SolutionsUpdated April 2026

Five workflows. Seven carriers. One ops desk.

Every Tier 1 ocean carrier handles shipping instructions, booking, bill of lading, documentation, and tracking differently. Expedion AI agents codify each carrier's rules across all five workflows so your ops team works exceptions, not data entry.

Solution · Bill of Lading

Automate bill of lading processing across every major carrier

BL workflow varies more by carrier than any other ocean task. Four eBL platforms, irreversible BL type choices on some carriers, country-specific LOI rules, and amendment fees that swing from $0 to hundreds of dollars depending on timing. Expedion's AI agents codify each carrier's BL rules and handle the workflow without per-shipment legal review.

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Solution · Shipping Instructions

Automate shipping instructions across every major carrier

SI submission varies by carrier: portal quirks, character rules, DG declarations, ICS2 filing modes. Expedion's AI agents codify each carrier's rules and submit SIs without the per-shipment learning curve.

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Solution · Booking

Automate ocean booking across every major carrier

Booking varies by carrier: spot products with different compensation terms, alliance-specific routing, amendment fees, contract-versus-spot decision points. Expedion's AI agents codify each carrier's booking workflow and handle the routing without per-shipment learning curves.

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Solution · Documentation

Automate freight documentation across every major carrier

Documentation spans VGM, DG declarations, advance manifest filings for three jurisdictions, pre-alert generation, and customs templates. Each carrier has different portals, different filing windows, and different tolerance for errors. Expedion's AI agents codify each carrier's documentation rules and handle the workflow without per-shipment compliance review.

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Solution · Tracking & Visibility

Automate container tracking across every major carrier

Tracking varies on three axes: DCSA conformance, alliance operating-carrier event attribution, and hub-and-spoke milestone density. Six of seven Tier 1 carriers have DCSA T&T v2.2 live; one does not. Alliance bookings can sail on partner tonnage with different tracking feeds. Hub-and-spoke services emit milestone counts that direct services do not. Expedion's AI agents codify each carrier's tracking architecture and consolidate events into operator-grade visibility without per-shipment integration plumbing.

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