Ship Owner's Guide to Freight Forum

Introduction

The following is a guide on how ship owners can use Freight Forum to find cargo for their ships, get new shippers, buy or sell a ship, and network with others in the supply chain industry. There are many ways ship owners can benefit from using Freight Forum. The main ways are as follows;

View Open Cargo and Contact the Shipper

Make Quotations on the Bulk Freight Exchange

View Ships for Sale and Purchase a Ship

Post Your Vessels for Sale

Network with others in the Supply Chain Industry

Giving Freight Quotations

Depending on what kind of ship you own, there are a few different ways to give out sea freight quotations on Freight Forum. If your ships are intended for bulk or project shipping, be sure to visit the "Bulk Freight Exchange". We also have an "Open Cargo" page which has various cargo leads which may or may be suitable for your ships. The best way to know is to check it out. When giving our freight quotations on Freight Forum, be it container or bulk, there a few points to keep in mind while quoting which will increase your chance of success. When giving your quotation...

Give a complete quotation and include the various "hidden charges" All shippers will appreciate your honesty and transparency. It also lets them know the total cost up front.

Accurately input your quotation information and note also how long the quotation is valid until.

Feel free to leave your company's website or your email address in the quotation so they can get more information about you.

Posting Your Open Tonnage

Freight Forum has an open tonnage page for your to post information about your vessel. When posting your open tonnage be sure to include all of the necessary information. These include such things as...

Vessel Age, Gear Specifications, Grab Information

Vessel Size and Freight Capacity

Ports of Loading and Destination, Vessel Routing

Your Ideas on Freight Rates

Comments and More...

Freight Forum is a high trafficked logistics website so it is a good chance to let people know about your vessel. It's also free to post your open tonnage, so be sure to give it a try.

Networking

Freight Forum is a supply chain social network. At roughly 22,000 real members, it may be the biggest social network devoted only to the supply chain industry. Start by visiting your profile page and uploading your photo. I cannot emphasize how much simply uploading a profile picture will help you do business on Freight Forum. Uploading a profile picture shows people you are a real person, not a machine, and is the first important step to building trust with someone on Freight Forum.

Once you have your picture uploaded, check out our Groups and Forums sections and begin networking.I may add more to this guide in the future, but for the time being, the above are great first steps to using Freight Forum as a freight forwarding agent.

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