Supply chain disruption forces shippers to scramble for alternative transportation modes with limited visibility and planning tools

When Rhine water levels drop, shippers lose their primary low-cost transport option and must urgently pivot to rail or truck alternatives, but lack integrated tools to quickly evaluate costs, capacity, and routing across multiple modes. Current solutions force manual rate shopping across fragmented carriers, causing delays in decision-making, missed shipment windows, and inability to lock in rates before surcharges spike. Retailers and importers using Rotterdam/Antwerp ports face recurring seasonal crises with no predictive planning capability.