The Avantida platform features a set of matching capabilities for you to optimize your container planning.


4 steps to get you started:


Learn here how you get the most out of container matching based on some examples


EXAMPLE SCENARIOS


Scenario 1:  Do you only/mainly have import business

If you are mainly or only doing import business, you might be able to optimize your empty container return by: 

  • collaborating with another party to reuse your empty import container for the other party's export booking.
  • find alternative drop-off locations which are more convenient for you


How to get started:

  1. Add/submit your import container to the platform.
    Detailed instructions can be found here: Share an import container (offer)
  2. Once the import container is added browse the proposed matches: 
    1. Look for another export booking to reuse your import container, you can agree with the party of the export booking where you will exchange the container. Tip: Usually the import container is dropped off at the exporting party's location by the importing party.
    2. No reuse opportunities found, review the alternative drop-off depot change locations.


Scenario 2: Do you only/mainly have export business

If you are mainly or only doing export business, you might be able to optimize your empty container pickups by:

  • collaborating with another party to reuse their empty import container for your export booking
  • find alternative pick-up locations which are more convenient for you


How to get started:

  1. Add/submit your export booking to the platform.
    Detailed instructions can be found here: Share an export booking (search)
  2. Once your export booking is added you can browse the proposed matches
    1.  Look for another import container to reuse with your export booking, you can agree with the party that currently has the import container where you will exchange the container. Tip: usually the import container is brought to the exporting party.
    2. No reuse opportunities found, review the alternative pickup-off depot change locations.

Scenario 3: I want help to find container reuse opportunities inside my company

If you have import and export business. Finding containers that are suitable for reuse can be a time-consuming process. The Avantida platform can do that work for you! Share your import and export business and we can do that matching work for you. 


The matching algorithm can even run validation before the request is submitted to the ocean line. This prevalidation will give you a strong indication that the ocean line will approve this request if you submit it for reuse.


Leaving the matching and finding reuse opportunities up to our platform will give you additional time for other optimizations or allow you to quickly find reuse opportunities even when you are busy. 


To get the full potential of our matching capabilities we recommend connecting your software to the platform so that you don't need to spend time copy-pasting information, instructions on how to do that can be found here: Submit reuse requests from your planning software


How to get started:

  1. Add/submit your import container to the platform.
    Detailed instructions can be found here: Share an import container (offer)
  2. Add/submit your export booking to the platform.
    Detailed instructions can be found here: Share an export booking (search)
  3. Browse all the matches in the 'Created by me' tab in the 'match empty container' tool on our platform.