News / Tech aims to turn supply chain logistics from a cost driver into a value driver

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Door-to-door cargo marketplace FreightCrate Technologies is the latest Indian start-up offering price transparency and booking automation to logistics.

The platform connects shippers with 25 “vetted” forwarders for quotes and centralised shipment management covering 50,000 global locations.

“Our vision is to utilise cutting-edge technology to create a freight management system that can automate and optimise international trade operations for global businesses,” said FreightCrate co-founder and chief executive Samir Lambay.

“We are trying to drive home the idea that supply chain and logistics is no longer ...