Ocean freight software
Ocean freight, from rate request to arrival.
Agents quote FCL and LCL, book space, check bills of lading and watch every milestone. Your team approves what goes out.
What agents handle for ocean freight
Quoting
Price FCL and LCL requests from your contracts, spot rates and surcharges like BAF and PSS.
Booking and documents
Book with carriers, keep track of CY cutoffs and draft house bills that match the master bill.
Tracking and costs
Follow transshipments to arrival, and get warned before demurrage and detention start.
One shipment, end to end.
Blue marks what the agent does at each stage. Your team signs off before anything goes to a customer or carrier.
- 1Rate requestReads the RFQ and drafts the quote
- 2BookingBooks space and confirms the cutoff
- 3DocumentsDrafts the HBL and checks it against the booking
- 4SailingTracks milestones and flags delays
- 5Arrival and billingWatches free time and audits the carrier invoice
Built for the details of ocean freight.
Terms on this page: FCL, LCL, House bill of lading, CY cutoff, Demurrage, Detention, Telex release, Transshipment. See the full glossary.
- FCL and LCL consolidation
- House and master bills of lading
- CY and documentation cutoffs
- Transshipment tracking
- Demurrage and detention alerts
- Telex release and original bills
Questions and answers
Does Berel support FCL and LCL?
Yes. Agents quote and book both FCL and LCL shipments, including LCL consolidation with separate house bills.
Can Berel warn me before demurrage and detention?
Yes. The agent watches free time on every container and alerts your team and your customer before charges start.
How do agents handle ocean rate sheets?
They read carrier rate sheets in Excel or PDF, keep validity dates and surcharges such as BAF and PSS, and flag anything unclear for review.
Other modes
See the agents on your ocean freight lanes.
Book a demo, or talk to sales about pricing and migration.