Optivis CMSResources
Resources for freight forwarding teams
A free chargeable weight calculator, practical guides and a plain-English freight glossary, from the team behind Optivis CMS, the cargo management system for freight forwarders.
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Chargeable weight calculator
Work out volume, volumetric weight and chargeable weight for air, courier, sea LCL and road, in centimetres or inches and kilograms or pounds. Free, no sign-up.
- Volume
- 1.92 CBM
- Gross weight
- 300 kg
- Volumetric weight (÷ 6,000)
- 320 kg
Chargeable weight
320 kg
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Guides
How-tos for the people who run the jobs, written to be forwarded to a colleague.
Guides are on the way
Chargeable weight, pre-alerts that agents act on, house and master bills, Incoterms 2020, faster quoting and moving off spreadsheets.
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Glossary
Freight terms in plain English, one definition each.
The glossary is on the way
Definitions of the terms forwarding teams use every day, from CBM and chargeable weight to HBL, MBL, Incoterms and demurrage.
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