How Global Transport Solutions Unified Maritime Cargo & Warehouse Tracking with Power Pages & Business Central
At-a-Glance
Global Transport Solutions (GTS) - premier Dutch international logistics provider specializing in marine supply chain and offshore vessel forwarding.
CHALLENGE:
Maritime shipping clients lacked a unified portal to manage and track orders, invoices, and spare parts shipments. Clients could not easily specify target vessels, port facilities, and warehouse locations during order creation, and lacked visual inventory reporting.
SOLUTION:
Intelegain architected an enterprise Power Pages portal connected directly to Dynamics 365 Business Central, enabling shipowners and fleet managers to select vessels, warehouse locations, and inventory items seamlessly.
RESULTS:
Achieved 100% vessel-level cargo visibility, cut order booking turnaround by 45%, eliminated manual spreadsheet tracking, and provided real-time inventory distribution mapping across global marine hubs.
The Challenge: The Operational Complexity of Maritime Supply Chains
Marine supply chain management is among the world’s most logistically unforgiving sectors. Global Transport Solutions (GTS) coordinates the delivery of critical ship spares, marine equipment, and offshore provisions to ocean-going vessels docking in ports across Rotterdam, Singapore, Houston, and Dubai.
When a container ship or tanker arrives in port, it has a narrow 24-to-48 hour window to receive essential replacement parts. However, GTS’s shipping clients - fleet managers, superintendents, and procurement captains - had no unified self-service platform to manage their freight.
Placing orders required complex email exchanges specifying which vessel, port call, and bonded warehouse facility should be utilized. Clients could not see which parts were currently held in bonded storage versus transit. Manual order entry led to delayed dispatch schedules and elevated risks of missing vessel sailing windows.
Absence of a unified digital portal for ship managers to place and track time-critical marine orders.
Inability for clients to associate orders with specific maritime vessels (IMO numbers), ports, and warehouses.
Lack of visual reporting showing inventory distributions across global bonded storage facilities.
High operational burden on GTS customer service teams manually cross-referencing Business Central ERP ledgers.
Why Intelegain Was Chosen
GTS selected Intelegain due to our specialized maritime logistics ERP expertise, complex Business Central integration capabilities, and enterprise Power Pages delivery model.
Implementation: The Intelegain Approach
The maritime portal was delivered in 14 weeks across three comprehensive phases:
Phase 1: Maritime Entity Modeling & Business Central Integration
We mapped GTS’s core supply chain entities: Vessel Registries, Port Schedules, Multi-Hub Warehouses, and Bonded SKUs. We established secure REST API bridges into Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Phase 2: Vessel-Centric Power Pages Portal Engineering
We developed the Power Pages portal. Ship managers can log in, select their specific vessel from their fleet list, view items stored in bonded warehouses across Rotterdam or Singapore, and create dispatch orders against scheduled port arrival dates.
Phase 3: Live Tracking, Invoicing & Fleet Inventory Visualization
We integrated real-time freight carrier tracking APIs and automated invoice downloads. Interactive reporting was deployed, allowing ship superintendents to visualize stock allocations by ship and warehouse at a glance.
Measurable Results & Business Impact
Traceability of maritime cargo and spare parts to specific vessel IMO numbers
Faster order placement and dispatch confirmation for ship managers
Missed vessel departure deadlines caused by manual order delays
Multi-warehouse stock level visibility across European and Asian ports
The GTS Power Pages portal modernized maritime logistics for shipowners worldwide. Fleet superintendents now manage complex vessel replenishments directly through a responsive digital command center. By coupling Power Pages with Business Central ERP, GTS eliminated order bottlenecks, guaranteed on-time port delivery for critical spares, and reinforced its reputation as an industry-leading global freight forwarder.
Project Details
Global Transport Solutions (GTS)
Netherlands
Logistics
Microsoft Power Pages | Microsoft Dataverse | Dynamics 365 Business Central | Power Apps | Azure API Management
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