Freight procurement specialist Xeneta acquires eeSea
Freight procurement specialist Xeneta AS has acquired maritime and supply chain data company eeSea, strengthening its maritime supply chain intelligence offerings.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Copenhagen, eeSea is a maritime and supply chain intelligence company, offering insights and predictive analysis for the global container shipping industry.
Combining multiple data sources, and understanding historical patterns, the eeSea platform offers real-time vessel tracking and forecasting, reliability and transit time analytics, as well as strategic insights on trade lane capacity, including cancelled sailings.
Its global schedule, transit time and reliability data ensures carriers gain visibility into freight rates, managing contracts and suppliers, and de-risking delivery delays.
Simon Sundboell, Founder and CEO of eeSea, said:
“I genuinely believe in Xeneta’s vision, and everyday drive and commitment, to changing the way ocean freight is negotiated. A true partnership between carriers and cargo owners relies not only on the freight rates paid, but also on the operational performance provided by the carrier, such as transit times, reliability, cancelled sailings, weekly stability and schedule forecasting accuracy.
“I’m really looking forward to the combined offering that Xeneta and eeSea will provide to supporting this need.”
Xeneta, with its HQ in Oslo, Norway, specialises in freight procurement and logistics by delivering accurate, independent data and ready-to-use intelligence. It helps companies reduce freight costs and delays, strengthening supplier relationships and improving contracting and service levels, enhancing overall supply chain resilience.
Delivered through data services and technology platforms, Xeneta provides market insights, optimisation reports, and granular freight, service level, and vessel data, which help businesses manage risk, plan more effectively, and boost operational performance.
Its Ocean Intelligence technology gives access to 600+ million ocean freight rates for over 170,000 port-port pairs, alongside reight rate market intelligence for 20′ & 40′ standard dry, 20′ & 40′ reefer and 40′ HC containers.
Xeneta has over 200 employees world-wide and this acquisition will furthering customers’ ability to evaluate and optimise containerised freight.
Patrik Berglund, Xeneta’s CEO, commented:
“This acquisition marks a key milestone for Xeneta; coming together with eeSea, and combining our data and skills, furthers our shared mission to bring transparency and efficiency to how ocean freight is bought and sold. Our combined data sources and coverage will provide customers with more actionable intelligence to control freight spend, as well as delivery reliability.”