Ocean freight calculator: Instant shipping rates
Instant shipping quotes for your FCL and LCL shipments
Benefits of our sea freight calculator
In a world where shippers want everything quick and fast, a turnaround time of two days for shipping rates no longer cuts it. iContainers’ ocean freight calculator eliminates that problem by providing instant shipping quotes.
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Search from over 250,000 rates in seconds
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Get the most updated container prices from main carriers
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Facilitate future searches by saving your quotes
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Customize quotes by selecting the services you need
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Get a detailed breakdown of the final shipping price
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Quote globally from any place at any time
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Quote your cargo shipment in seconds and book in minutes
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Sort quotes by prices or routes
Our sea freight calculator in numbers
The story behind our sea freight calculator
Carlos and Ivan, two young employees at a customs agency, had just lost a customer who came around looking for an instant freight quote. Because it was the end of a working day on Friday, the earliest they could obtain it was the following Monday.
Unacceptable for the client, Carlos and Ivan lost the deal.
That sparked a mission: to create an online tool to facilitate the ocean freight quoting and booking process.
With that, the iContainers ocean freight calculator was born.
Tips on using our sea freight calculator
Before using our ocean freight shipping calculator, you need to decide if you’ll be shipping FCL or LCL.
Here’s a step-by-step look at the process:
- 1 Enter container type and/or cargo volume, and select the number of containers or packages, depending on whether it’s FCL or LCL.
- 2 Select your preferred shipping rate.
- 3 Select any additional and/or optional services you may require.
- 4 Select your preferred departure date.
- 5 Select whether you need warehouse storage.
- 6 Enter your billing details.
And there’s your quote! It’s as easy as that.
Quick time-saving tip: Save your searches to quote them again easily from any device in the future!
Additional resources for our ocean freight calculator
If you enjoy using our sea freight calculator, you may find our articles and guides on calculating shipping costs useful.
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