The Freight Forwarder portal designed by Shah Net Technologies Pvt Ltd. The Freight Forwarder portal will provide a platform where the freight forwarders can list their profiles and company details and the rate requestors can send their rate request which will be forwarded to the Freight Forwarder. The freight forwarder portal will be a directory of businesses including cargo companies, International movers, airlines, maritime lines, cargo consolidation agents, couriers, shippers, customs agencies and insurance companies.

Forwarding providers are an important piece of the transportation business. They assist businesses in finding the most effective ways to ship goods to various locations within the country.

Freight Forwarder Portal is also assist with exportation of goods to countries throughout the world. Without these essential services, many businesses would not be able to successfully transport shipments to their destinations. Cost estimation, route identification, custom assistance and Transport planning are among the many services offered by these providers.

Freight Forwarder portal are indispensible for any business that regularly exports goods. Business that occasionally export may also benefit from this types of services. Initial Planning by these providers included determining which carriers are appropriate for the shipment and the most economical size for each transport. These quotes are combined with the providers own fee and presented to your business. A business can reduce the time necessary find these options and have the most profitable option presented to them. Money and time saved on each.

Certain providers also offer non-standard critical shipping options. Freight Forwarder portal services are useful for exporting and shipping within the country. For Ex. Your business has an emergency involving transporting goods to another facility located overseas. The time it takes to determine the shipping route and carrier is greatly reduced with the help of third party provider. Their contacts provide the shortest transports time possible at the most reasonable cost. Typical staff member do not have the same tools available for these quick decision and scheduling. Your business is more likely to meet these needs with there assistance. You also get the benefits of a monitored shipment and accurate delivery.

The following are the features of the freight forwarder portal
Front End Features
	Request a rate request to the portal
	Sign in for premium membership for the freight forwarder.
	Sign in for simple membership for freight forwarding companies
	Premium ads on the home pages and other pages for special members.
	Continent wise listing of freight forwarders
	Logistics Company listing
		By category
		By country
	Viewing the latest rate request quotes
	Find a freight agent
	Provision to view press releases by freight forwarders.
	Search Freight forwarders using quick search.
Member End Features
	Account Dashboard displaying all the details
	Edit Account facility to edit you account
	Edit Listing Details feature for changing account details
		Profile
		Logo
	Submit a Agent Request
	Submit a Press Release
Some Different Types of Membership Offered and which things they includes
	Platinum Advertisements
	Hortizontal Advertisement of (491px x 187px) on the Homepage which keep on scrolling
	Hyper Link from the Advertisements to your profile (Platinum Profile)
	Free Platinum Membership provided with all available features for Gold Advertisers Platinum membership FAQS as below
	Scroll Logo Display or Advertisement on the home page only for Premium members
	Full Company profile
	Email contact form
	Message centre – with features enabled (Compose an email to all members, Complete text message email notification to the official ID – a copy of the communication shall also be in the Message centre Inbox, there shall also be a history of your past communication)
	Chat Facility – with all features enabled - Can chat with all paid members & can initiate chat with free members (Free members can only chat with Platinum members only on the initiation by platinum members – Facility only for Platinum members)
	Agent or Partner Request (Can receive & send agent or partner request instantly with an complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Freight Rates or Quote Request (Can receive & send Quote request instantly with a complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Press Release
	Golden Advertisements
	Vertical Advertisement of (150px x 112px) on the Homepage which keep on scrolling
	Hyper Link from the Advertisements to your profile (Platinum Profile)
	Free Platinum Membership provided with all available features for Gold Advertisers Platium membership FAQS as below
	Scroll Logo Display or Advertisement on the home page only for Premium members
	Full Company profile
	Email contact form
	Message centre – with features enabled (Compose an email to all members, Complete text message email notification to the official ID – a copy of the communication shall also be in the Message centre Inbox, there shall also be a history of your past communication)
	Chat Facility – with all features enabled - Can chat with all paid members & can initiate chat with free members (Free members can only chat with Platinum members only on the initiation by platinum members – Facility only for Platinum members)
	Agent or Partner Request (Can receive & send agent or partner request instantly with an complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Freight Rates or Quote Request (Can receive & send Quote request instantly with a complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Press Release
	Platinum Membership
	Scroll Logo Display or Advertisement on the home page only for Premium members
	Full Company profile
	Email contact form
	Message centre – with features enabled (Compose an email to all members, Complete text message email notification to the official ID – a copy of the communication shall also be in the Message centre Inbox, there shall also be a history of your past communication)
	Chat Facility – with all features enabled - Can chat with all paid members & can initiate chat with free members (Free members can only chat with Platinum members only on the initiation by platinum members – Facility only for Platinum members)
	Agent or Partner Request (Can receive & send agent or partner request instantly with an complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Freight Rates or Quote Request (Can receive & send Quote request instantly with a complete agent request notification to the official ID)
	Press Release
	Gold Membership
	Full Company profile
	Email contact form
	Message centre – with features enabled (Compose an email to all members, only an notification shall be sent to the official ID on receipt of an email – a copy of the communication shall also be in the Message centre Inbox, there shall also be a history of your past communication)
	Chat Facility – with all features enabled - Can chat with all paid
	Agent or Partner Request (Can receive & send agent or partner request instantly and an notification shall be sent on to the official ID)
	Freight Rates or Quote Request (Can receive & send Quote request instantly and an notification shall be sent on to the official ID)
	Press Release
	Free Membership
	Restricted Company profile
	Email contact form
	Message centre – (Can receive an email but can access it only after 48 Hours of receiving it and can only reply to that email cannot compose an email to any other members. The history of your past communication shall be visible for the previous 3 months any history beyond 3 months shall be deleted automatically)
	Chat Facility – Can chat only with premium members only if the chat is initiated by the Platinum members – A free member cannot initiate a chat with any other member)
	Agent or Partner Request. You can send agent or partner request instantly.
	Freight Rates or Quote Request. You can send quote request instantly can also receive the rates quote but cannot access for 48 hours.
	Admin Section
	Master Management Section for managing all the master like continent, country, etc
	Freight Forwarders / Logistics Company Management
	Premium Ads Management
	General Setting Management for general administrative details like PayPal id, portal main email id etc.
	Content Management Section for managing the content of the portal
	Press Release management section for managing the press release sends by freight forwarders/ Logistics Company.
	Staff Management for managing the staff of the portal.
	Transaction Management Section for managing the membership transactions.
	Reporting Section which will show the no of post and membership gained in each month for analysis & marketing purpose.
	Rate Request Management section will take care of keeps a record of the entire request that is made in the portal.
SCOPE
The Scope of Freight Forwarder portal service is as bright as you can imagine as it is very user friendly.
	Different Freight Forwarding Companies.
	The Freight Network
	Different Air/Road/Sea Transportation Companies.
OBJECTIVES
Our objective is to provide a platform where the Freight Forwarders can list their profiles and company details and the rate requestors can post their rate request which will be forwarded to the Freight Forwarder Company via this portal.