DAKOSY – ZODIAK/CargoSoft
Hamburg-based logistics IT company — Port Community System for Hamburg, ATLAS-certified German customs software (ZODIAK), and CargoSoft freight forwarding TMS for 400+ European clients.
About the company
DAKOSY (founded 1982 by the Hamburg Seaport Industry) is one of Germany's leading software companies for logistics IT, freight forwarding software, and customs clearance. The company is chaired by HHLA (Hamburger Hafen- und Logistik AG) and headquartered in Hamburg with offices in Bremen (via subsidiary CargoSoft GmbH), Frankfurt, and Konstanz. DAKOSY operates its own high-availability data centers in Germany (two redundant centers). 3,500+ clients worldwide. Key products: (1) ZODIAK — ATLAS-certified German customs clearance software covering all customs procedures in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Belgium; handles import, export, transit, bonded warehouse, excise (EMCS), NCTS, exit summary declarations, e-commerce clearance, and WKS (re-export control); used by PortGround at Leipzig/Halle Airport for automated e-commerce customs; (2) CargoSoft (via subsidiary CargoSoft GmbH, Bremen) — comprehensive TMS/WMS for air freight, sea freight, and land transportation used by 400+ companies nationally and internationally across Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, and Australia; includes Supply Chain Management, Rate Management, CRM, eForwarding portal; integrates with ZODIAK for seamless customs filing from shipment data; (3) DAKOSY GE — smaller 'sister' Java-based freight forwarding solution for 400+ German sea/air freight customers; (4) Hamburg Port Community System (PCS) — backbone of Hamburg port digital infrastructure; (5) FAIR@Link — Cargo Community System for Frankfurt and Hamburg Airports. Collaborates with dbh Logistics IT on the 'German Ports' container status platform. All solutions SaaS-capable via DAKOSY cloud.
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Operates Hamburg Port Community System (founded 1982 by Hamburg seaport industry); CargoSoft serves 400+ international customers; ZODIAK certified for five European customs regimes; operates own redundant German data centers; claims deep integration between TMS and customs filing in a single interface.