Freight Container Management

Demurrage and per diem bills arrive after the fact, once the container has already sat too long and nobody flagged it. Container management tools track ocean containers from vessel departure through terminal availability, last free day, and drayage pickup, pulling data from carriers, terminals, and rail. Compare them on carrier and terminal data coverage at your ports, update frequency and how milestones are sourced, last free day accuracy, exception alerting, and integration with your TMS or forwarder. Broad visibility platforms report status across modes at the shipment level, while these tools focus on the container and the clock running against it.