EDI Engine.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the automated, structured exchange of business documents between trading partners — replacing emails, PDFs, and phone calls. In shipping, EDI powers bookings, vessel schedules, customs manifests, container movements, and acknowledgements. Without EDI, teams spend hours on manual data entry across systems. With Solverminds EDI, those workflows are automated, error rates drop dramatically, and operations run in real time.

Solverminds EDI supports 100+ formats including the full EDIFACT message library (COARRI, COPRAR, IFTMBF, IFTMBC, IFTMIN, CUSCAR, CODECO, VERMAS, APERAK, and many more), ANSI X12 transaction sets (300, 304, 315, 322, 323), XML, CSV, Excel-based formats, and proprietary port- and customer-specific schemas. The intelligent mapping engine handles format-to-format transformation automatically.

Solverminds EDI connects via REST API, FTP, SFTP, AS2, and email channels. It has pre-built, deep integration with LRP systems and supports bidirectional sync with TOS, EMS, and VSS. For trading partners on legacy systems, we handle the protocol translation transparently — your internal teams work with clean, structured data regardless of what the external partner sends.

The primary benefits are: dramatic reduction in manual data entry and associated errors; faster booking-to-confirmation cycles; real-time container visibility across all stakeholders; automated customs compliance reducing port delays; and elimination of costly, ad-hoc integration projects. Customers typically see a 60–80% reduction in EDI-related operational effort within the first quarter of deployment.

Solverminds EDI has built-in support for CUSCAR, VERMAS (SOLAS compliance), IFTDGN (dangerous goods), and IFCSUM (consolidated manifests). The platform generates and transmits these messages on schedule, ensuring you meet filing deadlines set by port authorities and customs agencies globally — without manual intervention.

Every incoming message is schema-validated and business-rule-checked at ingestion. Invalid messages are quarantined and the sending party receives an APERAK with a structured error description. Operations teams see all exceptions in the dashboard with full context. Automatic retry logic handles transient connectivity issues, and configurable alerting ensures no exception goes unnoticed.

Onboarding a new trading partner typically takes between one and five business days depending on the complexity of their format and connectivity requirements. For partners using standard EDIFACT or ANSI X12 formats over common channels like SFTP or AS2, setup is often completed within 24 hours. Proprietary or heavily customised formats may require additional mapping configuration, but our implementation team manages the entire process end-to-end with no development effort required from your side.

Yes. Solverminds EDI is architected to scale from regional feeder operators and NVOCCs processing a few hundred messages per day, all the way to global shipping lines handling millions of transactions monthly. The platform's modular design means you activate only the capabilities you need at launch and expand as your network grows. Pricing and infrastructure are matched to your actual volume, so you are never over-provisioned or under-resourced.

Solverminds EDI enforces TLS 1.2+ encryption for all data in transit and AES-256 encryption for data at rest. The platform supports AS2 with digital signatures and MDN receipts, SFTP with key-based authentication, and role-based access control for all user operations. Full audit logs capture every transaction, user action, and system event with tamper-evident timestamps, supporting both internal governance requirements and external regulatory audits.

Absolutely. Solverminds EDI is deployed across 30+ countries spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The platform natively manages country-specific customs formats, regional port authority requirements, and varying regulatory filing deadlines within a single unified workflow. Multi-currency invoice EDI (IFTFCC), localised manifest submissions, and region-specific compliance rules are all handled automatically, giving your global operations a consistent and compliant EDI backbone.