Using Ocean Quick Rate

Ocean Quick Rate provides a fast and simple method to obtain full container ocean transportation rates.

  1. Select Rates & Routes > Rate Query.
  2. Select Ocean Quick Rate.
  3. Specify this information.
    City
    Specify the city for the pickup or delivery location.
    State/Prov.
    Specify the state or province of the pickup or delivery location.
    Country
    Select the country of the pickup or delivery location.
    Port of Loading/Unloading
    Specify the origin and destination port code. Click the Lookup link to search for the ocean port code.
    Date
    Specify the pickup or delivery date.
    Time
    Specify the time you want the order to be picked up or delivered. The time format is HHMM (24 hour).
    Use exact date
    Select this field if the pickup or delivery date is a requirement.
    Service level
    Select a requested service level.
    Tariff Service Level
    Select a tariff service that indicates how to move the cargo.
    Routing Guide
    Select the routing guide to query against. The default value is the routing guide that displays in the master routing guide configured with your organization as Seller to All Buyers.
    Equipment Qty
    Specify the number of containers in the shipment.
    Equipment Type
    Select the equipment type for the shipment.
    Equipment Length
    Select the equipment length.
    Commodity
    Select the commodity for the shipment to query. TM populates this list with the commodities supported in your ocean contracts
    Weight
    Select the weight of all items in the shipment.
  4. To submit the line to the query, click Add. You can specify one or more equipment types and lengths per query.
  5. Select Door/Port in the Ocean Booking section.
  6. Select the appropriate routing guide, if necessary.
  7. Specify equipment values and then click Add.
  8. Click Get Rate.
  9. View the results on a Results page.
  10. Click the total charge amount in the Total Charge column to see the weight breakdown.