If you have an empty import container or an export booking and you are looking for an opportunity to share and reuse or find a good match, you can offer it to other transporters in the neighborhood or find matching options on our platform. 


 

  1. Check the list of available containers or bookings

Login to platform.avantida.com, go to the application ‘match empty container’ and choose the first tab ‘all available’. 

 

Use the filters to check if someone has posted an offer that could match. (import or export)

  • Type: here you choose between import containers OR export bookings
  • Load location
  • Author (Company)

 

 

 

 

If you see a possible match, click on ‘details’ to have all information needed about the container number or export reference :

 

Import                                                                                             Export

                                                                          

Option 1:

You can check the matches that are found in our system. Go to ‘view matches’:

 

Option 2:

You are able to contact the company who posted an offer by e-mail, copy and share the link to ask questions/make arrangements. If no matches are found on the platform, you can click on ‘view matches’ anyway and issue a ‘custom’ reuse request with your own details.

 

The choices you will see are to choose from the options given by the system, based on offers posted for your import container or export booking. Or you can still create a ‘custom’ reuse request with your own details:

 

 

You now have a pending reuse request in your reuse overview. As soon as the shipping line approves it you are ok to go. 

 

In this scenario, you file the reuse request, so you pay the reuse price defined by the shipping line, no other costs will be charged. 

 

  1. post your import container/export booking

if there is no convenient offer for you in the list, you can actively post your offer so other transporters can find it in the list:

 

click on the button ‘create new’ and choose: 


 

 

  • You choose for the option 'add import container'

 

 

  • Share until: Please, make sure that, if nobody takes your offer, you still have enough time to drop-off the container assigned by the shipping line, to unload it at your customer’s and to bring it to quay. We advise you to share at least until the day before closing.

 

 

The import container will appear in the tab ‘All Available’ for yourself and other transporters.  Your own posts will still be available in the second tab ‘created by me’

 

You now have 2 options: 

 

  • You choose one of the matches proposed by the system
  • You leave your import container for other transporters to accept

 

 

  1.  choose one of the matches proposed by the system

In the overview ‘created by me’, matching options will be proposed to you:

 

either with an export booking post from another transporter: You click on 'view matches' and after your choice ‘create request’ and you will be shown a reuse form that you can complete and file. Once the shipping line has accepted it, you will be given the contact details of the other transporter to collect the container

 

or with an alternative drop-off location: the system will offer you an alternative drop-off location in your area. Once you click on 'take it' you will be shown the drop-off request form that you can complete and file.

 

 

The expected price will be shown (subject to change) 

In both cases, you file the reuse/drop-off request, so you pay the price defined by the shipping line, but no other costs will be charged.

 

  1. leave import container for other transporters to accept

If neither of the proposals suits you, the import container will stay visible for other transporters.

 

When another transporter takes your import container, they file a reuse request for it. Once that reuse has been approved by the shipping line, you will receive the contact details of the other transporter in your import container post and per e-mail, so you can agree where and when to collect the container.

 

In this case the other transporter files the reuse request, so they pay the price defined by the shipping line. No other costs will be charged for the sharing of the reuse.

 

  • You choose for the option ‘add export booking’

  • Share until: Please, make sure that, if nobody takes your offer, you still have enough time to pick-up the container assigned by the shipping line, to load it at your customer’s and to bring it to quay. We advise you share at least until the day before closing.

The export booking will appear in the tab ‘Available containers/bookings’ for yourself and other transporters. Your own posts will still be available in the second tab ‘created by me’

 

 

You now have 2 options:

 

  • You choose one of the matches proposed by the system
  • You leave your export booking for other transporters to accept

 

choose one of the matches proposed by the system

In the overview ‘created by me’, matching options will be proposed to you:

 

either with an import container post from another transporter: You click on 'view matches' and after your choice ‘create request’ you will be shown a reuse form that you can complete and file. Once the shipping line has accepted it, you will be given the contact details of the other transporter to collect the container.

 

or with an alternative pick-up location: the system will offer you an alternative pick-up location in your area. Once you click on 'create request' you will be shown the pick-up request form that you can complete and file.

 


Your posts

 

You have an overview of your posted offers in the second tab ‘created by me’

If needed you can filter on import containers/export bookings:

 

Since these post are visible to everyone, you will still see them in the tab ‘all available’ too.

 

If you decide to use these posts for your self you see different options made visible for your company only:

 

You click on the tree dots on the right side of your post and you see the different options. You can also create a similar post from here which will be pre-filled for you to complete:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For an import container or for an export booking:

 

History

Check all offers you have posted by status and who has claimed them. You can create similar offers from here and copy.