Archlet and Ship Angel partner to close the gap between freight sourcing and execution

Archlet and Ship Angel partner to close the gap between freight sourcing and execution

Zurich, Switzerland and New York, NY – February 2, 2026

Archlet, the AI-native eSourcing and eAuction platform, and Ship Angel, the AI-native OS for freight execution and rate management, have announced a new partnership designed to connect freight sourcing decisions with best-in-class rate management and operational execution.

Freight procurement teams are under growing pressure to manage complexity with data. Large-scale RFQs in Road, Air or Ocean Freight including hundreds or thousands of lanes demand smart award scenarios design to find ideal overall allocations. But once a sourcing event ends, those rates will be stored in static spreadsheets and become fragmented including manual handoffs and execution workflows. Given today’s AI-driven landscape, this is no longer acceptable.

Archlet supports procurement teams in structuring freight sourcing events, analyzing bids, supplier negotiations and modeling award scenarios leveraging the latest agentic AI technology. Ship Angel complements this by operationalizing awarded outcomes, keeping rates synchronized, enabling booking governance, and supporting audit and compliance through AI-powered freight invoice audit. The two platforms help ensure procurement decisions made with rigor and transparency are reflected consistently in real shipping environments, reducing value leakage between strategy and operations.

Together, Archlet and Ship Angel enable:

• Clear handoff from sourcing awards to execution-ready rate data

• Greater alignment between procurement intent and operational behavior

• Improved visibility and control across the freight rate lifecycle

Lukas Wawrla, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Archlet, said: “As freight sourcing becomes more data-driven, the gap between procurement strategy and execution becomes impossible to ignore. Our new partnership with Ship Angel enables our clients to leverage best-in-class eSourcing technology combined with best-in-class rate management.”

Graham Parker, Founder & CEO at Ship Angel, commented "Connecting sourcing decisions with execution has been a missing link in freight for years. By partnering with Archlet, we’re helping customers ensure sourcing outcomes are operationally actionable from day one."

Over the coming months, Archlet and Ship Angel will introduce closer integrations and joint workflows to help customers operationalize sourcing outcomes more effectively, reduce manual handoffs, and strengthen governance across freight execution.

About Archlet

Archlet is an AI-native strategic eSourcing and eAuction platform that helps procurement teams manage complex RFIs, RFPs and RFQs with greater speed, intelligence, and simplicity. From bid setup and supplier collaboration to cost analysis, scenario modeling, and negotiation support, Archlet enables teams to run faster, more effective sourcing processes and make confident award decisions.

Leading procurement teams at global enterprises including Bosch, Estée Lauder, Grainger, and TotalEnergies trust Archlet to handle all their Freight Sourcing Events at scale and drive value across the entire sourcing process. Archlet is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland with US headquarter in Philadelphia, PA. To learn more, visit archlet.com.

About Ship Angel

Ship Angel is an AI-native operating system built for global shippers, designed to connect freight rates, execution, and governance in one modular platform. Built exclusively for BCOs, Ship Angel helps supply chain and procurement teams move faster, reduce cost leakage, and maintain control across the full freight lifecycle.

The platform unifies rate management, booking execution, freight audit, purchase order orchestration, and AI-driven decision support - ensuring sourcing and pricing decisions remain intact once freight moves into day-to-day operations.

Ship Angel is trusted by global shippers including 3M, Roku, and Associated British Foods. Headquartered in New York City, Ship Angel was built from real operational experience in global logistics and is designed to scale with the evolving needs of modern supply chains. To learn more, visit shipangel.com.