Trade logistics is more than ocean freight — air, rail (China-Europe rail), land (truck-air) and international express (DHL/FedEx/UPS) each fit different scenarios. SBK manages all forwarder / carrier / airline profiles in one place, sends booking entrustments in one click, and closes the loop end-to-end with freight-rate comparison + slot tracking + cost reconciliation.
Profiling + freight-rate comparison + booking entrustment + slot tracking
Unified management of 50+ carrier profiles (Maersk, MSC, CMA, Hapag-Lloyd) and forwarders, including partner account numbers, contacts and payment terms
Generate the SI booking entrustment from order / packing-list data and email it directly to the forwarder as an attachment — no manual form-filling
Compare multiple forwarder quotes on the same route, recommended by a composite score of total price / transit time / service quality
Unified management of ocean (FCL/LCL), air (direct/transit), rail (China-Europe rail), land (truck-air) and international express
After booking, the sailing schedule / flight syncs in real time, with cut-off / departure / arrival dates fully visualized
Reconcile the forwarder's invoice by line item — ocean freight / port charges / THC / fuel surcharge / documentation fee — with discrepancy alerts
Some forwarders are strong on Europe routes, some are cheap to Southeast Asia, some have special carrier accounts — this info lives in salespeople's heads, and a newcomer has to ask everyone. SBK profiles each forwarder's strong routes, price range, payment methods and service score, so a new salesperson knows who to call from day one.
Historical rate curve (USD / 40HQ)
Ningbo to Rotterdam 40HQ: five forwarders quote USD 1,800 / 1,950 / 1,700 / 2,100 / 1,850. The lowest looks like 1,700, but it's 5 days slower — when the customer is in a rush, the 1,850 fast vessel is the better pick. SBK scores rate / transit time / service quality together to find the optimal combination.
An SI (Shipping Instruction) must include shipper, consignee, notify party, vessel/voyage, B/L terms and packing-list data — miss one and the forwarder asks you to resend. SBK's SI template has all required fields pre-set as placeholders, auto-filled from order data, so the salesperson just clicks "Send."
The customer requires delivery to Rotterdam within 25 days; comparing 5 forwarders' transit times + prices, the choice lands on the faster but USD 100 pricier option.
A Philippine customer urgently needs a 50kg sample; comparing DHL/FedEx/UPS transit times and prices, DHL ships and arrives same-day.
A Polish customer requires 30-day delivery — 10 days faster than ocean and 60% cheaper than air, so the China-Europe rail direct to Warsaw is chosen.
With only 12 hours to cut-off after loading, the system urges the truck driver to reach the port early, avoiding the USD 800-per-container roll penalty.
From booking to B/L to logistics tracking, every link connects
Pushed to the forwarder for booking once packing is complete
The forwarder issues the B/L after departure, auto-archived
Real-time vessel GPS / flight trajectory
After booking, the broker coordinates the release process
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