How a container leaves the country

A forwarder books it, customs clears it, and a ship carries it.

1Freight forwardingsoftware ↓Forwarders that work through theirown software, and software forforwarders and importers.FlexportSilqShipthisOEC2Customs software ↓Customs declarations and nationaltrade networks.CrimsonLogicKlearNow.AI3Ship managementsoftware ↓Running ships: supplies,maintenance, voyages, safety andcrew communications.GeoServeJiBe ERPQuantum BSOFrontMCequra Inc.4Airport cargo and other trade software ↓Software for airport cargo, and other logistics software.Kale Logistics Solutions Private LtdGeojit Technologies1Freight forwardingsoftware ↓Forwarders that work through their ownsoftware, and software for forwarders andimporters.FlexportSilqShipthisOEC2Customs software ↓Customs declarations and national tradenetworks.CrimsonLogicKlearNow.AI3Ship management software ↓Running ships: supplies, maintenance,voyages, safety and crew communications.GeoServeJiBe ERPQuantum BSOFrontMCequra Inc.4Airport cargo and othertrade software ↓Software for airport cargo, and otherlogistics software.Kale Logistics Solutions Private LtdGeojit Technologies

Box 1 books the shipment, box 2 clears it through customs, and box 3 runs the ship that carries it. Box 4 holds airport cargo and other trade software. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Freight forwarding software 4 companies

A freight forwarder books space on ships and planes for exporters and handles the paperwork. Some forwarders work mainly through their own software.

Flexport logoFlexportFlexport, with engineers in Bengaluru, is a freight forwarder that works mainly through its own software.
Silq logoSilqSilq is a freight forwarder that works mainly through its own software.
Shipthis logoShipthisShipthis sells freight forwarders their software.
OEC logoOECOEC, with engineers in Chennai, manages purchase orders and cargo for importers and forwarders.
The tech, explainedFreight forwarding software
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Customs software 2 companies

Every shipment must be declared to customs, with the right documents, before it can leave or enter a country.

CrimsonLogic logoCrimsonLogicCrimsonLogic, with engineers in Bengaluru, built Singapore's national trade network and sells customs and trade platforms to governments and traders.Bengaluru
KlearNow.AI logoKlearNow.AIKlearNow.AI, with engineers in Delhi, clears goods through customs, using AI to read the documents.Delhi NCRHired recently
The tech, explainedCustoms clearance software
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Ship management software 5 companies

Ship managers run whole fleets with software for buying supplies, maintenance, planning voyages, safety and the ship-to-shore link.

GeoServe logoGeoServeGeoServe, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells software for running voyages and measuring their emissions.BengaluruHired recently
JiBe ERP logoJiBe ERPJiBe, with engineers in Mumbai, sells the ERP of ship managers: buying supplies and maintaining a whole fleet.
Quantum BSO logoQuantum BSOQuantum BSO sells software for terminals and for safety.
FrontM logoFrontMFrontM sells crew communications and the link between the ship and the office on shore.
Cequra Inc. logoCequra Inc.Cequra, with engineers in Bengaluru, secures ships' computer systems.See alsoNetwork security, firewalls and SASE
The tech, explainedShip management softwareVoyage optimisationTerminal operating system (TOS)Maritime communications
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Airport cargo and other trade software 2 companies

Goods also leave by air, through airport cargo systems.

KKale Logistics Solutions Private LtdKale Logistics, with engineers in Pune, works on the cargo systems of Indian airports.Pune
Geojit Technologies logoGeojit TechnologiesGeojit Technologies is an Indian logistics-software company.
The tech, explainedAir cargo community system
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What's changing

The shipment without paper.

A single container can need dozens of documents. Countries are moving to electronic bills of lading and single customs windows, so a shipment's papers can travel as data.

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