Smartports
01 · Logistics as a service · Freight

Ocean freight

Real-time door-to-door rates across FCL, LCL, reefer, and project cargo with guaranteed space across all major global trade lanes.

NVOCC operator Freight forwarder FCL LCL Reefer Bulk RoRo Tankers Charter
Smartports advantage

Smartports delivers NVOCC and Freight Forwarder ocean freight solutions with the precision of a top-tier carrier and the agility of a technology-first forwarder. Our proprietary quoting engine generates door-to-door rates in real time across FCL, LCL, reefer, and project cargo - with guaranteed space capacity across all major global trade lanes.

Every shipment includes proactive milestone tracking, automated documentation, and a single point of commercial accountability. We don’t just move containers; we architect the ocean leg as one component of an integrated supply chain, with customs, insurance, and last-mile delivery pre-wired into every booking.

Key capabilities

Pricing
Real-time quoting
Proprietary quoting engine generating door-to-door rates in real time. No waiting for email quotes - instant pricing across all container types and trade lanes. We also manage extended validities for contract logistics under our NVOCC licence.
Capacity
Guaranteed space
Allocated capacity across all major global trade lanes. We pre-purchase space by aggregating global volumes across every port call on each shipping-line service, offering carriers bidirectional volume on both the front and back legs. Your cargo ships on schedule, every time - regardless of corridor or season.
Documents
Automated documentation
Bills of lading, shipping instructions, and customs documentation generated and validated automatically. Zero manual data entry errors. On-time release via our API connection with shipping lines - BLs are released immediately once payment is received in full by the shipper or credit terms are available.
Visibility
Proactive milestone tracking
Real-time visibility from booking confirmation to final delivery. Automated alerts at every critical milestone - gate-in, vessel departure, transhipment, arrival, and customs release.
Protection
Integrated protection
All-risk coverage for cargo, equipment, and ancillary costs - including demurrage and detention with shipping lines, storage fees, and reefer plug days at terminal. Through insurance or direct preferential agreements with shipping lines and terminals, we guarantee an operation 100% free of extra costs.
Accountability
Single commercial accountability
Integrated one-stop-shop service model for the end-to-end supply chain. One point of contact, one invoice, one chain of responsibility. Ocean freight, customs, insurance, and first- and last-mile delivery pre-wired into every booking.
Schedules
AIS data schedules
Proprietary schedule reliability engine powered by historical AIS vessel tracking data. We compare carriers’ published commercial schedules - which reflect their best historical transit times, not averages or worst cases - against actual performance, enabling data-driven route and carrier selection based on real-world transit data.
Benchmarking
Cost benchmarking & freight audit
We audit up to 10 years of freight spend, contrasting prices paid against the Smartports Global Index and the actual rates paid by other players with similar volumes and cargo characteristics operating at market level. Reports are delivered exclusively to owners, shareholders, and C-suite - providing an independent, conflict-free view of pricing efficiency and vendor alignment.

Core trade lanes

Global fleet data sourced from Alphaliner TOP 100 - updated daily.

7,528
Active ships
34M+
Total TEU capacity
6,715
Fully cellular
Trade lane 1
Largest
Far East - Europe
544,394 TEU/wk

The world’s highest-capacity corridor. Asia’s manufacturing hubs to Northern Europe, Mediterranean, and Baltic gateways. Smartports provides guaranteed space on all major alliances operating this route.

Shanghai·Ningbo·Rotterdam·Hamburg·Piraeus
Trade lane 2
Transpacific
538,442 TEU/wk

Asia to the Americas and return. Direct and transhipment services connecting major Asian manufacturing ports with Pacific coast gateways across North and South America.

Shenzhen·Busan·Los Angeles·Long Beach·Manzanillo
Trade lane 3
Transatlantic
165,148 TEU/wk

Americas to Europe and return. Northern Europe, Mediterranean, and Baltic gateways connected to Atlantic coast ports. High-value cargo corridor with premium transit times.

New York·Savannah·Antwerp·Felixstowe·Santos

Top 30 global operators

Source: Alphaliner - updated daily
# Operator Total fleet Owned Chartered Orderbook
TEU Ships Share TEU Ships TEU Ships % TEU Ships % Existing

Top 30 operators control ~97% of global container capacity. Smartports maintains direct contracts with all major operators.

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