Shipment Tracking Live Ocean Map RFQ Bidding Invoice Portal Messaging Analytics Distributors
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Shipment Tracking
& Visibility

Every shipment, every carton, every scan — tracked in real time across all your 3PLs, forwarders, and destinations. No more "just checking in" messages.

Start tracking free → Included in Basic and Pro
Shipment tracking

Real-time shipment status — no calling required

CartonFlow pulls live data from FedEx, UPS, and your 3PLs to give you a single shipment list with status badges, ETAs, and destination routing. No more bouncing between carrier portals and WhatsApp threads.

  • 📍 FedEx + UPS carton-level tracking with real scan events
  • 🗓️ Multi-destination routing — split shipments across FBA warehouses and custom addresses
  • 🚨 Milestone alerts: departed origin, arrived port, in customs, final delivery
  • 📊 KPI bar: units in motion, on-time delivery %, SLA performance at a glance
  • 🔍 Search and filter by product, status, destination, or 3PL
  • 📤 Export shipment data to CSV for your ops team

How it works

1
Create a shipment

Fill in origin, product, carton count, and destinations. Invite your 3PL to the shipment with one click.

2
Connect your carriers

Add your FedEx and UPS developer credentials once. CartonFlow pulls tracking data automatically for every carton.

3
Track everything

Watch real-time scan events, status updates, and ETAs — all in one place. Get alerted before anything goes wrong.

Who this is for

🛒 Amazon Sellers

Track FBA inbound shipments per carton. Get ETA alerts with enough time to update Amazon delivery windows before penalty deadlines.

🏪 E-commerce Brands

Multi-destination routing to split inventory across warehouses, 3PLs, and DTC fulfillment centers in one shipment view.

📦 Ops Teams

Single dashboard instead of multiple carrier portals and email threads. Search, filter, and export everything your team needs.

Pro Only

Live Ocean Tracking
+ AIS Vessel Maps

Real-time AIS satellite vessel positions on an interactive world map. Know where your container is before your 3PL sends the WhatsApp or WeChat message — or doesn't.

Try Pro free → Pro plan only · 14-day free trial
Live ocean map

AIS satellite positions, updated in real time

The live map pulls AIS (Automatic Identification System) satellite data to show you your vessel's exact position, speed, heading, and ETA to destination port. Updated every few minutes.

  • 🛰️ Real-time AIS satellite vessel positions on an interactive world map
  • ⏱️ Port ETA predictions — updated as the vessel progresses
  • 🔖 Status chips: In Transit · Last Mile · Customs · Hold · Delayed · Pending
  • 📡 Vessel details: name, IMO, flag, speed, draft
  • ⚠️ Automatic delay alerts — flagged before they become a crisis

⚠️ The Amazon delivery window problem

Amazon FBA delivery windows are 1 week. You can only change them until 24 hours before the window opens. If your 3PL tells you a shipment is late after that deadline — you're penalized, and your ability to inbound inventory can be restricted. Live ETAs give you the information you need, early enough to act.

How it works

1
Attach vessel info

Your 3PL or you adds the vessel name/IMO to a shipment. CartonFlow links it to live AIS data automatically.

2
Watch it move

The map updates in real time. Zoom in on your vessel, see current position, speed, and trajectory to destination port.

3
Get alerts early

If ETA shifts or the vessel enters a delay status, CartonFlow alerts you — before the Amazon deadline window closes.

Pro Only

Competitive RFQ
Bidding System

Amazon fees are rising. E-commerce margins are under pressure. Freight is one of the few costs you can actually control — if you put your 3PLs in competition.

Start saving → Pro plan only · 14-day free trial
RFQ bidding modal

Post once. 3PLs compete. You save.

You create an RFQ for a shipment, select which 3PLs to invite, and set a bid deadline. Each 3PL submits DDP rate bids per service combo (e.g. Matson CLX + UPS Ground). You compare side-by-side and award in one click. No phone calls, no ambiguous email quotes.

  • 📋 Structured bids per service combo — apples-to-apples comparison
  • ⚖️ Side-by-side rate, transit days, and total cost comparison
  • 🏆 One-click award — 3PL is notified instantly
  • 📈 Bid history and awarded rate tracking per shipment
  • 3PLs typically respond within 24 hours
  • 💰 Average 8–15% freight reduction per cycle

💰 The math

If you're spending $50K/year on freight and save 10% via competitive bidding, that's $5,000 saved — on a $129/mo platform. Most customers recoup the annual cost in a single RFQ cycle.

How it works

1
Create RFQ

Select a shipment from your pending queue. Choose service combos to bid on and set a bid deadline.

2
3PLs bid

Your invited 3PLs receive a notification, log into their portal, and submit DDP rate bids. They typically respond within 24 hours.

3
You award

Compare bids side-by-side. Click Award on the winner. The 3PL is notified and the shipment is assigned. Done.

All Plans

Invoice Portal
& Billing Management

3PLs submit invoices directly in the platform — line items, totals, due date, everything. You review and mark paid. No PDFs over email, no lost attachments, ever again.

See invoice portal → Included in Basic and Pro
Invoice portal

Structured invoices, not PDF chaos

The invoice portal replaces the mess of PDFs sent over email and WhatsApp. 3PLs create invoices inside CartonFlow with full line-item detail. You see them instantly, review them, and mark paid. Your 3PL's portal updates in real time.

  • 📝 Line-item detail: description, quantity, unit rate, total per line
  • Mark Paid button — 3PL portal updates to "Paid" status instantly
  • 🔍 Searchable by shipment, 3PL, date range, or status
  • 📊 KPI cards: Total, Pending, Overdue, Paid, Outstanding amount
  • ⬆️ 3PLs can also upload existing PDF invoices for record-keeping
  • 🏷️ Status tracking: Pending · Overdue · Paid · Disputed
All Plans

Shipment Messaging
& Notifications

Threaded messages tied to each shipment, shared between your team and 3PLs. Every update, every question, every decision — in one place, searchable forever.

Try it free → Included in Basic and Pro
CartonFlow dashboard with per-shipment messaging

Replace the WhatsApp / WeChat group for each shipment

Every shipment has its own message thread in CartonFlow. Your team and your 3PL are both in it. Updates, photos, documents — all attached to the shipment, not buried in a chat app.

  • 💬 Per-shipment message threads — your team + 3PL in the same thread
  • 🔔 Push notifications on new messages, milestone updates, and anomalies
  • 📎 Attach documents, photos, and files directly to the shipment thread
  • 🏷️ Message history is permanent — no lost context when staff changes
  • 📱 Notifications work on desktop and mobile

Why this matters

📲 No more chat apps

Stop using WhatsApp, WeChat, and email for logistics updates. All communication lives in CartonFlow, tied to the shipment it belongs to.

🔍 Searchable forever

Need to find when your 3PL confirmed a container was loaded 6 months ago? Search it. Every message, every update, indexed and retrievable.

👥 Team-visible

Your ops team, finance team, and 3PL are all in the same thread. No more "I forgot to CC you on that email."

Pro Only

Analytics, Scorecard
& SLA Dashboard

See how your 3PLs are actually performing. On-time delivery rates, transit time trends, anomaly detection, and a weekly digest delivered to your inbox.

Try Pro free → Pro plan only
3PL scorecard and analytics
  • 📈 3PL scorecard: on-time delivery %, avg transit days, anomaly count
  • 📊 SLA dashboard: track which 3PLs are meeting your delivery SLAs
  • ⚠️ Anomaly detection: automatically flags shipments deviating from expected patterns
  • 📧 Weekly digest: automated summary of shipment health emailed to your team
  • 📉 Freight cost trend analysis across all 3PLs and lanes
Pro Only

Distributor
Management Portal

Give your distributors a portal to track their shipments, view documents, and communicate — without adding them to your internal WhatsApp groups.

Try Pro free → Pro plan only · Distributors join free

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under control?

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