Increase Profitability with IES’s Ocean AMS Web Application

June 15, 2009 - PRLog -- “John S. Connor has significantly grown in our market niche over our 92 year history,” explains Butch Connor of John S. Connor, Inc., “The cornerstone of our staying power has always been our flexibility and adaptability to regulatory compliance. In turn, we expect our business partners, and technology partners in particular, to be equally flexible to adjust to our customers’ needs. Software provider, IES, is a perfect fit to meet one of these critical compliance needs.”

“As far as the Ocean AMS web-based application, I have always been particularly impressed by the User Interface and just how simple it is to use the IES system. The screens flow logically, and frequently used information automatically pre-populates during manual data entry.”

Connor summaries, “Overall, we are confident that with IES, we streamline data entry, drive down fines and penalties which ultimately increases profitability for our customers.  This is part of our continued success to remain competitive in today’s marketplace.”

About J.S. Connor

John S. Connor, Inc., was founded in 1917 as a Customs Broker and Freight Forwarder. Throughout its history, the company philosophy has emphasized the importance of personal customer service with innovation and integrity. Today, the privately owned company continues as and operates with the same basic philosophy that has proven successful for the last 92 years. Its service offerings have expanded to encompass a total logistics offering to meet the needs of its clients.

The company handles sea freight and air freight as well as domestic transportation and steamship agency services, specializing in bulk commodities. The firm has been an IATA Air Cargo Agent since 1972 as well as a licensed, tariffed, and bonded NVOCC.
Currently, the company employs approximately 100 people, a substantial number of whom have over ten years of service at Connor. The company has established a vast network of strategic partners throughout the world with whom they have regular contact. These agents provide comprehensive off-shore services for its clients. As part of this network, JS Connor is a member of the International Air Shipping Association (IASA) and Global Logistics Associates (GLA), and have personal, face to face meetings with these partners bi-annually.

About IES

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and named as a Top Logistics IT Company for four years running, IES is one of the largest software transportation companies in North America. With offices throughout the United States and in Hong Kong, IES’s suite of import and export solutions has served freight forwarders, NVOCCs, Customs house brokers and other transportation intermediaries who seek advanced systems to manage growth, differentiate their service and improve profitability. IES is known for the complete integration and automation of all aspects of creating and managing an international transportation shipment. Also, IES is a specialist in AES and ABI solutions with complete support for Ocean AMS, Air AMS, Canadian ACI, US Truck ACE e-Manifest and Electronic In-Bond. IES solutions are available as both a managed service and a packaged software. Operated in over 70 countries with thousands of users and millions of daily transactions, IES is the proven solution for the most demanding, mission-critical logistics automation needs.

IES is a proud member of the following industry organizations: National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association, Intermodal Association of North America, Organization of Women in International Trade, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations, American Association of Exporters and Importers, Ontario Trucking Association, New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association Inc., Houston Customhouse Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association, Inc., Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Inc. and the Air Forwarders Association.

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In operation for 20 years and with offices in the US and Hong Kong, IES is one of the largest software transportation companies in North America. IES software serves freight forwarders, NVOCCs, Customs house brokers and many more.