NVOCCs / Digital Platform / Back Office

NVOCCs software, built around the
bill of lading you issue.

House B/L generation, Master and House linkage, FCL and LCL consolidation, FMC tariff publishing, customs filings, tracking, and accounting. One platform, one shipment record, backed by a 24x7 back office.

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House B/L generation
Master / House linkage
FCL + LCL consolidation
FMC tariff publishing
ISF / AMS / AES / ICS2
Tracking + accounting
24x7 back office
What is NVOCCs Software

NVOCCs software is a platform built around the workflows of a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier: issuing House Bills of Lading, linking them to the carrier’s Master B/L, managing consolidations, publishing FMC tariffs, filing customs declarations, tracking containers, and running shipment-level accounting in one system.

25+
Years Serving NVOCCs and Forwarders, Since 2001
2000+
Carrier Contracts Managed
99.5%
Audit-Ready Data
ISO 27001
Certified Information Security
Trusted by NVOCCs and Forwarders
Atlantic Pacific Lines (APL), FMC-licensed NVOCCs running on the Info-X platform Book Your Cargo (BYC), supported by Info-X NVO, NVOCCs client supported by Info-X Express Ocean Logistics, supported by Info-X
House Bill of Lading Master / House Linkage FCL + LCL Consolidation FMC Tariff Publishing Customs Filings Container Tracking Shipment Accounting 24x7 Back Office House Bill of Lading Master / House Linkage FCL + LCL Consolidation FMC Tariff Publishing Customs Filings Container Tracking Shipment Accounting 24x7 Back Office
The NVOCCs Difference

Three capabilities that set Info-X NVOCCs software apart from generic freight tools.

An NVOCCs is the carrier of record on its own bill of lading. That single fact creates documentation, consolidation, and compliance workflows that standard forwarding software does not handle. The Info-X platform is built for all three.

House Bill of Lading generation

The platform generates House Bills of Lading from the shipment record itself, so party details, container data, commodity descriptions, and terms flow from booking to B/L without re-keying. The document your customer receives matches the data behind your filing and your invoice, because all three come from the same source.

Master and House B/L linkage

Every House B/L stays linked to the carrier’s Master B/L across the life of the shipment. Operations sees both sides of the relationship in one view, manifests and filings reference the right pairing, and audit queries resolve in seconds instead of a search through email threads and spreadsheets.

FCL and LCL consolidation management

Multi-shipper containers are managed as consolidations, not as disconnected bookings. The platform handles FCL and LCL workflows end to end, from booking initiation through B/L and arrival notice creation to shipment-level accounting, so co-loaded cargo keeps clean documentation and clean economics.

Full Capability Index

Everything an NVOCCs runs on, in one shipment record.

Beyond the NVOCCs-specific layer, the platform carries the complete operating stack: rates, booking, documentation, compliance, tracking, portal, and finance. Each capability reads and writes the same record, from quote to invoice.

Spot and contracted rate management

Compare contracted and spot rates, apply customer rules, and quote-to-book in seconds. Dedicated rate management keeps 2000+ carrier contracts current behind every search.

Online booking

Seamless booking from rate search through vessel selection to booking initiation, with vessel and flight schedules and milestone visibility built into the workflow.

B/L and arrival notice documentation

House and Master B/L workflows plus automated bill of lading processing and arrival notice processing that remove manual re-typing from document-heavy moves.

Customs filing across five programmes

ISF, AMS, and AES for US trades and ICS2 for EU-bound cargo, run as integrated customs filing from the same shipment data as the B/L and the booking.

FMC tariff publishing

A regulatory obligation unique to NVOCCs, handled through dedicated FMC tariff publishing so published tariffs stay current with the rates you actually quote.

Multi-carrier container tracking

Automated cargo tracking of container lifecycle events through digital bots, feeding live status and milestone visibility into the platform and your customer’s portal view.

Digital customer portal

Customers search rates, book independently 24x7, track shipments, and access documents through a branded portal, reducing the status-query load on your operations desk.

Multimodal accounting and ERP sync

Shipment-level accounting from ledger through AR, AP, and reconciliation, with two-way sync to QuickBooks, SAP, NetSuite, and Xero, plus invoice freight audit against agreed rates.

One Shipment Record, Seen From Every Module

The platform your team works in.

SPOTCONTRACT
$2,480
$2,610
$2,755

Spot and contracted rate management

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Online booking

BILL OF LADING#BL-0042
AMS manifest filed
ACE customs accepted
Arrival notice sent

B/L and arrival notice documentation

MSKU 482 1630In transit
SHASINAt seaLAX

Multi-carrier container tracking

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Digital customer portal

ERP
ACCOUNTING
Reconciled $0

Multimodal accounting and ERP sync

NVOCCs vs Generic Freight Software

Where generic freight software stops, and Info-X TMS begins.

Evaluating platforms against this capability set is the fastest way to separate software that serves NVOCCs from software that merely mentions them. The same framework applies when choosing a TMS of any kind.

House B/L generation
Generic Freight Software

Often absent or template-only

Info-X NVOCCs Software

Generated from the shipment record, consistent with filings and invoices

Master / House linkage
Generic Freight Software

Tracked manually outside the system

Info-X NVOCCs Software

Maintained on every shipment, visible in one view

LCL consolidation
Generic Freight Software

Multi-shipper containers handled as separate bookings

Info-X NVOCCs Software

Managed as consolidations with clean per-shipper documentation

FMC tariff publishing
Generic Freight Software

Not addressed

Info-X NVOCCs Software

Dedicated tariff publishing aligned to quoted rates

Customs filings
Generic Freight Software

Third-party tools, manual re-entry

Info-X NVOCCs Software

ISF, AMS, AES, ICS2, MPCI from the same shipment data

Rates / booking / tracking / finance
Generic Freight Software

Generally covered

Info-X NVOCCs Software

Covered, on one record from quote to invoice

Managed back office
Generic Freight Software

Software only

Info-X NVOCCs Software

24x7 operations team works inside the platform

CAPABILITY FRAMEWORK BASED ON NVOCCs OPERATING REQUIREMENTS. "GENERIC" DESCRIBES SOFTWARE NOT BUILT FOR NVOCCs WORKFLOWS, NOT ANY SPECIFIC VENDOR.

ISF filing for US imports
ISF
AMS filing for US trades
AMS
AES filing for US exports
AES
ICS2 filing for EU-bound cargo
ICS2
MPCI filing
MPCI
Info-X TMS Plus Back Office

Software is half the answer. The other half is who runs it at 3 a.m.

Most NVOCCs software vendors hand you a login. Info-X pairs the platform with a managed operations team, so documentation, filings, tracking, and audit keep moving against cut-offs that ignore office hours.

The Platform

A cloud TMS built for NVOCCs workflows

Rates, booking, House and Master B/L documentation, consolidation, filings, tracking, portal, and accounting on one shipment record. The same digital logistics platform serves forwarders, importers, and exporters, with the NVOCCs layer running natively rather than bolted on.

AI and OCR parse carrier confirmations and documents into shipment records automatically, and EDI and API connectivity links carriers, ports, schedules, and ERP systems.

The Back Office

A 24x7 team working inside your platform

Documentation, data entry, B/L and arrival notice processing, filing support, tracking updates, and freight bill audit, delivered as managed back office services by a team that has supported NVOCCs and forwarders since 2001.

Capacity scales with your volume, coverage follows your cut-offs across time zones, and the work happens inside the same system, so there is one record and one audit trail.

60–80%
Faster quote-to-book cycle
30–50%
Fewer manual entry errors
15–25%
Improved on-time updates
Weeks→Days
For month-end close
Starting or Scaling an NVOCCs

The software requirements for a new NVOCCs, from day one.

An FMC license makes you an NVOCCs on paper. Operating as one requires the systems to issue compliant House Bills, publish tariffs, file on time, and account at shipment level, before you have the volume to justify a full operations team. Running the platform with a managed back office covers both sides of that gap: the system and the people who work it.

House B/L generation

With Master and House linkage, since the bill you issue is the legal core of the NVOCCs model.

FMC tariff publishing

Through tariff publishing services that keep your published tariff aligned with quoted rates.

Customs filing capability

Across ISF and AMS for US imports and AES filing for US exports, with deadlines measured in hours.

Rate and quotation management

So contracted and spot rates are searchable, comparable, and bookable in one motion.

Container tracking and a customer portal

Because visibility is now table stakes for winning and keeping shippers.

Shipment-level accounting

With ERP sync, so margins are known per shipment rather than discovered at month end.

Questions NVOCCs Ask

NVOCCs TMS software, answered.

The difference comes from the bill of lading. An NVOCCs issues its own House B/L and assumes carrier responsibility, so its software must generate compliant House Bills, maintain the Master and House B/L relationship on every shipment, manage multi-shipper consolidations, and support FMC tariff publishing obligations. A freight forwarder arranging carriage without issuing its own B/L does not need those capabilities. Forwarding features such as rate management, booking, tracking, and accounting are shared by both, which is why a platform serving NVOCCs must cover the forwarding feature set plus the NVOCCs-specific layer.

A new NVOCCs needs software that supports its regulatory and operational obligations from day one: House Bill of Lading generation, Master and House B/L linkage, FMC tariff publishing, customs filings including ISF and AMS for US imports and AES for US exports, container tracking, rate and quotation management, and shipment-level accounting. Because a new NVOCCs rarely has staff for every function, a platform paired with managed back-office services lets the operation run documentation, filings, and tracking without hiring a full operations team before volume justifies it.

Yes. The Info-X platform generates House Bills of Lading, maintains the Master and House B/L linkage on every shipment, and manages both FCL and LCL consolidations. Documentation, booking, tracking, and accounting all run against the same shipment record, so the House B/L, the carrier Master B/L, the filing data, and the invoices stay consistent without re-keying.

Info-X supports the filing programmes an NVOCCs operates under: FMC tariff publishing, ISF and AMS for US imports, AES for US exports, and ICS2 for EU-bound cargo. Filings run from the same shipment data as the bill of lading and booking, and a 24x7 compliance team manages submissions, corrections, and deadlines alongside the platform.

Yes. The platform provides multimodal, shipment-level accounting with two-way sync to QuickBooks, SAP, NetSuite, and Xero for billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and reconciliation. Carrier, port, and schedule integrations feed live tracking and milestone data into the same shipment record, and EDI and API connectivity supports integration with external systems.

Info-X combines the software platform with managed back-office services in one engagement. The platform handles House B/L generation, consolidation, rate management, booking, filings, tracking, portal, and accounting, while a 24x7 operations team can run documentation, filing, tracking, and audit work inside it. Info-X has supported NVOCCs and freight forwarders since 2001, manages 2000+ carrier contracts, maintains 99.5% audit-ready data, and is ISO 27001 certified.

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