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Run your entire ocean program from one platform

Manage every ocean contract and booking across your carrier network in one place with Flexport Booking Management. Track performance and milestones in real time, and adjust your allocation strategy while the quarter is still fixable.

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A single source of truth for all of your ocean freight

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Manage ocean contracts and bookings across your entire network of providers. Optimize your planning with real-time analytics and robust forecasting. Visualize historical and future contract usage, carrier booking performance, and allocation utilization, then fine-tune parameters by route and date. It’s now easier than ever to minimize booking discrepancies and optimize inventory flow: simply fine-tune parameters based on route and date.

How it works

How Flexport manages your bookings

  • Flexport books shipments on your behalf against your carrier-direct and NVOCC contracts, following your allocation strategy, then shows you how each contract and carrier is performing.


FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What is Flexport Booking Management?

Flexport Booking Management is a centralized digital tool that lets you manage and confirm all your freight bookings with suppliers and logistics partners in one place, reducing email chains and miscommunication.

Who is Booking Management designed for?

Booking Management is built for importers, exporters, and supply chain managers who coordinate multiple shipments from multiple suppliers and want to improve on-time freight bookings.

How does Flexport Booking Management work?

Suppliers receive booking requests through the platform, confirm or update shipment details, and your team gets visibility into status, schedules, and any changes in real time.

Does Booking Management integrate with Order Management or other Flexport products?

Booking Management connects with Order Management and the broader Flexport Platform, so confirmed bookings align with purchase orders, shipment tracking, and customs processes.

How much does Flexport Booking Management cost?

Booking Management pricing is customized based on your shipment volume and carrier network. Contact us today.


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