Harbitt, Inc., a provider of data-driven solutions for global logistics, today announced the launch of Harbitt Route Search, a new solution that helps shippers and freight forwarders compare ocean freight routes and carrier services based not only on scheduled transit times, but also on their delay trends.
In ocean freight, the route with the shortest scheduled transit time is not always the route that arrives first.
Port congestion, weather disruptions, strikes, vessel schedule changes, and geopolitical events can significantly affect actual transit times. Yet route selection is still often based primarily on published schedules and operational experience.
Harbitt Route Search brings delay trends into the route-selection process — before a booking is made.
By combining current carrier schedules with global vessel operating data and delay trends, Harbitt enables logistics teams to make more informed decisions about which routes and services are likely to deliver more reliably.
From reacting to delays to preventing them
Most logistics visibility solutions focus on detecting and managing disruptions after a shipment has already been booked.
That visibility is important. But once a shipment is delayed, the options available to logistics teams are already limited.
Teams may need to identify affected shipments, investigate alternative sailings, coordinate with carriers and customers, and determine how the disruption will affect downstream operations.
Harbitt takes a different approach.
Instead of waiting for a delay to occur, Harbitt Route Search helps logistics teams consider delay risk at the time of route selection.
Harbitt calls this approach “proactive logistics” — using logistics data not only to understand what is happening, but to make better decisions before problems occur.
The goal is simple: move logistics from reacting to delays to making more informed decisions before they happen.
What Harbitt Route Search enables
1. Compare routes based on delay trends
Users can search current ocean freight schedules across carriers and compare services based on delay trends and the delay status of previous port calls.
This allows logistics teams to look beyond scheduled transit time and consider delay trends when selecting a service.
For shippers, this can support more informed booking decisions.
For forwarders, it can provide quantitative evidence when recommending routes and services to customers.
2. Identify alternative routes faster when disruptions occur
When disruptions such as port congestion, strikes, severe weather, or other events affect a lane, users can quickly search for alternative routes that avoid affected ports or services.
When combined with Harbitt Tracking, teams can also identify shipments that may be exposed to the disruption and move from impact assessment to alternative-route planning in a connected workflow.
This helps logistics teams accelerate their initial response when disruptions occur.
3. Quantitatively evaluate carriers, services, and routes
Harbitt uses global container-vessel operating data to provide a quantitative view of carrier and service performance.
Users can compare delay trends across their regular services and alternative carriers and routes, helping them assess route reliability based on data rather than individual experience.
For freight forwarders, the same data can support more evidence-based route recommendations and alternative-sailing proposals for their customers.
Schedule and delay trends are also available through APIs and data feeds, enabling integration with existing logistics systems and workflows.
Two Japanese patents secured
In connection with the development of Harbitt Route Search, Harbitt has secured two Japanese patents related to technology for optimal route search.
Harbitt is continuing to develop its global logistics data platform to help shippers and freight forwarders automate operational work, improve visibility, and make more proactive, data-driven decisions across international logistics.
About Harbitt
Harbitt is a Japan-based logistics technology company building a data platform for modern global logistics.
Its platform connects shipment data, automates traditionally manual logistics operations, and helps companies make faster and more confident decisions across their international supply chains.
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