{"schemaVersion":1,"profileUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/macropoint-com","markdownUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/macropoint-com.md","jsonUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/macropoint-com.json","name":"Descartes MacroPoint","nickname":"MacroPoint","website":"https://macropoint.com","location":"Waterloo, Ontario, Canada","address":{"city":"Waterloo","state":"Ontario","country":"Canada"},"industry":"Freight & Logistics","status":{"trust":"unclaimed","text":"Unclaimed: compiled by Nowen from public sources, not reviewed by the company"},"updatedAt":"2026-09-06T23:38:45.694Z","summary":"Descartes MacroPoint is a global real-time freight visibility platform connecting carriers, shippers, and 3PLs to track shipments and improve supply chain performance.","description":"Descartes MacroPoint provides a global, real-time visibility solution for freight logistics, connecting shippers, carriers, brokers and 3PLs to monitor shipments, locate loads, and forecast delays. The platform draws on a worldwide carrier network and data feeds to deliver timely updates, actionable insights, and risk-management capabilities. Its audience ranges from shippers and freight brokers to carriers seeking to optimize operations, improve on-time performance, reduce costs, and strengthen collaboration across North America, Europe and beyond.","mission":"To deliver real-time visibility and actionable insights across the supply chain, helping shippers, brokers, and carriers collaborate more efficiently and reduce risk.","directory":{"industryName":"Freight & Logistics","agentCount":46,"indexable":true,"hubUrl":"https://nowen.ai/industry/freight-and-logistics"},"aiReaderFamilies":["Anthropic","Amazon"],"products":[{"name":"Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform","type":"Platform","url":"https://macropoint.com/features/real-time-visibility/","summary":"Achieve comprehensive visibility and proactive management of shipments with the Descartes MacroPoint Platform.","description":"Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform is a cloud-based freight visibility platform that delivers a single, real-time view of shipments across multimodal networks. It connects shippers, carriers, brokers, and 3PLs via a global carrier network to provide live location data, precise ETAs, and early exception alerts. The platform supports truckload, LTL, ocean, air, rail, and parcel modes. It includes AI-driven automation (OpsForce AI), fraud detection (FraudGuard), analytics, dock scheduling, temperature tracking, store visibility, POD/workflow automation, and capacity sourcing. It enables proactive management of shipments, reduces disruptions, and provides actionable insights across North America, Europe, and beyond.","pricing":{},"features":[{"name":"OpsForce AI","value":"Automates Key Workflows","valueDescription":"Reduces friction in logistics operations, enhancing efficiency through automation of common tasks."},{"name":"Real-time visibility","value":"Provides Live Shipment Data","valueDescription":"Empowers proactive decision-making with up-to-date information on shipment status and location."},{"name":"Analytics & Intelligence","value":"Enhances Operational Insight","valueDescription":"Translates data into strategies that enhance supply chain performance and mitigate risks."},{"name":"FraudGuard","value":"Enhances Compliance and Security","valueDescription":"Proactively identifies and mitigates fraud risks, ensuring safer operations."},{"name":"Advanced store visibility","value":"Optimizes In-store Logistics","valueDescription":"Facilitates better management of inventory and operations inside retail locations for enhanced efficiency."},{"name":"Dock appointment scheduling","value":"Streamlines Dock Scheduling","valueDescription":"Maximizes use of dock doors while minimizing delays and associated costs for freight operations."},{"name":"Temperature tracking","value":"Safeguards Sensitive Shipments","valueDescription":"Ensures compliance with critical temperature requirements, preserving product integrity across transport."},{"name":"Capacity sourcing","value":"Optimizes Carrier Options","valueDescription":"Facilitates efficient pairing of shipment needs with available carrier capacity, enhancing logistics efficiency."},{"name":"Proof of delivery","value":"Streamlines Delivery Documentation","valueDescription":"Facilitates quick confirmation of delivery statuses, enhancing workflow efficiency."}]}],"audiences":[{"title":"Global Multimodal Shippers And Retailers","description":"Global manufacturers and retailers needing end-to-end multimodal visibility.","industries":["Manufacturing","Retail","Logistics"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Lack of end-to-end visibility across modes; delays; high detention and demurrage; manual status updates","businessGoals":"Reduce disruptions; improve on-time delivery; optimize transport costs","positioningStatement":"Provides real-time visibility and AI-driven actions across ocean, air, and parcel shipments to improve delivery accuracy and reduce costs."},{"title":"Third Party Logistics Providers And Freight Forwarders","description":"3PLs coordinating multi-carrier networks and client SLAs across regions.","industries":["Logistics","Transportation","Third-Party Logistics"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Manual tracking across carriers; inconsistent exception handling; capacity sourcing bottlenecks; high costs","businessGoals":"Improve operational efficiency; reduce exceptions; deliver client visibility","positioningStatement":"Enables multi-carrier orchestration and automated actions to improve service levels and reduce costs across client networks."},{"title":"Retail Distribution And Store Networks","description":"Retailers with distributed stores needing store-to-store visibility.","industries":["Retail","Consumer Goods"],"geography":"North America, Europe","painPoints":"Store-level fulfillment gaps; inaccurate ETAs; labor planning","businessGoals":"Improve store delivery accuracy; optimize labor; reduce stockouts","positioningStatement":"Optimizes store-to-store fulfillment with dynamic ETAs, enabling better labor planning and on-time deliveries."},{"title":"Ocean Freight Carriers And Port Operators","description":"Ocean carriers and port operators needing real-time ocean visibility and AIS integration.","industries":["Shipping","Maritime","Logistics"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Incomplete AIS data; port congestion; cost management; schedule adherence","businessGoals":"Improve transit reliability; optimize port operations; reduce detention","positioningStatement":"Delivers reliable ocean visibility with live signals and AI-driven actions to improve transit reliability and port coordination."}],"segments":[{"name":"Freight visibility and tracking","description":"Real-time shipment tracking and reporting that provide operational visibility, ETA updates and status reporting across the shipment lifecycle for proactive exception management.","size":3.5,"cagr":13.5,"color":1,"productNames":["Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"],"methodology":"Used published market reports in the search results. Meticulous Research estimates the logistics/visibility platforms market at USD 3.50B (2026) with a 13.5% CAGR (2026–2036). GrowthMarketReports gives a smaller 2024 base (USD 1.85B) and a higher CAGR (18.7%); variance reflects different segment definitions and forecast windows. I selected the Meticulous Research 3.5B / 13.5% as the conservative, recent estimate for freight visibility and tracking.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/logistics-visibility-platforms-market-6738","text":"The global logistics visibility platforms market is estimated to be USD 3.50 billion in 2026."},{"url":"https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/logistics-visibility-platforms-market-6738","text":"growing at a CAGR of 13.5% during the forecast period 2026–2036."},{"url":"https://growthmarketreports.com/report/transportation-visibility-platform-market","text":"the global Transportation Visibility Platform market size reached USD 1.85 billion in 2024, growing at a robust CAGR of 18.7%."}]},{"name":"Freight procurement and tendering","description":"Applications for sourcing, tendering, contract management and spot bidding to optimize freight procurement and carrier selection.","size":3,"cagr":12,"color":2,"productNames":["Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"],"methodology":"Search results show strong demand drivers (rate volatility, frequent disruptions, shift to dynamic sourcing, and vendor offerings from Xeneta, Freightos, Trimble, project44, DAT and others) but contain no explicit market-size figures. Using those qualitative signals plus industry context (freight procurement/tendering is a subset of transportation-management and logistics-software spend), I estimate the current global freight procurement & tendering applications market at roughly $3.0B. Rationale: procurement/tendering tools likely represent a mid-single-digit to low-teens percentage of the broader TMS/logistics software market (multiple- billions), and adoption is accelerating as shippers digitize sourcing; projected CAGR ~12% reflects strong SaaS penetration, continued volatility driving demand for procurement tooling, and analogous growth rates seen in adjacent logistics software segments.","citations":[]},{"name":"Yard management and gate automation","description":"Features that automate gate check‑in, pre‑check passes, dock assignment, and yard workflows to reduce congestion and speed turn times.","size":4,"cagr":9.8,"color":3,"productNames":["Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"],"methodology":"Multiple industry reports in the search results place the dock/yard management and gate automation market in the mid‑single‑billion USD range for 2025–2026 (roughly USD 2.7–5.0B) with projected CAGRs spanning ~7%–12.5% through the early‑to‑mid 2030s. I used these sources to derive a consensus midpoint estimate of about USD 4.0 billion (mid‑2020s) and a blended growth potential of ~9.8% CAGR as a representative forecast between the reported ranges.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market","text":"Market Size (2026)USD 4.84 Billion"},{"url":"https://www.congruencemarketinsights.com/report/dock-and-yard-management-system-market","text":"Market valued at USD 5044.11 Million in 2025"},{"url":"https://www.researchreportsworld.com/market-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market-501466","text":"Global market size is estimated at USD 3012.01 million in 2026 (8.1% CAGR)"},{"url":"https://www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/Automated%20Control%20System%20For%20Yard%20Market","text":"Market Size, 2025 USD 2.72 Billion (CAGR 7.1%)"},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market-112268","text":"Starting at USD 3.9 Billion in 2026 (projected to USD 7.89B)"},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yard-management-software-market-industry-cgpxf","text":"Projected to grow from USD 1.2 billion in 2024 to 3.08 Billion USD by 2033, registering a CAGR of 12.5%"}]},{"name":"Cold chain monitoring and visibility","description":"Real-time temperature and condition monitoring, analytics, and integrated connectivity for temperature-sensitive shipments and refrigerated transport.","size":8.31,"cagr":13.5,"color":4,"productNames":["Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"],"methodology":"Multiple industry reports in the provided search results estimate the global cold‑chain monitoring/tracking market at roughly $7.6–8.6 billion in 2025. I used MarketsandMarkets (USD 8.31B in 2025) as the primary baseline and derived a consensus growth potential of ~13.5% CAGR, which reflects the reported CAGR range across sources (approx. 9.0%–14.9%), with most recent forecasts clustering around 12–14%.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market-161738480.html","text":"global cold chain monitoring market size was valued at USD 8.31 billion in 2025; CAGR of 12.6% (2025–2030)."},{"url":"https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/cold-chain-tracking-and-monitoring-global-market-report","text":"market size has reached $7.96 billion in 2025; expected to grow to $15.89 billion in 2030 at a CAGR of 14.9%."},{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/cold-chain-tracking-and-monitoring-market-109688","text":"global market size 2025: USD 8.52 billion; CAGR (2025–2034): 12.76%."},{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market","text":"market projected from USD 7.6 billion in 2025 to USD 28.3 billion by 2035, CAGR 14.0%."},{"url":"https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market-1883","text":"2024 market size 8.317 USD Billion; CAGR (2025 - 2035) 9.01%."}]},{"name":"Location-based fraud detection","description":"Capabilities that determine user location accuracy, detect location spoofing and device tampering, and apply location-driven risk scoring to prevent fraud and enforce regulated access.","size":2.5,"cagr":16,"color":5,"productNames":["Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"],"methodology":"Estimated location-based fraud detection as a niche subset of the broader fraud detection & prevention market and the online payment fraud detection market. Used reported global FDP market sizes and CAGRs (Fortune Business Insights, MarketDataForecast) and the online payment fraud detection market size/CAGR (Persistence Market Research) to scale a plausible share for geolocation-driven solutions (specialized capability used across payments, fintech, regulated-access use cases). Assumed location-based detection represents a low-single-digit percent of the global FDP market (roughly 4–6%) and grows near overall FDP rates but slightly moderated for deployment/integration constraints, yielding ~USD 2.5B and ~16% CAGR.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/fraud-detection-and-prevention-market-100231","text":"The global fraud detection and prevention market size was valued at USD 54.61 billion in 2025."},{"url":"https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/fraud-detection-prevention-market","text":"The global fraud detection and prevention market was worth USD 29 billion in 2024. CAGR 17.4%."},{"url":"https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/market-research/online-payment-fraud-detection-market.asp","text":"The global Online Payment Fraud Detection market size is expected to be valued at US$ 8.4 billion in 2026 (CAGR 13.4% 2026–2033)."}]}],"faq":[],"comparisons":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://macropoint.com","text":"Descartes MacroPoint"},{"url":"https://macropoint.com/features/real-time-visibility/","text":"Descartes MacroPoint Real-Time Visibility Platform"},{"url":"https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/logistics-visibility-platforms-market-6738","text":"The global logistics visibility platforms market is estimated to be USD 3.50 billion in 2026."},{"url":"https://growthmarketreports.com/report/transportation-visibility-platform-market","text":"the global Transportation Visibility Platform market size reached USD 1.85 billion in 2024, growing at a robust CAGR of 18.7%."},{"url":"https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market","text":"Market Size (2026)USD 4.84 Billion"},{"url":"https://www.congruencemarketinsights.com/report/dock-and-yard-management-system-market","text":"Market valued at USD 5044.11 Million in 2025"},{"url":"https://www.researchreportsworld.com/market-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market-501466","text":"Global market size is estimated at USD 3012.01 million in 2026 (8.1% CAGR)"},{"url":"https://www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/Automated%20Control%20System%20For%20Yard%20Market","text":"Market Size, 2025 USD 2.72 Billion (CAGR 7.1%)"},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/dock-and-yard-management-systems-market-112268","text":"Starting at USD 3.9 Billion in 2026 (projected to USD 7.89B)"},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yard-management-software-market-industry-cgpxf","text":"Projected to grow from USD 1.2 billion in 2024 to 3.08 Billion USD by 2033, registering a CAGR of 12.5%"},{"url":"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market-161738480.html","text":"global cold chain monitoring market size was valued at USD 8.31 billion in 2025; CAGR of 12.6% (2025–2030)."},{"url":"https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/cold-chain-tracking-and-monitoring-global-market-report","text":"market size has reached $7.96 billion in 2025; expected to grow to $15.89 billion in 2030 at a CAGR of 14.9%."},{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/cold-chain-tracking-and-monitoring-market-109688","text":"global market size 2025: USD 8.52 billion; CAGR (2025–2034): 12.76%."},{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market","text":"market projected from USD 7.6 billion in 2025 to USD 28.3 billion by 2035, CAGR 14.0%."},{"url":"https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/cold-chain-monitoring-market-1883","text":"2024 market size 8.317 USD Billion; CAGR (2025 - 2035) 9.01%."},{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/fraud-detection-and-prevention-market-100231","text":"The global fraud detection and prevention market size was valued at USD 54.61 billion in 2025."},{"url":"https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/fraud-detection-prevention-market","text":"The global fraud detection and prevention market was worth USD 29 billion in 2024. 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