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Release Notes

Track all Gateway platform updates, new features, and improvements. We continuously ship updates to enhance your shipping experience.

Current Version: v4.0
Build: 4LJMjWNaK-2026-03-02-v4.0

v4.0

CURRENT

Customs Automation & Vendor Intelligence

March 2026
4LJMjWNaK-2026-03-02-v4.0

Shipment Booking

  • Multi-Quantity Booking — enter a quantity field when booking to consolidate multiple orders into a single shipment
  • Bulk and multi-PO bookings are faster than ever

Agent Portal

  • Gateway agents can now log in seamlessly — 409 conflict errors fully resolved
  • Access the agent portal at agent.gatewaylines.com

Vendor Management Tools

  • OTI Lookup — Verify Ocean Transportation Intermediaries
  • Carrier Lookup — Search FMCSA & DOT carriers including insurance, safety ratings, and authority details
  • Corporate Lookup — Now covers 20+ additional states with on-demand corporate entity searches
  • Customs Broker Lookup — Verify licensed and certified customs brokers
  • SCAC Lookup — Search Standard Carrier Alpha Codes
  • Denied Party Screening — Screen international vendors against sanctions lists, denied party lists, and restricted entity databases

Search Performance

  • Search across Gateway — shipments, documents, and more — is now significantly faster and smoother

Inbound Shipments & Supplier Ordering

  • Manual PO Creation — Submit purchase orders directly to suppliers without EDI
  • PO Tracking — Monitor order status from submission through fulfillment
  • Supplier Approval Flow — Suppliers can approve or deny POs and provide estimated ready dates
  • Dedicated Supplier Portal — Suppliers manage orders, confirmations, and communications in one place

Chappy — Portal AI Assistant

  • UI refresh and major intelligence upgrade with direct access to shipments, tariffs, quotes, and documents
  • Shipment Creation — Chappy walks you through building a shipment and requesting a quote
  • Calendar Integration — Connect your calendar for scheduling, notes, and reminders
  • Operations Monitoring — Continuous ETA, port congestion, and shipment status monitoring
  • Freight Intelligence — Real-time data on locations, shipment history, quote comparisons, and tariff calculations

App Marketplace

  • New free apps: Port Holiday Calendar, Incoterms 2020 Guide, Demurrage & Detention Calculator, Bill of Lading Validator, Container Weight Calculator, Document Checklist Generator, Transit Time Estimator
  • 10 marketplace apps now available in Gateway Terminal
  • Future releases will introduce paid apps and third-party API integrations (Freightos, Project44, and more)

Customs — New Sidebar Menu & Automated Clearance

  • New Customs section in the sidebar: Active Entries, History, Documents, Bonds, and Spending
  • Automated Customs Clearance powered by ClearIt USA — select Gateway Customs directly on your shipment
  • All customs entries now $127.50 — pay duties directly on Gateway with a single click
  • No more visiting U.S. Customs and Border Protection to pay duties or file paperwork

Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL)

  • Automated electronic Master Bills of Lading are now live on the platform

Gateway Loadsure Insurance

  • Purchase cargo insurance coverage on a per-load basis directly within Gateway, powered by Loadsure

Public Tariff Calculator

  • UI improvements and accuracy updates
  • Fixed PDF exports being cut off and email reports with missing data

Bug Fixes & Patches

  • EDI Document Preview — patched random 401 error when previewing documents submitted via EDI
  • Status Page refreshed with improved visibility into platform health and uptime
  • Multiple additional bug fixes and stability improvements

v3.8

Major Platform Expansion

February 2026
79FY3AmQW-2026-02-09-v3.8

Enhanced Tariff Calculator & Landed Cost Accuracy

  • Intelligent tariff search supports partial or vague product descriptions with smart HTS code suggestions
  • Tariff Simulator fully integrated into My Shipments
  • Complete landed-cost printout combining duties, Gateway Freight Index rates, and real shipment parameters
  • Predictive duty cost modeling using actual freight charges instead of static averages

Trade Data Intelligence

  • Dedicated Trade Data module accessible from the sidebar for all Gateway users
  • Proprietary trade intelligence insights at trade.gatewaylines.com
  • Global trade-flow visibility with market-level import and export activity
  • API offering available for customers using Gateway as their trade data provider

AI-Driven Security & Ethical Penetration Testing

  • Internal AI-driven ethical penetration testing framework deployed
  • AI-powered vulnerability scanners and simulated attack agents actively stress-test infrastructure
  • Tested advanced enterprise-grade third-party AI penetration tools
  • Proactive security posture reinforced for enterprise customers and sensitive trade data

Satellite Tracking & ETA Prediction Upgrade (AIDD++)

  • New satellite tracking relay layer (AIDD++) built on historical AIS vessel behavior
  • Second-by-second live congestion analysis (previously minute-based)
  • Vessel density detection and port activity modeling
  • Machine-learning ETA accuracy increased from 88% to 93.8%

AI-Estimated Transit & Deadline Probability

  • AI-estimated transit for critical hard-deadline shipments
  • Estimated transit time, deadline probability, and difficulty score
  • Recalculated once vessel booking is confirmed for realistic planning

My Shipments Calendar Revamp

  • Completely redesigned calendar with cleaner layout and improved navigation
  • Google Calendar integration for real-time shipment milestone updates
  • Outlook Calendar integration in calendar view and Profile settings
  • New list vs. calendar view switcher

3D Load Planner Visual Overhaul

  • Major visual upgrade with FX MVX 3D animation engine
  • Significantly cleaner and more realistic 3D container loading visualization
  • Production-quality rendering approach used in professional 3D animation

Tariff Simulator Standalone Subscription

  • Available to non-Gateway customers at $199/month
  • Full API connectivity for integration with external systems
  • Additional countries added with continuous rollout

Status Page & Bug Fixes

  • Status page expanded with year-over-year uptime comparison
  • Fixed BOL Document Pull error across all supported countries
  • Fixed 402 "No Vessel Carrier" error for SAP users
  • Resolved duplicate SMS and email notification alerts
  • General bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements

v3.3.5

Public Website Only

January 2026
6YBFAx9E4-2026-01-22-v3.3.5

Gateway Website Refresh

  • This release focuses on UI/UX updates to the main Gateway website (marketing site)
  • Series of UI enhancements, visual refinements, and bug fixes for improved clarity and consistency
  • Significant time invested in cleanup, refactoring, and visual touch-ups while preserving original styling
  • Pages using outdated CSS or layout inconsistencies have been refreshed and standardized

Pages Updated & Refreshed

  • Main site header / navigation improvements
  • Services pages: LTL, LCL, Reefer, Project Cargo, Air Freight, Rail, Warehousing, Drayage, 3PL, Customs
  • Technology pages: AI Customs, Document Filing, Satellite Tracking, Direct Rates, Port Intel, Parcel, Load Optimizer, Consolidation, Fulfillment, Analytics & Insights, AI Predict, Universal Portal
  • Resources pages: Container Tracking, Direct Rates, Sign Up, Gateway Terminal, E-commerce, Coverage
  • Supplier Login icon update

Bug Fixes & Stability

  • Fixed: Header menu > Services > Warehouse Network 505/404 error
  • Fixed: Video not loading on various pages
  • Fixed: Cloudflare Turnstile validation triggering on every page
  • Fixed: HTML rendering issues on press releases with <p> text
  • Fixed: Slow loading times on multiple pages
  • Fixed: Technology pages not rendering CSS designs and icons correctly
  • Fixed: Page freeze on Supplier Login for China location users (major fix)
  • Reduced reported bugs from 102 down to only 2 main bugs

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