ChannelPorts Speeds Customs Declarations Filing with Descartes
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LONDON, Sept. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX)
(TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in
commerce, announced that ChannelPorts, the UK's leading neutral customs
clearance agent, has improved the speed and visibility of its customs
declarations processing using Descartes e-Customs(TM) and Descartes Pentant(TM)
solutions.
"Speed of operation is everything at our customs clearance facility, which
services the Eurotunnel and Port of Dover," said Paul Wells, Managing Director
at ChannelPorts. "The Descartes Pentant application provides us with a flexible
and cost-effective solution that is truly designed around our specific
operational and logistical needs to manage road vehicle manifests. Descartes e-
Customs offers us the real-time information we need to provide the highest level
services to our clients."
On behalf of its clients, ChannelPorts manages clearances of vehicles utilising
more than 80 crossings daily through the Port of Dover and up to seven trains
hourly, with approximately 32 vehicles per train, through the Eurotunnel.
Descartes' Pentant solution provides ChannelPorts with a reliable and secure
connection to both CHIEF (the central UK Revenue & Customs system) and ICS (the
European Union Import Control System) to streamline declaration, cargo security
and clearance processes. Descartes Integrated Customs for Europe(TM) is enabling
ChannelPorts to provide real-time filing status visibility to its clients'
customs declarations to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and other UK
government agencies.
"We're pleased to help ChannelPorts with its unique proposition to improve its
responsiveness and customer visibility," said Pól Sweeney, Vice President of UK
Sales and Business Management at Descartes. "Customers, like ChannelPorts,
benefit from the broad customs compliance domain expertise of Descartes and our
market-leading global Customs and Regulatory Compliance solution portfolio."
About ChannelPorts
ChannelPorts is the leading neutral customs clearance agent in the UK with a
proven track record of quickly and efficiently keeping vehicles and consignments
on the move through the customs clearance process. For more information, visit
www.channelports.co.uk.
About Descartes
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) 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. 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.
This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") that relate to
Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived therefrom; and other
matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,
performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, "Certain Factors That
May Affect Future Results" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities commissions
across Canada including Descartes' most recently filed management's discussion
and analysis. If any such risks actually occur, they could materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In that case,
the trading price of our common shares could decline, perhaps materially.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are
provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current
expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such
information may not be appropriate for other purposes. We do not undertake or
accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based, except as required by law.
Global Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202416
msilveira(at)descartes.com
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Source: Descartes Systems Group via GlobeNewswire
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