Haven claims online booking system makes traditional forwarding redundant

19/04/2017

US logistics start-up Haven has set out to make freight forwarders redundant with its new transport management system.

It claims the platform allows shippers to “create their marketplace for their logistics service providers”.

Haven’s system allows subscribing shippers to directly request and, almost instantaneously, receive freight rate quotes and shipment information from practically any corner of the world.

This removes the need for emails, multiple phone calls, spreadsheets and even freight forwarders, according to Haven chief executive and founder Matt Tillman.

“In 2015, we published a whole load ...