Online shipping: the new services shorten the time for ports
The latest news in terms of port digitization comes from the United States: it is a platform that offers end-to-end shipping solutions accompanying companies and shippers from the first to the last step.
The platform is conceived by ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, with the service that will be mainly dedicated, at least initially, to small and medium-sized enterprises in the USA and Canada for the import and export processes with China, Vietnam and Israel. The launch of Ship4wd, this is the name chosen for the futuristic platform, is scheduled for October 18th.
What are the services integrated in Ship4wd?
The processes of importing and exporting goods in different parts of the world have always been an age-old factor full of difficulties to be faced at every stage. Ship4wd's aim is to cover all aspects of the international shipping procedure, allowing users, even with zero experience in this regard, to work in a serene, fluid, rapid and efficient manner. A digital service based, in fact, on a one-stop-shop mechanism, perfect for covering every step of the goods exchange processes worldwide. A resource that, in the future, could become a point of reference not only in the USA, provided that the results are those desired by ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., the company behind the service.
The goals
To offer the most suitable, advantageous and economical solution to each customer, obviously also based on the type of goods transported and the speed and distance requirements: these are the medium-long term objectives set by the American company.
The platform - which also winks at the environment by focusing heavily on intermodality and commercial corridors, integrating in addition to naval transport services also those of transport by rail, road and air - will put an assistance team at the service of users. formed by experts with years of experience in the sector.
The experts will provide 24-hour assistance to customers, guaranteeing zero margin of error and optimization of time and costs.
Keep following the blog Buonefra, we will continue to talk about ports and digitization, also focusing on Italy and Ortona: we are all called to the mission of technological progress, and the current moment dictates a sudden step forward in every single sector.
