Shipping companies use containers also for other reasons then just for FCL shipments. A few examples explaining common other uses (convenience scenarios) for containers. (1) We’ve seen containers meant to be repositioned, but stuffed with breakbulk in a way that they now carry break bulk cargo which otherwise should have been shipped under deck or on top of the upper [...]

Based on the idea that agencies want to earn money, they need to invoice their customers. They can only do so, if they also issue a BL for the customer. Business Process Integration now can force agencies to first provide the operator with load confirmation details, before they can actually issue that BL. However, the [...]