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How a freight forwarder quotes, operates and closes files, and what an AI employee does at each step. With measured data and dated sources.
Tracking · · 5 min read
Bill of lading tracking: what works and what doesn't
What a bill of lading number is, how it differs from a container number, why most trackers don't accept it, and how to pull from the BL the number that does let you track your cargo.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
PIL container tracking by number (PCIU, PILU)
PIL container tracking with only the container number: PCIU, PILU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
Yang Ming container tracking by number (YMLU, YMMU)
Yang Ming container tracking with only the container number: YMLU, YMMU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
Evergreen container tracking by number (EGHU, EISU…)
Evergreen container tracking with only the container number: EGHU, EISU, EGSU, EMCU, EITU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
ONE container tracking by number (ONEU)
ONE container tracking with only the container number: ONEU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
Hapag-Lloyd container tracking by number (HLCU, HLXU…)
Hapag-Lloyd container tracking with only the container number: HLCU, HLXU, HLBU, UACU, UASU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
COSCO and OOCL container tracking by number (OOLU, COSU…)
COSCO and OOCL container tracking with only the container number: OOLU, COSU, CSNU, CBHU, OOCU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
MSC container tracking by number (MEDU, MSCU…)
MSC container tracking with only the container number: MEDU, MSCU, MSDU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 4 min read
Maersk container tracking by number (MAEU, MRKU…)
Maersk container tracking with only the container number: MAEU, MRKU, MSKU, MRSU, MNBU, PONU, SUDU prefixes, what data the carrier publishes, how to read it in a single view and what to watch to avoid demurrage.
Read →Tracking · · 7 min read
Container tracking by number, without knowing the carrier
A practical guide to container tracking with only the container number: how to read an ISO 6346 number, which carrier the prefix points to, which milestones matter and how to watch ETA slippage and free days. With Flettia's tracker.
Read →AI agents · · 7 min read
AI agents for freight forwarders: what they actually do, and what a person still decides
What an AI agent is at a freight forwarder (it reads, decides within rules, executes and logs), what information it works with, what controls it has, what a person decides, and what to ask any vendor before hiring one.
Read →Comparisons · · 9 min read
CargoWise alternatives for freight forwarders in 2026: what changed in pricing and what to check before moving
Since December 2025 CargoWise charges per transaction. What its CEO said, what forwarders reported, which alternatives publish pricing (Logitude, Shipthis, Logistaas), what to check before switching, and where an AI employee with a TMS included fits.
Read →Quoting · · 8 min read
What to ask for by Incoterm before quoting: the checklist a freight forwarder actually uses
The Incoterm decides which legs go into your quote and therefore which data you need from the customer. EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DPU and DDP on import and export: what blocks, what is assumed and what is never asked.
Read →Quoting · · 7 min read
From RFQ email to freight quote: the full path, and what a person decides at each step
How a freight forwarder actually turns a quote request email into an offer: classify, extract by Incoterm, check own tariffs, request supplier rates, build options and set the margin. What gets automated and what doesn't.
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