Carrier-cutoff intelligence and deadline-tracking system for freight forwarders and LCL consolidators
Real-time port cutoff aggregation and compliance alert engine that pulls CY/SI/VGM deadlines from carrier APIs and port data, maps them to each shipment in the forwarder's book, and fires alerts before cutoff so freight doesn't miss sailings.
The problem
Freight forwarders and consolidators manually track 50–500+ shipments across multiple carriers and ports, each with different and frequently changing cutoff windows (CY cutoff, SI cutoff, VGM cutoff, gate cutoff). Missing a cutoff by hours means a shipment rolls to the next sailing (7–14 day delay) or incurs rework and carrier penalties. Today, tracking is a mix of email alerts, calendar reminders, and spreadsheets maintained by one person, with no centralized source of truth or escalation workflow.
Who has it: Mid-market freight forwarders and LCL consolidators handling 100–1,000 shipments per month across 3+ carriers and 5+ major ports, with dedicated operations teams.
Why now: Carrier APIs (MSC, Maersk, COSCO, ONE) now publish cutoff windows programmatically; port data (DP World, PSA, Hapag) is increasingly available via integration. Mid-market forwarders (100–500 shipments/month) face rising labor costs and cannot hire enough ops staff to manually monitor cutoffs across all lanes. Regulatory pressure (VGM, IMO) makes compliance tracking mandatory and auditable.
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