultaneously will create greater demand for event management, information visibility, collaborative what-if solutions, and data security.

Your Solution: Freightgate's Electronic Freight Management is the only commercially available solution that implements the DOT recommended standard for on-demand logistics execution and supply chain collaboration for customers looking to implement cloud computing web services.

Trend #3: The convergence of cloud, mobile and information technology into a unified set of forces is shaping IT decisions and marketplace competitiveness. More companies will adopt cloud computing and mobile applications within their supply chain and logistics processes. The trends for cloud computing and mobile applications are creating faster collaborative sharing of information top down and bottom up creating teamwork synergies improving processes, financial results and quicker solutions to customer requirements.

Your Solution: Freightgate was the early pioneer for cloud computing and mobile applications within the logistics industry. Freightgate solutions support all Supply Chain Management transportation functions from Procurement, through Rate Management, Optimization, Execution and Visibility to Invoice Audit & Pay.

Trend #4: Strategic Transportation Procurement is coming Board of Directors decision. Transportation Procurement is no longer only about freight rates and service parameters. The procurement footprint is quickly expanding to include carbon footprint, security compliance, reduction of non-core costs, acceleration of business value, collaborative cloud-based analytical platforms, and more global environmental awareness.

Your Solution: Freightgate was instrumental in the initial development of a common Global Logistics Tender process, creating a centralized Cloud Collaboration platform to bridge existing gaps in communications, pricing, and data mapping in traditional Logistics Tender processes. Freightgate's Tender Solutions are the most user-friendly, collaborative and flexible transportation procurement solutions in the logistics industry. Solutions are fully adaptable to both shipper and carrier RFP/RFQ tenders requirements. They enable global shippers, forwarders and carriers to share global logistics information seamlessly on a single common transportation sourcing platform for informed decision-making across the entire network.

Trend #5: Response Management drives demand for quicker, timely decision-making, rapid planning and predictive analytics to scenario responses of unplanned events. Logistics in if ever-changing environment combined with marketplace competitiveness can impact fiscal results in hours not days. The goal of What-If scenarios is proactive anticipation instead of reaction. It equates to delivering the most timely knowledge and insights to ensure informed decision-making.

Your Solution: Within any logistics scenario there will be a multitude of dynamic situations, changing circumstances, variables both known and unknown, seasonal influences and other unique factors based on service capacity. Freightgate's intelligent multi-dimensional routing engine calculates dynamic routing choices across different modes and inter-modal combinations. Execution level what-if applications are built directly into Freightgate Solutions to be used as part of the daily logistics decision-making to provide customer's better yield and service selections.

Freightgate is your Answer to a Predictable 2012

Are you winning? It takes no crystal ball to predict that 2012 will be another tough year. The bottom-line margin between winning and losing is speed of execution and delivery. Keywords like collaboration, cloud computing, and responsiveness will dominate the supply chain landscape. The winners will be shippers and carriers who form closer alliances with transportation software companies to brainstorm and create better and faster collaborative solutions. Tell us what you see on your road ahead.

Freightgate is a Winner. To schedule a No-Obligation Demonstration of Freightgate's Cloud-based Logistics Solutions, please complete form at: TEST DRIVE FREIGHTGATE SOLUTIONS or call Gary Chisamore at (609) 301-5662 or Martin Hubert (714) 799-2833. Email sales@freightgate.com

About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate (freightgate.com) team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading PLTX Platform, with Internet Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; TMS, global tender management; least cost routing, service contract and quote management; regulatory compliance CBP and FMC; automated eInvoice audit and payment; innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; interactive online sailing schedule. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2008 certified. For additional information on Freightgate visit them on the web at www.freightgate.com.