Why choose Freightwalla when importing from India?

Freightwalla
Freightwalla
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2 min readSep 30, 2019

With over 10,000 freight forwarders currently operating in India, 70% of the country’s trade is done through service providers who still rely on pen-paper and email to manually manage the shipments. Freightwalla provides you with tools to simplify these processes and make shipping easier for you. Our tech-enabled platform improves accuracy and reduces errors that can cause delays and cost-escalation. Here’s why choosing Freightwalla is probably the best decision you’ll make when importing from India:

I) Planning your shipments: Freightwalla offers you efficient scheduling tools along with rate discovery to help you plan your shipments. Save your business money using the comprehensive costing and planning data at your disposal on Freightwalla’s platform. Clients get access to our search portal which allows them to search amongst a range of providers.

· Integrated services: Freightwalla is your one-stop solution for all your shipping needs, including ocean freight, transportation, warehousing, customs, etc. We assist you throughout, from pre-shipment cargo testing to timely delivery of the cargo at your door.

· Complete Cost Transparency without any hidden charges: Compare full-cost breakdown including terminal charges, vessel schedules, and transit times in one place. Based on your requirements, make the right trade-offs between cost and transit times when selecting providers.

II) Managing your shipments: Access the details of your shipments anytime, anywhere. Managing it all is easy using Freightwalla.

· Dashboard to manage multiple shipments with ease: Our revamped dashboard loads as soon as you login, and displays all your important data including current/recent bookings and their real-time status in a single-glance view. Instantly recognize which shipments require your attention and take immediate action.

· Online Documentation with improved accuracy: Using Freightwalla’s digital platform, you can easily review and approve your checklist and BLs online, auto-generate & manage required shipping documents, get alerts on follow-up actions, and more. This will help you cut out manual follow-ups, save time, and avoid cost escalation that arises as a result.

III) Tracking and corrective actions: We automatically track your cargo across transportation, customs and freight, and alert you of trans-shipment updates, changes in shipping plans and key shipment milestones. With features like real time tracking, the data of all your ongoing shipments can be fetched within seconds, at any time, and necessary actions can be taken without delays.

In case of sensitive/perishable commodities, Freightwalla provides third-party independent cargo testing to make sure that you get what you ordered. We also provide services like financing and cargo insurance to give you the support structure you need to make your import business a success. Having the right service providers can make all the difference between a successful import transaction and a failed one. We, at Freightwalla, constantly strive to enhance your overall trading experience while saving you cost, time, and efforts.

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