WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Mohawk Global Logistics is using Descartes' OneView™ Forwarder Enterprise and Customs House Brokerage (CHB) solution to support its market expansion. Mohawk Global will also use Descartes OneView™ solution to submit data to additional Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) via the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
"Our business has been successfully growing and gaining additional global market share," said Robert Stein, Vice President, Customs & Trade Compliance of Mohawk Global Logistics. "Descartes' OneView™ solution has played a central part in helping our business expand into new locations, offer additional services, and meet evolving customs compliance requirements. As CBP's ACE initiative continues to roll out, we look forward to using Descartes for PGA connectivity and filings."
Descartes OneView™ Forwarder Enterprise helps freight forwarders, non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and 3PLs, like Mohawk Global Logistics, to efficiently manage shipping and accounting processes. Mohawk Global Logistics also uses Descartes OneView™ Customs House Broker (CHB) to connect to CBP via Descartes Global Logistics Network and manage U.S. customs entries and security filings such as ACE submissions.
ACE was built to provide a centralized, single window for import and export data reporting to CBP and other agencies within the U.S. government. More than a dozen PGAs are scheduled for ACE implementation prior to the mandatory November 1, 2015 ACE entry filing deadline, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"Descartes continues to enhance its existing technology platform to help leading logistics service providers, like Mohawk Global Logistics, meet evolving regulatory requirements such as the changes to CBP's ACE that include further access to PGAs," said George Manolis, Vice President of OneView Operations at Descartes Systems Group. "We're pleased that our customers will be among the first to realize the potential benefits of ACE as a single window to connect to other agencies within the U.S. government to streamline regulatory compliance processes."
About Mohawk Global Logistics
Mohawk Global Logistics is a leading trade compliance-centric third party logistics provider. It offers international and domestic freight forwarding, Customs brokerage, and cargo insurance to companies in the Northeast and Midwest. Mohawk is C-TPAT certified and validated. Learn more at www.mohawkglobal.com.
About Descartes Systems Group
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes has over 220,000 connected parties using its cloud-based services. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
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