Quotation input preparation
Structure lane, dates, cargo and service requirements before requesting rate data. Match returned options to the actual request and preserve the information needed by the pricing owner.
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Shipflow for WebCargo
Bring WebCargo live and contract-rate inputs into quotation workflows. Explore rate comparison, access requirements and pricing controls with Shipflow.
Workflow-specific integration. Shipflow connects to WebCargo through approved APIs, secure account access, file exchange or existing middleware—using the connection route that fits your environment and workflow.
Discuss your WebCargo workflowYour systems. Your SOPs.
- Product identity
- WebCargo, now Freightos for Forwarders; confirm the product and module used.
- Data role
- Live or contract-rate inputs for a specific pricing request—not a broad market index.
- Workflow boundary
- Rate retrieval and comparison do not authorize a booking or payment.
Where integration creates value
Use the rate with its conditions—not just its headline price.
A rate can look attractive while covering different charges, dates or service conditions from the customer’s request. Quotation work therefore needs the surrounding context: cargo requirements, validity, applicable contract terms and the rules for building the selling price.
Shipflow can bring WebCargo rates into your quotation workflow. WebCargo is now presented as Freightos for Forwarders. Its shipment-specific rates are distinct from Freightos Terminal market benchmarks.
Workflow opportunities
Start with the work you want to complete.
Tender rate comparison
Bring relevant authorized rate inputs alongside tender requirements. Highlight differences between a short-validity offer and the tender period rather than treating one as a long-term commitment.
Explore this workflowCarrier clarification
Flag unclear charges, missing service conditions or unavailable options for a focused inquiry. Direct carrier outreach remains a separately authorized workflow.
Explore this workflowIllustrative workflow
From an air quotation request to a comparable set of rate inputs
Compare rate options available through your account before preparing the customer quotation.
Validate the search requirements
Check origin, destination, timing, cargo and applicable weight or service requirements. Ask for missing details rather than returning a misleading comparison.
Retrieve current rate options
Use the agreed interface and account. Retain the source and retrieval time; a saved result may no longer be valid.
Normalize the comparison
Check units, currency, charges, conditions and validity. Keep unknown exclusions visible and avoid silently treating unlike rates as equivalent.
Prepare the commercial review
Apply only the approved pricing rules, show unresolved differences and route the proposed quote for the required review.
Connection approach
Available connection routes.
Freightos’s official forwarder platform page describes live-rate access, contract-rate management and API integration capabilities. Those vendor capabilities do not establish the endpoint, data coverage or permissions available to a particular Shipflow deployment.
Confirm the exact module, commercial entitlement and approved retrieval interface with the provider and account owner. Obtain the current API contract before implementing requests, authentication or response mappings. Do not reuse Terminal credentials or a generic Freightos endpoint on the assumption that all products share access.
When the requested interface is unavailable, keep the dependency explicit. An approved export could be evaluated as a different workflow with its own freshness rules; this guide does not propose bypassing login controls or scraping an account without authorization.
Setup requirements
What the first deployment needs.
Product, module and entitlement
Identify the rate tool and account in use, the data covered and the permitted integration method.
Request and response contract
Confirm required search fields, supported rate types, authentication, limits and the meaning of returned fields.
Commercial comparison rules
Define currency, charge coverage, validity, service constraints and how a rate becomes an approved selling-price input.
Refresh and exception tests
Test missing options, stale results, changed requirements and requests that cannot be compared on a consistent basis.
Control and rollout
Make access and accountability explicit.
Distinguish offers from benchmarks
Keep a specific rate option separate from a market index, historical cost or estimate. Label each source accordingly.
Protect confidential rates
Apply the account’s permitted-use rules before storing or exposing contract-rate information in a customer response.
Separate comparison from commitment
Rate-data access does not grant authority to book, accept conditions, change margin policy or initiate payment.
Common questions
WebCargo integration questions.
Why does WebCargo have its own page?
Its role here is shipment-specific rate input. Freightos Terminal has a separate guide for market benchmarks and intelligence, so the data roles are not conflated.
Is this a booking integration?
No. This page scopes rate retrieval and quotation comparison. Booking would require separate interface access, authorization and completion checks.
Can the same credentials access Freightos Terminal?
Do not assume that. Confirm each product’s account, entitlements and authentication separately.
What if no rate matches the request?
Preserve the gap and route it to the pricing team. A carrier inquiry or another approved source may be needed; do not fill the gap with an invented price.
Third-party product names belong to their respective owners. Available interfaces vary by product edition and account permissions.
Start with one workflow
Connect rate inputs to a controlled quotation workflow.
Define the first workflow, required system access, controls and acceptance criteria with Shipflow.
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