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Rate Intelligence

Instant freight rates — contract, rate-matrix and spot in one search.

Rate Intelligence searches live contract, Rate-Matrix and spot rates across FCL, Air, LCL, LTL and Drayage, then lets you compare and quote.

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What each number means

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    Get Your Instant Freight Rates

    Search Contract, Rate-Matrix and Spot rates at once.

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    FCL / Air / LCL / LTL / Drayage

    Choose the transport mode tab.

  3. 3
    Origin Trucking

    Optional pickup zip/city before the origin port (red ! = required for door moves).

  4. 4
    POL / Origin

    Port of loading.

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    Swap

    Swaps origin and destination.

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    POD / Destination

    Port of discharge.

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    Dest. Trucking

    Optional delivery zip/city after the destination port.

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    Departure Date

    Planned sailing date (12 Nov 2026).

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    Move Type

    Port to Port, Door to Port, etc.

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    Search button

    Runs the rate search.

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    Select Container

    Equipment type, e.g. 20' Standard.

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    Select Spot Carriers

    Tick carriers (Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ONE…). 'Select all' picks every carrier.

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    Additional filters

    More options such as commodity or transit time.

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    Cheapest Rate

    Sort results by lowest price.

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    Reset

    Clears all fields.

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    Results panel

    Rates appear here after searching.

Hover a number to highlight its explanation. Click the screenshot to zoom.

Example search: New York → Rotterdam

POL/Origin NEW YORK, NY (USNYC), POD/Destination ROTTERDAM (NLRTM), FCL, 20' Standard, Port to Port, Maersk ticked, then Search. Here is what the results mean.

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What each number means

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    POL / Origin — NEW YORK, NY

    Origin port picked from the list; code USNYC, United States.

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    POD / Destination — ROTTERDAM

    Destination port; code NLRTM, Netherlands. The × clears the field.

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    Search

    Runs the search across Contract, Rate-Matrix and Spot sources.

  4. 4
    Maersk ticked

    Only ticked spot carriers are queried for live spot rates.

  5. 5
    Cheapest Rate / Reset

    Sort to the lowest price, or clear the search.

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    Rate type: All / Spot / Contract

    Show every rate, only spot rates or only contract rates.

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    Types of container

    Filter results by equipment; the number shows how many rates exist (20' Standard 10, 45' High Cube 1).

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    Carrier shipping

    Tick or untick carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, MSC, ONE…) to filter the list; All carriers = 10.

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    10 Rates Found

    Total rates returned for New York → Rotterdam.

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    Sort by / Collapse all

    Order rates (Price: Low to High) and fold every rate card.

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    Rate source & contract no.

    Yellow tag: CONTRACT RATE with contract number and amendment (MT266802 AMD.: 4).

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    Rank & carrier

    Position in the sorted list (1) and the carrier logo (OOCL).

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    Vessel / Voyage / Transit time

    Vessel name, voyage number and transit days (NA / 0 days when the contract doesn't specify).

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    Route

    Origin US New York, NY to NL Rotterdam.

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    Rate per container

    20 STD $256, 40 STD $337, 40 HC $337, 45 HC $837. The highlighted box is the selected container.

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    Effective / Expiry / Transhipment / Commodity

    Rate valid Oct 01, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027, direct (—), commodity FAK (freight all kinds).

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    Freight Charges — $256

    Ocean freight price for the selected 20 STD container.

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    OF Mkt Avg Price — $413.58

    Market average ocean freight based on 1,456 rates; this rate is well below it.

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    Show Details

    Opens the full charge breakdown (freight, surcharges, local charges).

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    Quote Now

    Creates a customer quotation from this rate.

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    More menu (⋮)

    Extra actions for this rate.

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    Next rate

    Rate 2: COSCO contract ECN26040 at $266 (market avg $525.82).

Key areas

1

Mode tabs

Switch between FCL, Air, LCL, LTL and Drayage.

2

Lane fields

Origin Trucking, POL/Origin, POD/Destination, Destination Trucking, Departure Date and Move Type.

3

Results grid

Compare carriers side by side, then select a row to create a quote.

How to use it

  1. 1Choose a transport mode.
  2. 2Enter origin and destination.
  3. 3Set departure date and move type.
  4. 4Search, compare and quote the best row.

Tips

  • The ⓘ icons next to trucking fields explain door pickup / delivery options.