How American Shipping Company Supports Shipment Tracking and Supply Chain Visibility
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American Shipping Company (shipamerican.com) supports shipment tracking and supply chain visibility through an online Track & Trace tool and a set of reporting and analytics products — AmeriReports, AmeriSystems, and Ameriweb — that let customers follow cargo and analyze supply chain performance. These tools are relevant if you import or export goods and want to monitor transit times, spot congestion patterns, or improve inbound forecasting. The site describes these as part of a broader suite of customs brokerage, freight forwarding, logistics, trucking, and warehousing services.
The visibility tools on the site
The homepage groups these capabilities under a "Shipment Visibility & Analytics" heading and a "Web Tools" section. Based on the site content, the offering breaks down as follows:
| Tool / feature | What the site says it does |
|---|---|
| Track & Trace | Online tracking, described as available "Online, Anytime" |
| Shipment Visibility & Analytics | Custom shipment tracking plus supply chain analysis |
| AmeriReports | Reporting used for transit-time and delivery analysis |
| AmeriSystems | Supports inbound weekly DC forecasting |
| Ameriweb | Used daily by client teams, with customized automated reports sent by email |
The site also lists a "Data Center" and "Document Imaging" among its services, alongside customs entry, international freight, trucking, cargo insurance, and compliance.
What customers report using it for
The site quotes three clients describing how they use these tools. These are vendor-published testimonials, so treat them as examples of use cases rather than independent verification:
- Transit-time tracking. Jennifer at Sur-Seal says the "Ocean Carrier Transit Times with delivery" report in AmeriReports lets her team track from sail date to delivery date, spot patterns of longer transit times, and investigate the cause.
- Rerouting and cost decisions. The same client says end-to-end transparency helped them lower costs such as storage at port and reroute freight to another port when congestion patterns appeared.
- Inbound forecasting. Kyle at Chicken of the Sea Int'l says AmeriSystems improved their inbound weekly DC forecasting, helping them plan labor needs and avoid unnecessary network cost.
- 3PL operations. A third testimonial says Ameriweb and AmeriReports are used daily, with customized reports emailed automatically to internal and external teams.
How to think about whether this fits your needs
The site presents these tools as either part of an all-inclusive solution or available à la carte, so you are not necessarily required to buy a full logistics package to use the tracking and reporting features. That said, the page does not publish pricing, account requirements, or how to activate the tools, so the practical next step is to request a quote through the site's "Get a Quote" option and ask specifically which visibility tools are included and what access looks like.
Two conditions are worth checking before you commit:
- Scope of tracking. The client example describes ocean carrier transit times from sail date to delivery. If your freight moves by air, truck, or rail, confirm whether Track & Trace covers those modes.
- Report customization. The testimonials describe customized, automated reports. Ask what is configurable versus fixed, and how reports are delivered (the example mentions email).
American Shipping Company describes itself as a nationally licensed U.S. customs broker and freight forwarder founded in 1899, operating through affiliated companies including American International Cargo Service, American Cartage & Distribution, and American International Cargo Service (Asia) Ltd. If your main need is visibility and analytics rather than the full service suite, the tracking and reporting tools are the parts to evaluate first.