ECU-LINE, an Antwerp-based NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) has signed a pilot agreement with INTTRA, the leading e-commerce platform for the ocean freight industry, to become the first global NVOCC to receive shipping instructions from ECU-LINE's LCL (less than container load) shippers using the INTTRA ocean platform.
Starting in March, the ECU LINE group will pilot the new INTTRA service with two of their major customers before rolling out the solution to their global accounts later this year.
INTTRA can help ECU-LINE deliver this solution with proven technology and a vast network. INTTRA users initiate more than 300,000 container orders per week, representing more than 10 percent of global ocean container trade.
The connection of ECU-LINE to INTTRA for LCL documentation is a milestone in the LCL industry and will enable all forwarders to gain the benefits of a seamless paperless documentation flow through INTTRA, using the same business process they currently use for their full container load (FCL) business with ocean carriers.