Booking and Container Management
Booking and container management software for exporters.
Easily track and manage your export bookings and containers
cieTrade leverages 25+ years history of working with the top exporters and international trading houses to provide critical features to help you stay competitive in today’s markets. Our booking and container management tools streamline container shipping workflows, enhance visibility and eliminate the inefficiencies of manual spreadsheets or redundant data entry. From tracking booking fulfillment to managing cut-off dates and generating export documentation, cieTrade offers a single, comprehensive solution to keep your operations on track and your supply chain connected.
How cieTrade can help you improve your
booking and container management
Centralize your operations
Get instant access to all of your bookings, associated containers, documents, container photos and more in a single platform.
Improve logistics management
Integrate and organize all stages of your export cycle— from contract management and planning to execution and documentation.
Monitor cut-offs and ETAs
Stay on top of critical dates and document submission deadlines with automatic system notifications and alerts.
Easily send documents & photos
Share container photos and required documentation directly with your supply-chain partners through specialized web portals.
Booking Management
- View and modify all of your bookings in one place.
- Record booking details including ocean carrier, freight rate, POL and POD, booking instructions and more.
- Instantly generate custom branded export documents including shipping line instructions, packing lists, booking statement notifications and more.
- Track document and VGM cut-off dates and receive notifications for upcoming and missed cut-offs.
- Automated booking ETA service contacts supported ocean carriers each day to check the port arrival status of any open bookings, providing real-time updates and notifications on the estimated time of arrival (ETAs) and minimizing time spent checking carrier and terminal websites.
Container Management
- Centralized container board organizes all of your containers in one place while automatically checking for and preventing duplicate container numbers.
- Color-coded labels make it easy to see the status of each container, including staged, available for sale, packed or sold.
- Import container shipment details including container and seal numbers, net and tare weights, VGM and more directly from supplier spreadsheets.
- Upload export container photos directly from email messages, browser downloads or through our integrated mobile app for compliance and claims.
Partner Integrations
- Seamlessly integrate with Infor-Nexus and ACE AES direct.​
- Submit booking requests and shipping instructions to ocean freight carriers and send Shipper’s Export Declarations (SED) filings to the US Census Bureau directly from the platform.​
Booking Notifications for your Customers
- Provide your export receivers with instant access to all of their shipping notifications from a single web page that can be shared directly from the Booking or Shipping Worksheet in cieTrade.
- Generate an email with a secure link that makes it easier for your customers to retrieve their packing list report and download container photos while saving you time and eliminating the need to send these attachments manually.
Learn how cieTrade can help you improve
your booking and container management
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MOBILE APPS
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ciePhoto replaces your existing digital camera and allows users to take photos of outbound export containers or to document quality issues on received loads.
FAQ
Yes, cieTrade has clients worldwide, so our out-of-the-box document templates should meet your requirements. If there are specialized documents required, we will review your requirements and discuss how we can support you.
Yes, cieTrade will help set up the partner integrations but you must hold your own account for each of them.
Yes, cieTrade is adept at handling both your yard or recycling plant operations, loading the material into a container and either shipping it FAS or direct to customer.
cieTrade hasd a built-in Letter Credit module to track amendment dates, revisions and overwrite documentation, starting at the Sales Order level.
Interested in Learning More?
Learn how cieTrade can meet the unique needs of your trading or recycling business with an online demonstration tailored to your specific areas of interest.