Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

EDI is the direct exchange of business information between company computer systems.

EDI is a necessity in today's fast-paced "connected" business environment.

Automated data exchange for supply chain participants provides efficiencies, time savings and increased data accuracy through elimination / reduction of manual data entry points.

Schaefer Gulf is the only stevedore / terminal operator at the Ports of Brownsville, Tampico and Veracruz that is fully EDI capable. Schaefer Gulf communicates using all standardized exchange formats, including, but not limited to X12, Compord, EDIfact, FTP, ANSI and XML.

For companies that do not have fully developed EDI capabilities, Schaefer Gulf can connect easily through already in-use formats such as Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, or even email.

Get connected with electronic transmissions of:

856 Advance Shipping Notification
861 Material Receipt
846 Inventory Hand-Offt
997 Receipt Acknowledgement

Inventory Management

Schaefer Gulf customers have the ability to view and manage their current inventory and shipment history 24/7 via the Internet. The information, available through a secure link on the Schaefer Gulf website, provides flexibility for shipments and receipts by truck, rail, barge or ocean vessel. The system provides visibility to product information from time-of-shipment, through final-destination material receipt. Customers can extend the ability to view and release material on the web to their end users.

Document Creation

Schaefer Gulf's system also has the ability to save customers time by automatically creating shipping documents as material is released. For a small additional fee, the system can be configured to produce a specialized 'Packing List', 'Commercial Invoice', 'Delivery Instruction', 'SED', or other specialized document. These documents can then be automatically transmitted to the Customer, Customs Broker, Rail Company, End User, or some other required party.

The system, powered by iSG² Technologies, has been customized to meet the specific needs of Schaefer Gulf and its customers, provides ease of use and increased accuracy, and simplifies the efforts customers must use to manage their inventory.