Today, global logistics software group, WiseTech announced the acquisition of ACO Informatica, a leading provider of customs compliance and customs warehouse solutions to the logistics industry across Italy.
Headquartered in Milan, ACO Informatica provides customs and logistics solutions to over 200 customers including DHL, Italsempione, Saima Avandero DSV, SNATT Logistica and Traconf.
WiseTech Global CEO, Richard White, said “We know the ACO team well, both for their innovative customs clearance solutions for Italy and as a WisePartner for CargoWise One. Now with the team as part of our WiseTech Global family we will work together on delivering more powerful capabilities for customers in the future.”
ACO Managing Director, Raffaele Uria, said “At ACO, we have a strong track record of delivering value-adding logistics solutions for our customers. We are delighted to join the WiseTech Group and together we will focus on providing high productivity customs border clearance and logistics execution software to the Italian and broader European markets.”
Remaining under the joint-leadership of Managing Director, Raffaele Uria, and General Manager, Bruno Soldati, ACO operations will be integrated within the WiseTech Global group. ACO will continue to deliver its quality products in Italy including U-by-Cargo, Logimatica and Acciseweb along with WiseTech’s powerful global logistics execution platform, CargoWise One.
Across 125 countries, CargoWise One enables logistics service providers to execute highly complex transactions in areas such as freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, shipping, land transport and cross border compliance and to manage their operations on one database across multiple users, functions, countries, languages and currencies.
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About WiseTech Global
WiseTech Global is a leading developer and provider of software solutions to the logistics execution industry globally. Its customers include over 6,000 of the world’s logistics companies across more than 125 countries. WiseTech’s flagship product, CargoWise One, forms an integral link in the global supply chain and executes over 34 billion data transactions annually. WiseTech’s breakthrough software solutions are renowned for their powerful productivity, extensive functionality, comprehensive integration, deep compliance capabilities, and truly global reach.
WiseBusiness Partners are authorised to sell CargoWise One in specific markets. WiseBusiness Partners have a deep understanding of regional industry and compliance challenges. WiseService Partners provide consulting and training services for CargoWise One through Certified Service Professionals with experience and expertise in WiseTech Global products and services.
For more information on WiseTech Global, please visit www.wisetechglobal.com
About ACO Informatica
Founded in 2000, ACO Informatica provides customs clearance and logistics solutions across Italy to over 200 customers including DHL, Italsempione, Saima Avandero DSV, SNATT Logistica and Traconf. ACO high quality products include U-by-Cargo, Logimatica and Acciseweb. Since 2010, ACO Informatica has been the key Italian member of EurTradeNet, the European CRSP providers association and, since 2013, ACO has been a WiseBusiness Partner and WiseService Partner for CargoWise One.
For more information on ACO, please visit https://www.acoinformatica.it/en/
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