Freight pricing on MoloChain

Get instant, transparent freight quotations for ocean, air, and land cargo — directly from registered carriers and forwarders, with no hidden markup.

How the pricing engine works

The MoloChain pricing engine takes a small set of inputs and returns live rates from carriers and forwarders that have published their pricing into the marketplace.

Required inputs:

Origin port and destination port (or city, for land).
Transport mode: SEA, AIR, or LAND.
Service type: FCL (Full Container Load), LCL (Less than Container Load), or AIR.
For FCL: container type — 20FT, 40FT, or 40HC.
For LCL and AIR: weight (kg) and/or volume (cbm).

The engine then returns matching offers, calculates applicable markups based on the routing rules of the customer's account, and presents results in the customer's preferred currency.

What is included in a quote

Base freight rate per container or per chargeable weight.
Origin and destination port charges where applicable.
Currency and validity period.
Estimated transit time when carrier data is available.

From quote to shipment

An accepted quotation can be converted directly into a booking, then a bill of lading, then a tracked shipment — all within MoloChain's OTMS back office, with every document and financial record linked to a single job number.

FAQ

Is pricing visible without signing up?

Indicative rates and lane availability are public; full carrier-specific quotations with markups require an account.

Which currencies are supported?

Quotations can be displayed and settled in multiple currencies, configured per customer account.

How current are the rates?

Rates are pulled live from the pricing tables maintained by registered carriers and forwarders, with markup rules applied at the time of the quote.