This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing deep sea transportation of cargo to or from foreign ports. It has no schema of its own: companies here are mapped on the Transportation & logistics schema, and what it does not cover is recorded as gaps.
| Primitive | Part | Layer | Description | Parameters | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lanes and services market_positioning | Demand: winning customers | Decisions | The routes, freight types and service levels the company is known for. | 0 | — |
Lead generation lead_generation | Demand: winning customers | Process | How demand finds the company. | 0 | — |
Coverage: the share of the 0 companies mapped in public on Deep Sea Freight Transportation and below that have the primitive mapped. Primitives are matched by key, so companies on earlier versions count.
| Demand: winning customers |
| People |
| Who wins shippers and grows their volume. |
| 0 |
| — |
Rates and surchargesPremium pricing | Demand: winning customers | Decisions | Included for Members | Members | Members |
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Rate quotes and tenders quoting | Demand: winning customers | Process | Answering shipper requests and annual bids. | 1 | — |
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Shipper agreements contracts | Demand: winning customers | Decisions | Terms with shippers: rates, liability, service levels. | 0 | — |
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Load matchingPremium load_matching | Demand: winning customers | Process | Included for Members | Members | Members |
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Service levels offer_design | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Transit times, equipment and handling options offered. | 0 | — |
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Load planning planning | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Which load goes on which truck, when. | 0 | — |
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Procurement procurement | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Buying what delivery needs. | 0 | — |
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Carriers and owner-operators suppliers | Supply: making or delivering the offer | People | Outside capacity the company relies on. | 0 | — |
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Moving freight delivery | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Pickup, line haul and delivery. | 0 | — |
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Claims and damage quality | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Loss and damage, and how claims are handled. | 1 | — |
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Fleet and warehouse assets inventory | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Data | Trucks, trailers, forklifts and buildings. | 0 | — |
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Final-mile delivery logistics | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | The last leg to the customer's door. | 1 | — |
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FleetPremium fleet | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Data | Included for Members | Members | Members |
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RoutingPremium routing | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Included for Members | Members | Members |
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Carrier contractsPremium carrier_contracts | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Decisions | Included for Members | Members | Members |
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Warehouse operations warehouse_operations | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Receiving, put-away, picking, packing and shipping in the building. | 3 | — |
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Yard and dock scheduling dock_scheduling | Supply: making or delivering the offer | Process | Appointments, door assignment and turn times at docks. | 1 | — |
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Customer onboarding customer_onboarding | Customers: keeping them | Process | From signed to served. | 0 | — |
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Customer service and support support | Customers: keeping them | People | Who answers when something is wrong. | 0 | — |
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Account management account_management | Customers: keeping them | People | Who owns the relationship after the sale. | 0 | — |
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Shipper records customer_data | Customers: keeping them | Data | Accounts, locations, contacts and shipping history. | 0 | — |
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Retention and renewal retention | Customers: keeping them | Process | How customers come back. | 0 | — |
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Shipment tracking shipment_tracking | Customers: keeping them | Data | Where each shipment is and when it will arrive, shared with the shipper without a phone call. | 1 | — |
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Billing and invoicing billing | Money: getting paid and paying | Process | Turning delivered work into claims. | 0 | — |
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Collections and receivables collections | Money: getting paid and paying | Process | Turning claims into cash. | 0 | — |
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Payments and payables payables | Money: getting paid and paying | Process | Paying suppliers and partners. | 0 | — |
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Driver and warehouse pay payroll | Money: getting paid and paying | Process | Per-mile, hourly and per-load pay. | 0 | — |
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Accounting and close accounting | Money: getting paid and paying | Software | The ledger and the month-end. | 0 | — |
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Budgeting and forecasting budgeting | Money: getting paid and paying | Decisions | What the company expects. | 0 | — |
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Cash and treasury treasury | Money: getting paid and paying | Data | What the company has and owes. | 0 | — |
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Freight billing freight_billing | Money: getting paid and paying | Process | Turning delivered loads into invoices with proof of delivery and every charge owed. | 3 | — |
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Org structure org_structure | People: who does the work | People | Teams, roles and reporting lines. | 0 | — |
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Driver recruiting hiring | People: who does the work | Process | Finding and qualifying drivers. | 1 | — |
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Onboarding and training training | People: who does the work | Process | How people become productive. | 0 | — |
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Performance and pay performance_pay | People: who does the work | Decisions | How people are reviewed and rewarded. | 0 | — |
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Driver hours and availability capacity | People: who does the work | Process | Who can drive, for how long, from where. | 0 | — |
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Policies and culture people_policies | People: who does the work | Decisions | The rules people work under. | 0 | — |
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Core system of record system_of_record | Systems: tools and data | Software | The main tool the business runs on. | 0 | — |
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Communication tools communication | Systems: tools and data | Software | How people talk. | 0 | — |
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Integrations integrations | Systems: tools and data | Software | Which tools exchange data without re-keying. | 0 | — |
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Reporting and dashboards reporting | Systems: tools and data | Data | What leaders see, how often. | 0 | — |
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Data management data_management | Systems: tools and data | Data | Where records live and who owns them. | 0 | — |
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Security and access security | Systems: tools and data | Decisions | Who may see and change what. | 0 | — |
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Operating authority licensing | Control: rules the company runs under | Decisions | The authority to carry or broker freight. | 0 | — |
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Transport compliance compliance | Control: rules the company runs under | Decisions | Rules on vehicles, drivers and loads, and how compliance is proved. | 0 | — |
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Cargo and liability cover insurance | Control: rules the company runs under | Decisions | Cover for cargo, vehicles and third parties. | 0 | — |
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Legal and contracts administration legal_admin | Control: rules the company runs under | Data | Where agreements and obligations live. | 0 | — |
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