Users of the latest version of the Kewill Forwarding (KFF) suite for global freight can now use INTTRA’s shipping solution to access more than 30 of the world’s leading ocean carriers. The new built-in connectivity facilitates the creation of electronic booking requests for shipped consignments. By using the INTTRA portal, users making booking requests and submitting shipping instructions can receive confirmations and appropriate status messages when booking space prior to departure. The system can then accept or reject the request dependent on available space and alert the user on the outcome.
John Sharratt, Director, Strategic Alliances of INTTRA comments: “Traditionally, Kewill’s operational users had to make shipment bookings via manual processes such as phone, e-mail or fax. But now, with the integration of the INTTRA platform with Kewill’s freight forwarding solution the booking and shipping instruction process has been completely automated and the user experience made far simpler.”
Kewill will continue to work with INTTRA to integrate additional time-saving e-commerce tools into Kewill Forwarding, including its Sailing Schedules feature. Kewill is also considering the possibility of using INTTRA for e-Invoicing and is delighted to see the great progress being made with OceanMetrics, INTTRA’s new actionable, online performance measurement platform.
Ritu Rooney, Global Product Manager of Kewill Forwarding, adds: “Partnering with INTTRA, helps us serve our customers better and provides big productivity improvements. Prior to integrating INTTRA’s e-commerce shipping solution with our system, customers would either carry out manual processes or require specific interfaces for each carrier. Now, rather than a multitude of carrier interfaces, there’s just one – and INTTRA acts as a conduit portal.”
About INTTRA
INTTRA is a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions to the ocean freight industry. INTTRA professionals work with over 30 leading carriers and NVOCCs, as well as their customers, to streamline and standardize their shipping processes worldwide through a network of more than 25,000 corporate locations. Over 450,000 container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each week, representing more than 15 percent of global ocean container trade. For more information, visit www.inttra.com
