News / Essential 'will democratise the freight forwarding industry', claims Kontainers

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Smaller freight forwarders looking to digitise their operations and provide an online customer-facing service received a new option today as freight software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Kontainers unveiled its new platform.

Kontainers Essential is designed to allow small forwarders to set up a website with advanced quotation functionality “in the space of a few minutes”, effectively allowing them to compete with the new breed of digital-first forwarders.

“It’s the equivalent of [website designer software] SquareSpace or Wix for the freight forwarding industry,” Kontainers chief ...