Descartes' Customs Solution Supports Business Transformation at Botlek Tank Terminal

AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, Jan. 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DescartesSystems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in unitinglogistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Botlek TankTerminal (BTT), a leading tank terminal storage company, transformedits core business from the storage of grains to the storage of oilswith the help of Descartes' advanced European customs connectivity andcompliance capabilities."In the European oil storage business, the communication and exchangeof documents with customs authorities is mission critical, much more sothan with grain storage. With excise amounts in the millions of eurosand operating permits at stake, the clearance and duty declarationprocess needs to be completely accurate," said Charles Smissaert,Managing Director at Botlek Tank Terminal. "Descartes' solutions andexpertise were important elements in finalizing the re-engineering ofour processes and integrating our systems to support the newrequirements of our business and our strategic growth plan."Descartes' Customs Compliance solution provides BTT with seamlessconnectivity to European customs authorities and is integrated withBTT's warehouse management system (WMS). Descartes` solution retrievesdata from the WMS and aggregates customs duty values and other data.Customs clearance and duty declarations are then processedelectronically and automatically. Descartes' solution also keeps trackof stock and transactions related to both bonded and non-bonded goodsand provides detailed monthly transactional reports to customsauthorities."Working with BTT during the transition of its core business posedunique and exciting challenges. Our efforts in developing optimizedworkflow and compliance capabilities for the tank terminal industryhave resulted in a strong solution portfolio that helps organizations,like BTT, ensure compliance, maintain control, improve efficiency andenhance profitability," said Fred van der Heide, Vice President ofProduct Strategy at Descartes. "We are proud to have contributed toBTT's success and that our joint work helps set a new standard for thetank terminal industry."About Botlek Tank TerminalBotlek Tank Terminal (BTT) stores and handles a wide range of fluids inthe Botlek area of Rotterdam. The new and modern tank terminal iseasily accessible by sea, river, road and rail. BTT offers a 420-meterplatform and has its own train loading and unloading dock. BTT willexpand from the current 34 tanks with a storage capacity of 200.000m3,to a storage capacity of 750.000m3.About DescartesDescartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providingon-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving theproductivity, performance and security of logistics-intensivebusinesses. Descartes has over 172,000 parties using its cloud-basedservices. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions toroute, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocateand execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices;file customs and security documents for imports and exports; andcomplete numerous other logistics processes by participating in theworld's largest, collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Ourheadquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices andpartners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.