AI-Powered Supply Chain Execution
Introducing
3rdwave AI for the Global Supply Chain
Generative and agentic AI now directly impact live supply chain execution. 3rdwave connects your corporate language model to real products and shipments, turning AI from a reporting tool into an operational partner that understands current events and available actions.

Simply the Best Platform for International Shippers

3rdwave’s Shipment Execution Platform™ goes beyond container tracking, providing transportation and compliance groups with the software they need to achieve best-in-class outcomes.

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      “Integrating 3rdwave into our daily operations has streamlined our entire workflow, giving us real-time visibility and control over our shipments and compliance processes.”
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      DOUG SHAFFER
      Director of Transportation and Trade Compliance
      THE SHIPMENT EXECUTION PLATFORM™

      Empowering Shippers to Take Charge

      Shippers aren't mere spectators; they are proactive decision-makers. Our Platform gives you the power to plan early, observe what’s happening in every stage, and respond in real time to ensure favorable outcomes.
      Plan Shipments
      Mediate Changing Demands
      Execute Tasks Seamlessly
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      TRANSPORTATION MEETS TRADE COMPLIANCE
      Manage Both Worlds Seamlessly

      With 3rdwave, you have one set of verified data that provides execution and cost visibility insights at the Product/SKU level for all shipments moving across international borders.

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      Transportation Teams
      Satisfy company stakeholders, suppliers, warehouses, 3PLs, and customers who demand to know where a shipment is and when it will arrive.
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      Trade Compliance Teams
      Ensure each shipment and product complies with country-specific regulations, facilitating smooth movement across international borders.
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      THE POWER OF AI ACROSS YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN
      The New Formula for Operational Control
      & Predictive Precision
      Planning That's Built on Your Reality
      3rdwave builds plans from real operational relationships and constraints, modeling products, shipments, and lanes so expectations are explicit from the start and execution remains feasible, compliant, and aligned as conditions change.
      All shipments, modes, & carriers in one model
      Product- and SKU-level visibility to delivery
      All documents tied directly to shipments
      Model, monitor, and update in real time
      Continuous Adaptation as Execution Shifts
      When execution deviates from plan, 3rdwave shows what changed, why it matters, and which products and commitments are now at risk — allowing teams to intervene early and mitigate issues before they cascade, rather than reacting late in crisis mode.
      Immediate visibility into what's changed
      Early identification of at-risk shipments
      Impacts traced across plans and execution
      Intervene before issues cascade into failures
      Execute With Context & Consequence
      From purchase order to final delivery, 3rdwave gives purchasing, sales, transportation, compliance, and operations a shared causal model — so each function understands expectations and makes decisions with awareness of downstream impact.
      One execution model from PO to delivery
      Alignment across sales, purchasing, and ops
      Visibility into downstream impacts
      Context-aware execution to limit errors
      Enjoy the Freedom to Ask Any Question
      By maintaining a complete operational model and supporting data across all relevant dimensions, 3rdwave gives leaders the freedom to ask any question with confidence that the system can support meaningful analysis and action.
      A complete operational model
      Answers without stitching data
      Analysis grounded in execution
      Confident decisions backed by data
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      DRIVE STRATEGIC IMPACT WITH 3RDWAVE

      Turn Complexity Into Reliable Execution

      Make the journey from  operational clarity to confident action — powered by 3rdwave.

      Stay Ahead With Exception Management

      Identify at-risk shipments that require immediate attention
      Take proactive steps to mitigate issues
      Keep shipments on track and stakeholders informed

      Work With Your Partners, Not Around Them

      Seamlessly integrates with all
      LSPs and partners
      Easily share standardized and consistent data
      Direct communication with all stakeholders ensures alignment.

      Automate Customs & Compliance

      Work operations and customs
      from one core data set.
      Take control of your ISF process.
      Manage all your compliance requirements

      Prevent Avoidable Costs From Emerging

      Quickly digest requests and knowledgeably respond
      Easily gain context into each shipment and corporate demands
      Improve organizational visibility into product availability

      Respond Instantly to Stakeholder Questions

      Eliminate demurrage and
      detention charges
      Reduce your customs brokerage costs by more than 20 percent
      Audit your freight invoices in real-time to uncover mis-invoicing

      Make Smarter Decisions, Faster

      Understand shipment context
      Translate between shipment and product or SKU
      Expedite urgent shipments or products to meet customer needs
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      Because 3rdwave’s platform works with standardized data that serves all stakeholders inside and outside the organization, here are some of the things you can accomplish:
      Automated Customs Management
      Elevate your trade compliance game and dramatically reduce work effort by automating the translation of your operations data into that of customs.
      Master Data Management
      Gain control of all of your Product- and Account-related data to support trade compliance needs, such as HTS codes, Countries of Origin, MIDs, and more!
      Shipment Planning
      Coordinate with your vendors, carriers, and forwarders to establish meaningful execution plans against which you can monitor progress and get alerted to delays.
      Shipment Execution
      Monitor your shipments from origin to destination with integrated air and ocean visibility to gain real-time updates against your schedule.
      Inbound Management
      Gain process control and product-level visibility throughout each step with real-time alerts and integrated ocean container and terminal messages.
      Freight Contract Management
      Upgrade your team’s ability to understand the cost, performance, and invoicing for every leg and journey of every single shipment.
      Port Management
      Are your container pickups occurring on a first-in-first-out basis?  Be smarter with your port pickups and container returns by gaining visibility into which containers have free days remaining and which will enter a penalty phase.  
      ISF Management
      COMING SOON
      Reduce unexpected penalties while bringing control and visibility to your ISF submittal process by ensuring ISFs are submitted on time and with correct, validated data.

      Our Blueprint

      Most supply chain artificial intelligence fails because it can’t see the full picture. 3rdwave AI was built to change that.

      We structure the data behind every shipment — orders, products, movements, and rules

      We connect every event across transportation, compliance, and execution

      We give AI the cause-and-effect context it needs to deliver confident, coordinated action

      BETTER TOGETHER
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        TESTIMONIALS
        What Our Customers Are Saying
        Doug Shaffer
        "3rdwave has been instrumental in helping us minimize demurrage and detention fees, ensuring our shipments move smoothly and efficiently."
        Doug Shaffer
        Director of Transportation and Trade Compliance
        Container Ship
        Alicia Abercrombie Koehler
        "We’ve witnessed a tangible improvement in our operational efficiency since adopting 3rdwave, with a noticeable increase in shipment processing speed."
        Alicia Abercrombie Koehler
        Director of Operations
        Container Ship
        Genie Thiergartner
        “As a self-filer, 3rdwave has helped us automate 99% of the ISF filing and entry creation processes to reduce costly errors.”
        Genie Thiergartner
        International Trade Compliance Manager
        Container Ship
        Wanda Raper
        "3rdwave has been a great partner for our company, supporting us as we navigate the complexities of global trade with ease and precision. The accuracy and efficiency of our customs processes have never been better."
        Wanda Raper
        Director Customs Compliance North America
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