Air Freight

Air Shipment Execution in MercuryGate TMS

In addition to parcel, LTL, truckload, rail, and ocean, MercuryGate TMS provides a full suite comprehensive air freight solution. Whether you’re a Freight Forwarder executing a high volume of international air shipments, or a shipper that uses air freight domestically, MercuryGate TMS is the perfect air freight planning and execution tool. Execute air shipments using native MercuryGate functionality while simultaneously communicating with your trading partners. As an industry leader in integrating with technology providers, MercuryGate TMS comes equipped with high-value, time-saving integration tools.

Air Freight shipments displayed on map highlighting those that need attention in MercuryGate TMS

MercuryGate TMS: Air Freight shipments of varying status displayed on a map and highlighted shipments that require attention.

End-to-End Shipment Control

From documentation to flight scheduling, pickup to final delivery, control each phase of every air freight shipment. Plan, procure, tender, and deliver more shipments in less time. You can even set a variety of automatic alerts allowing your logistics associates to immediately respond to critical milestones. What’s more, with MercuryGate’s world-class Control Tower Visibility tools, your enterprise will be equipped with the business intelligence to compete in today’s global economy.

Delegate tasks and get immediate data about any air shipments, in Control Tower Visibility in MercuryGate TMS

With Control Tower Visibility, delegate tasks and get immediate data about any air shipments.

Built-In Benefits

MercuryGate’s enabling architecture means your unique set of transportation rules can be configured to ensure regulatory compliance, avoid transit delays, and contain costs for each leg - to keep your shipments moving and customers happy. MercuryGate’s lightning fast air freight shipment planning and execution and SKU-level visibility continually improves your supply chain effectiveness. A powerful, robust business intelligence reporting tool, MercuryEdge exposes trends, highlights important data, and acts as a decision support tool for your entire supply chain.

Monitor air freight shipments on a local and international level, so you can make strategic decisions even when shipments are in transit

Air shipments can be monitored from the local to international level, allowing strategic decision-making even when shipments are in transit.

Other Features Include:

  • Door-to-Door, Door-to-Airport, Airport-to-Airport transportation management functionality

  • Manage by zones

  • Domestic and international documentation templates

  • Tariff management tools

  • Ship HazMat materials, Dangerous Goods, and other highly regulated commodities

  • Expanded item coding and reference tables for regulatory compliance

  • Currently supports over 15 languages

  • Easily apply shipment changes to any leg, even while in transit

  • Coordinate service levels, lead times, flight schedules, and customer requirements to optimize each shipment

  • Calculate duties, taxes, and other regulatory fees

  • Multiple carrier or vendor invoicing

  • Complete audit trails on all shipment and routing activities

  • Customizable documentation options

  • Customizable service level times and names

  • User-friendly interface including ezClick workflow technology

  • Dashboard functionality for your employees, with almost 200 portlets to choose from

  • Edit tariffs, modify rate tables, and structure flight schedules

  • Manage trading lanes across carriers and customers

  • Maintain crucial customs/regulatory requirements