Analyze the US supply chain and understand the movement of goods by: identifying importer/ exporter activity by origin, destination, commodity and more! 
PIERS helps railroads:
» Research import and export trade activity
» View US and Foreign port volumes
» Analyze cargo flow and volumes
» Identify cargo type and container size; Container,
Bulk, Refrigerated, RoRo and BreakBulk
The goals and challenges unique to your industry require solutions that deliver just the information you want, when you want it. PIERS helps you make solid business decisions based upon intelligence specific to your markets and your competitive landscape, strengthening your unique strategic initiatives.
Timely, detailed import
and export trade data -
you just can't find it
anywhere else.
PIERS is the most comprehensive database of US waterborne trade activity in the world providing information services to thousands of subscribers around the world. We have a unique infrastructure which has been built over 35 years to collect and standardize over 1.5 billion data elements a year. PIERS collects data from every Manifest and Bill of Lading so that you can see:
- Origin and final destination (incl. Canada*)
- Intermodal activity
- Commodity type incl. hazardous & reefer shipments
- Container number
- Ports & terminal
- Ocean carrier name
- Shipper
- Consignee**
- BOL number
- Vessel name & date
- Origin/destination
- US/Foreign ports
- Units, weight, packaging, volume (TEUs)
*When available
**Available in imports
Only PIERS has staff members gathering trade data at every major US port
or call us at 1.800.952.3839, or 1.973.776.8660
Mexico Cross-border Trade Information
Find new buyers for goods and services in Mexico-US supply chains and new sources of supply in Mexico. Call now and find out more about our data covering:
- Millions of rail and truck shipments annually
- Over 70% of Mexican trade
- Current and historic trade details back to 1998.
Enterprise Global Trade Solutions To Meet Your Specific Business Goals.
Graphical displays of data help you quickly uncover intelligence in the waterborne data!
"Drill Anywhere" Capabilities
Intelligent Searching
Turn Intelligence into Custom Insight.
Talk to us about how we can customize the raw data elements most important to your organization!
Stay on track with PIERS Trade Intelligence
Complete the information to the right and a PIERS Data Solutions Expert will contact you to provide more information or schedule a product demonstration.
Or call us at1.800.952.3839
or 1.973.776.8660