The platform facilitates transparent, standardized and cost-effective freight quote procurement and shipping management services
FreightCrate Technologies, a Mumbai based logistics technology company, has launched the first of its kind online logistics marketplace, www.freightcrate.in for international freight and shipping needs of exporters and importers. The brain child of two international freight and logistics experts, www.freightcrate.in is the first of the many products to be launched by FreightCrate Technologies that aim to transform the Indian logistics industry through organised, transparent, cost effective solutions and mutually beneficial growth opportunities for vendors and customers.
While the Indian logistics industry continues to witness growth due to the rise in retail, e-commerce and manufacturing sectors, the industry still remains largely fragmented, creating bottlenecks in the growth of the economy. The most pressing challenge faced by the industry today is insufficient integration of transport networks and high cost of logistics that is impacting the competitiveness of Indian companies in the domestic and global markets. Furthermore, small businesses looking for freight and shipping services continue to face numerous hurdles on a day to day basis, including incomplete or delayed quotations, high rates, tedious and lengthy negotiations, dealing with multiple logistics service providers for different modes of transport, lack of information to make accurate and timely decisions, delayed shipment updates, which consequently results in increased logistics expenditure and loss of revenue to businesses.
The Indian logistics providers and international freight forwarders, on the other hand, are faced with a separate set of challenges, which include lack of transparency in the won/ loss analysis, high fixed costs for market penetration and decreasing sales volumes and margins.
With a vision to address these challenges and to create a trust-worthy and standardised ecosystem, that is supportive to growth of all stakeholders, FreightCrate Technologies was created by two passionate professionals in the field of Logistics and freight management, Mr Samir Lambay and Ms Ruchi Dogra. Based out of Mumbai, the company is headed by Mr Lambay, the Co-founder and CEO, who holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School, London, UK and a First Class Honours in BSc in Finance from Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, and has worked with several multinationals and Fortune 100 companies. Ms Dogra is Co-founder and Director, Sales & Marketing and brings over 15 years of rich experience in the Logistics and supply chain industry, driving strategy, sales, operations and customer service for top Indian and multinational accounts, including several Fortune 100 companies. Together, they announced the launch of their first product, the integrated web platform, www.freightcrate.in – a new age, online marketplace designed to integrate logistics service providers and offer consumers a single platform to procure standardised online freight quotes freight quotes at competitive prices and manage shipments online.
Speaking about their venture, Mr Samir Lambay, Co-Founder and CEO, FreightCrate Technologies, said, “With integrated online platforms catering to retail, travel, hospitality and healthcare, India is now ready for an e-marketplace for the logistics segment. Through our venture, FreightCrate Technologies, we aim to transform the Indian Logistics sector, especially the international freight and shipping processes, through creation of a standardised, transparent and cost effective ecosystem, equipped with efficient customer service and superior technical support. Through our platform, www.freightcrate.in, we plan to create an environment for collaborative growth among the logistics service providers while offering superior and cost effective services to our clients, especially start-up’s and SME’s, who are cost sensitive. We hope to bring about a uniformity that can help reduce cost overheads and create stronger revenue generation for the economy.”
Speaking about their venture, Ms Ruchi Dogra, Co-founder and Director – Sales and Marketing, added, “Through www.freightcrate.in, we aim to introduce an international standard of operations and customer service for the Indian consumers while offering a transparent and technologically supported business opportunity for logistics service providers. As intermediaries focused on streamlining and adding value to the logistics chain process, we are committed to create a delightful experience through our services for all stakeholders while making the sector cost effective and economically beneficial for the national economy.”
As a new age logistics procurement and management platform catering to exporters and importers, www.freightcrate.in offers air, ocean or ground logistic services at all inclusive rates, with the opportunity to book door-to-door shipments through multiple operators to over 50,000 global locations.
The four key benefits of booking on www.freightcrate.in for consumers, includes:
Compare Rates: Receive all-inclusive, door to door quote within 24 hrs. from multiple vendors on a single web platform
Informed Bookings: Make informed and accurate buying decisions using a variety of filters including price, carrier options and shipping schedules.
Standardised templates: For frequent users, option to save standardised shipping templates for multiple shipments
Tracking & Status Updates: Receive automated shipping status alerts, get access to online shipment dashboards
Customer Service: Support from a dedicated customer service representative to manage shipments
While the key benefits for logistics providers include:
Rate Management: An automated rate management and computation system for freight quotes
Assured Business Growth – Increase client base and volumes at lower acquisition costs and no monthly subscription or up-front payments
Order Management: option to set up a shipment management dashboard for internal tracking and automated client updates
Automated reports: Detailed analytical support with won/loss reports by region, customer type and transport mode
For more details, visit www.freightcrate.in
