Since its inception in 1998, IAS® has identified multiple ways to improve visibility throughout the transport chain. How? IAS targets ocean carriers and other container owners and operators with a central strategy that:
- Addresses blind spots in the land-based portion of the container transport chain
- Establishes a common operating platform in an industry where none previously existed
- Delivers asset management services that offer increased visibility, savings in operating costs, and improvements in customer service
TIMELINE
March 1999
IAS launched its first service, InterBox®, for global equipment exchange.
November 2000
InterBox was enhanced to support intermodal reservation.
IAS launched its IAS Hub-based services for "last-mile" event management.
November 2001
InterBox service refocused on domestic intermodal exchange, with global equipment exchange rebranded as Global Interchange.
January 2002
IAS added services for depot management and the EquipmentRepair.
November 2003
IAS expanded InterBox to provide rail billing, intermodal track and trace, invoicing, and collections.
November 2004
Building on the success of its intermodal reservation system, IAS launched the InterBox "street turn" program. This provided equipment suppliers with re-use and street turn transactions in the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and East Coast regions of the US.
June 2006
IAS launched a virtual container yard street turn service in cooperation with the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
September 2006
IAS became an IBM Business Partner, reflecting the breadth of IAS' offerings in the transportation and logistics area.
March 2007
IAS launched InterTurn™, to provide automated local container re-use and street turns.
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