CargoWise gets PortConnect NZ container data integration

WiseTech Global and PortConnect have linked PortConnect’s port community system with CargoWise to give freight forwarders near real-time container event visibility across New Zealand ports. The integration is aimed at cutting delays, improving landside planning and reducing demurrage risk.

Why it matters: - The integration gives CargoWise users a more complete view of container movements at New Zealand ports. - Better visibility can help freight forwarders plan truck moves, avoid delays and reduce demurrage fees. - The link connects vessel-level data with container-level events, which is more useful for landside operations.

What happened: - WiseTech Global and PortConnect announced a direct data integration between PortConnect and CargoWise. - The announcement was made Oct. 1, 2026, from Auckland, NSW, New Zealand. - PortConnect now pushes container event updates into CargoWise to refresh container status.

The details: - PortConnect is New Zealand’s first comprehensive online port community system. - PortConnect is jointly owned by the Port of Auckland and the Port of Tauranga. - The platform is designed to streamline, standardize and provide near real-time visibility across the shipping container supply chain in New Zealand. - PortConnect serves as a single access point for shipping lines, transporters, importers, exporters, freight forwarders and regulatory authorities. - Participating ports include Northport, Port of Auckland, Port of Tauranga, Lyttelton Port Company, CentrePort Wellington and Timaru Container Terminal, including their inland ports. - PortConnect adds 30 types of container event data to CargoWise. - The data includes container discharge from vessel, container released and available status, Customs or Ministry for Primary Industries clearance status, truck gate-in and gate-out, and loading onto a departing vessel. - CargoWise users can see granular quayside and landside container movements inside the logistics execution platform. - Freight forwarders can use the data to plan around the Last Free Day of storage and avoid demurrage fees.

Between the lines: - The integration moves CargoWise beyond vessel-level tracking toward a fuller operational picture of the port environment. - Combining vessel schedules with container events can reduce coordination gaps among ports, terminals, carriers, brokers and transport providers. - PortConnect framed the move as a way to support collaboration across the port community through data sharing and connectivity. - WiseTech said the integration helps bring container events and vessel schedules together so users can execute transport moves more efficiently.

What's next: - Freight forwarders using CargoWise will have access to near real-time port information as the integration rolls out through the connected network. - The companies are positioning the link as a way to improve supply chain execution and reduce costs tied to delays and demurrage. - WiseTech Global directs users to more information on its website for product and company details.

The bottom line: - PortConnect’s container event data now feeds CargoWise, giving logistics operators sharper visibility across New Zealand ports and a better shot at smoother landside container moves.