Shipping-Exchange.com aims to become world’s largest shipping & logistics b2b Marketplace

February 01, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Shipping-Exchange.com is poised to become the world’s largest b2b marketplace on shipping and logistics. Highly useful features and easy navigation of this b2b portal are an outcome of extensive surveys conducted globally of users and service providers.

“This is a final wakeup call for the people involved in shipping and logistics industry, either you shape your business around technology or you ship out”, says Andrew Goldman of Global-Edge, who led a recent study on how various key industry sectors have evolved to compete and maximize their profitability with the use of technology.

Despite huge investments, this industry is ailing for more than a decade, mostly due to underutilized resources and failure to create a common marketplace between service users and service providers.

A team of logistics experts have collaborated to resolve the above problems by developing a global project that uses technology to provide a neutral platform to integrate shipping and logistics industry. Heading this team of experts is Mr. Harmeet Kohli, who has a vast experience of working as a logistics and a supply chain consultant for large corporations worldwide.

This project is offered as an internet portal called Shipping-Exchange.com

Shipping-Exchange.com is poised to become the world’s largest portal on shipping and logistics. Highly useful features and easy navigation of this portal are an outcome of extensive surveys conducted globally of users and service providers.

The main features of this portal are:

* Directory - World’s largest free online shipping & logistics directory

* News – Latest industry relevant news edited by industry experts

* Jobs – Aiming to become largest job site in this industry by offering free job posting

* Freight Marketplace – Service users can post their transportation requirement for sea, air, road, courier, air/sea chartering. The service providers can reply directly to the users with their offer

* Knowledge Center – This section provides articles and interviews contributed by industry experts

* Download – This offers a collection of softwares and tools useful to shipping and logistics industry

All features of this portal are free both to the users and to the logistics service providers.

Following features are currently under development:

* Universal Tracking System: This will be first of its kind tool that allows user to track air, sea, trucking and courier shipments from any major service provider

* E-Learning – Provide world’s largest repository of online shipping and logistics education

* Forums – A common ground to ask, seek and provide ideas, opinions and solutions

About Shipping-Exchange.com

Shipping-Exchange.com integrates shipping and logistics community worldwide to improve economies of freight. Vision and efforts of many industry professionals is helping Shipping-Exchange.com towards becoming the world's largest shipping and logistics portal. It enjoys industry support by maintaining an un-biased approach and offering all services and features absolutely free. You can visit this portal at http://www.Shipping-Exchange.com