Northbound Partners with VIZION to Reduce Demurrage & Detention Costs with Real-Time Visibility

Northbound, leader in demurrage and detention (D&D) cost reduction, announces a strategic partnership with VIZION, the global leader in container tracking. This collaboration empowers shippers with real-time cost transparency, milestone verification, and AI-driven invoice auditing to prevent unnecessary fees and optimize container flows.

Why This Partnership Matters

VIZION provides high-quality, real-time tracking of container movements through a network of over 140 data sources. This ensures shippers receive accurate, up-to-date information about container status, enabling logistics teams to verify milestones and detect delays early.

"Demurrage and detention costs are one of the biggest hidden drains in supply chains, accounting for up to 6% of total freight costs—yet most businesses lack the visibility to control them. Real-time insights and AI-driven overcharge detection are no longer optional; they’re essential. Our partnership with Vizion combines Northbound’s deep expertise in D&D cost management and container planning with Vizion’s real-time freight visibility, empowering importers and exporters to prevent overcharges, streamline container flows, and take control of their supply chains with confidence." - Rahul Yadav, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Northbound

By integrating VIZION’s advanced tracking data with Northbound’s D&D management platform, businesses gain:

• Live Cost Insights – Prevent D&D charges before they accumulate.
• Accurate Milestone Verification – Ensure container events align with reality.‍
• AI-Powered Invoice Auditing – Detect and dispute overcharges efficiently.

“The combination of AI-driven automation and accurate, real-time visibility is a game-changer for providing complete data at the container level”, said Kyle Henderson, CEO & Co-Founder, VIZION. "This partnership is a meaningful step forward, ensuring that customers have full transparency into their container operations, minimizing unexpected fees, and enabling smarter decision-making".

About Northbound

Northbound helps businesses reduce demurrage and detention (D&D) costs with real-time cost transparency, automated alerts, and AI-driven invoice verification. By making hidden fees visible as they accumulate, the platform enables teams to act early—optimizing container flows, coordinating with partners, and preventing unnecessary charges. Northbound also provides deep insights into long-term D&D trends, enabling decision-makers to uncover cost-saving opportunities and renegotiate contracts with confidence. With advanced invoice verification, Northbound validates charges and flags discrepancies, enabling businesses to make data-driven decisions, reduce unnecessary fees, speed up container turnover, and optimize their overall container logistics. Learn more at getnorthbound.ai.

About VIZION

Vizion empowers companies to track and monitor individual containers during the container journey and has recently launched capabilities to actively monitor 60% of global trade. TradeView, a Global Trade Intelligence platform, is designed to monitor, measure, and analyze the flows of global trade to identify risk and improve supply chain resilience. The platform provides live monitoring of over $7.5 trillion in goods through 140+ data sources. In addition, Vizion offers a container tracking API that pushes location updates and ETAs to existing ERP, TMS, or other software systems. To learn more, visit vizionapi.com.