Freight Forwarders & Shipping Agents
Pre-shipment and counterparty screening with auditable evidence for shippers, consignees and customs.
Why It Matters
Freight forwarding sits at the junction of carriers, brokers, shippers, consignees and ports. When sanctions lists update daily, a single missed match can trigger container holds, demurrage and detention fees, missed sailing windows, and reputational risk with enterprise customers. Avoiding avoidable holds is now a core operating KPI, not just a compliance nicety.[1]
Manual checks don’t scale when an ops team handles hundreds of HBL/MBL/MAWB references each week. Name-by-name lookups across OFAC, EU, UN, UK and other regimes introduce inconsistency, especially with transliteration, aliases and corporate trees. Rising near-real-time enforcement in maritime trade reinforces the need for continuous re-screening rather than one-off searches.[2]
If staff spend 3–5 minutes per party and screen 50–200 names per day, non-revenue time quickly adds up. A single missed designation can cause rebooking, storage and penalties that dwarf a year of software. Buyers now ask for documented proof of checks in RFPs; standardized evidence (PDF/CSV) and searchable logs reduce friction with shippers and customs.
Common Challenges
- Manual name-by-name checks slow operations
- Uncertainty about which jurisdiction’s list applies
- Inconsistent evidence for customers, carriers and customs
How We Serve
- Batch screening for counterparties tied to HBL/MBL/MAWB
- Unified coverage (OFAC, EU, UN, UK, CH, AU, CA) with reason codes
- Instant PDF/CSV exports and re-screening alerts
Recommended Workflows
- Dashboard for day-to-day ops
- Batch CSV for manifests
- API for TMS/ERP integrations
Sources & Methodology
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