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Princeton TMX Enhances Multi-Modal TMS with Barge Capabilities

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Princeton TMX has announced a strategic partnership with OpenTug to incorporate OpenTug’s marine logistics capabilities into the Princeton TMX system. This integration empowers shippers to efficiently book and manage terminal, barge, and vessel capacity directly within the platform.

Through seamless integration with OpenTug’s digital tool, BargeOS, shippers can now compare quotes, secure capacity, and track barge shipments as easily as they would for over-the-road, rail, and intermodal transport. Consequently, this enhancement not only streamlines transportation management processes but also opens up new opportunities for operational and financial improvements. It enables shippers to oversee their entire transportation operations from one comprehensive system.

“Today’s supply chains are complex, and businesses need to ship across multiple modes to reduce costs, manage risk, and lessen their environmental impact,” says Mark McEntire, CEO of Princeton TMX. He emphasizes, “Partnering with OpenTug allows us to provide comprehensive barge management capabilities—something lacking in most TMS offerings on the market—to our customers. This integration helps facilitate intermodal transport by allowing shippers to manage truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), rail, and barge seamlessly on one platform.”

Key Takeaways:

  • OpenTug combines traditional automatic identification systems (AIS) location information with GPS devices on barges to offer situationally aware mapping. This innovation enables accurate ETAs, delivers unparalleled data, and fosters quick decision-making. Additionally, OpenTug features a marketplace that connects shippers with thousands of barges, tugs, and terminals across over 25,000 miles of marine highways. Its software also allows operators to automate pricing, routing, booking, and tracking.

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