Background
Shipping customers plan around ocean schedules: when to book, when a ship departs and when their cargo will be ready for release. Seaboard Marine provides direct, regular service between the United States and the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America.
The engagement
Seaboard Marine engaged Megsoft to develop the Android and iOS versions of its main mobile app for customers. Megsoft accompanied the company from development and beta testing to the app's publication in both stores.
The app
The app supports customers throughout the ocean transportation process, from planning a booking to preparing for their cargo's release at destination.
Built once, for both platforms
Both versions were built from one shared cross-platform codebase, with a managed distribution service for beta testing and releases.
The challenge
A shipping customer's questions are practical: where is my cargo, when can I ship, when will it be released, and who do I call.
The problem was not the answers themselves. It was putting them in customers' hands, on both major mobile platforms.
Where is my cargo
Customers need an up-to-date status of each shipment from its latest transaction.
When can I ship
Booking depends on the next available departure from each port.
When will it arrive
Booked cargo has to be tracked by vessel to prepare for its release at destination.
Who do I call
Customers need the nearest office, at home or abroad.
Approach and solution
Megsoft carried the app through every step to the stores, with one codebase behind both platforms.
Android and iOS built together from one shared codebase.
Builds distributed to testers through a managed service before release.
Both versions reached the App Store and Google Play.
Solution highlights
Cargo tracking
Track equipment for an up-to-date status of each shipment, from its latest transaction.
Port schedule
See the next available departure date by port, and anticipate booking opportunities.
Vessel schedule
Track booked cargo by vessel to prepare for its release at destination.
News
Service upgrades and other announcements, in the app.
Offices
Find the nearest Seaboard Marine office, at home or abroad.
Results
Seaboard Marine's customers got its main app on both platforms, and the app is still live today.
The same app, with the same services, is in the App Store and Google Play in 2026, published by Seaboard Marine.
| Customer question | In the app | What it means for the customer |
|---|---|---|
| Where is my cargo | Tracking by equipment and by vessel, from the latest transaction | Status on demand |
| When can I ship | Next available departures by port | Bookings planned ahead |
| When will it arrive | Booked cargo tracked by vessel | Time to prepare for release at destination |
| Who do I call | The nearest office, domestic or abroad | The right contact, wherever the customer is |
Where the app stands today
Still in customers' hands
More than ten years after it was first described on Megsoft's site, the Seaboard Marine app is still live in both stores, with the same promise: cargo tracking by equipment and by vessel, port schedules, the latest news and a worldwide office search.
Its App Store listing shows version 3.1.41, released in August 2026.
Do your customers still call to ask where their shipment is?
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