Pre-Alert Arrives. TMS Job Created.
When a Bill of Lading arrives in a pre-alert email, StarShipper extracts the data, links Master to House B/Ls, and creates the import job in your TMS automatically. No waiting for someone to read the email.
Jobs that wait until someone reads the email
Pre-alert emails arrive from shipping lines and agents with Bills of Lading attached. Each one represents an import shipment that needs a job created in your TMS — vessel, containers, ports, shipper, consignee, the lot. Until someone reads that email and types the data in, the job doesn't exist in your system.
For teams handling dozens of pre-alerts a day, there's also the linking problem. A Master B/L from the shipping line covers multiple House B/Ls for different consignees. Someone has to figure out which House B/Ls belong to which Master, watch for duplicates when updates arrive, and keep everything connected.
StarShipper creates the job the moment the pre-alert arrives — not hours later when someone gets around to reading it.
Pre-Alert Arrives
Master and House B/Ls from carriers and agents
Extracted & Linked
Data parsed, Master linked to House B/Ls, duplicates caught
Job in TMS
CargoWise, Descartes, or any TMS via API
Master and House B/L linking, handled automatically
In freight forwarding, a single Master Bill from the shipping line often covers multiple House Bills for different consignees. StarShipper automatically links them by reference number — so when a Master B/L arrives from Maersk and three House B/Ls arrive from your forwarding partner, they're all connected to the same shipment.
When an updated B/L arrives, StarShipper detects it's an update to an existing job — not a new shipment. No duplicate jobs, no manual de-duplication. The job gets updated with the latest data, and you can see the full document history.
What happens automatically
Try it with your Commercial Invoice or Bill of Lading
Forward emails with shipping document attachments to your StarShipper inbox and see all fields extracted and validated.
AP Invoice Processing
Automatically extract and reconcile vendor invoices from freight carriers, customs brokers, and warehouses into your TMS or ERP.
Bill of Lading Processing
Extract shipment details, container numbers, cargo descriptions, and routing from ocean and air B/Ls in any format.