Real results in foreign trade

Challenge

An AEO-certified company needed to preserve the seal through Brazilian Customs audits. Container, seal and cargo inspections were logged on spreadsheets and loose photos, with no auditable trail, making it hard to prove compliance in the self-assessments and revalidations.

Solution

• Diagnosis of the critical points of the AEO-Security and AEO-Compliance programs.
• Rollout of Cargosnap as the digital inspection layer: geotagged photos, standardized checklists and electronic signature at each event (receipt, stuffing, unstuffing, sealing, dispatch).
• Records integrated into a single dashboard, exportable to Brazilian Customs in a format accepted by the self-assessment.
• Operational training and a monthly cadence of KPI review with the internal AEO committee.

Results

• 100% of critical moves with signed, dated digital evidence.
• Sharp reduction in audit response time — from days to minutes.
• AEO certification maintained with no material findings in the revalidation cycle.
• A historical database that now supports continuous improvement and training.

Challenge

A large infrastructure project required international movement of over-dimensioned steel structures, with weight and length incompatible with the liner service. The on-site assembly window was non-negotiable — any delay would push back construction fronts and commissioning.

Solution

• Route study, analysis of origin/destination ports and handling feasibility for each piece.
• Voyage charter bidding with carriers specialized in heavy-lift and break-bulk.
• Coordination of lashing plan, stowage engineering and loading/unloading supervision on both sides.
• Interface with insurer, port authorities and the project's EPC throughout the voyage.

Results

• Consolidated shipment in a single voyage, eliminating multiple FCL slots and transshipments.
• Arrival within the critical assembly window, preserving the project schedule.
• Zero material damage recorded at discharge.
• Total cost (freight + insurance + avoided demurrage) lower than the fragmented liner scenario.