Shipment & cargo tracking
Every shipment and its status, no spreadsheets.
I want this in my company →What it solves
- Status of each cargo in one panel
- Cost and time per shipment
- Delay and incident alerts
Tailored to your business
This is a reference solution. We tailor it to your operation, your data and your process — and put it into production, in weeks.
Diagnosis → custom design → implementation in short deliveries → measurable result.
You have shipments in transit and nobody knows for certain where each one is. The status lives in a spreadsheet someone updates when they can, in emails from the freight forwarder and in WhatsApp messages. When a customer asks about their order, the answer takes time and sometimes turns out wrong.
With CB Digital's shipment tracking you have every consignment and its status on a single dashboard: origin, destination, current milestone, expected date and owner. You see the real cost and transit time of each shipment against what was planned. And you get alerts when a load is delayed or an issue arises, before the customer calls you.
Who it is for
For companies that move goods regularly: importers, distributors, manufacturers that export, or logistics teams coordinating freight forwarders, shipping lines and road haulage. It fits when tracking depends on one person and an Excel file, and when a delay is discovered late because nobody saw it coming.
What it connects to
- ERP or order management system
- Excel / Google Sheets shipment tracker
- Email with notifications from forwarders and carriers
- Invoicing software (freight and transport costs)
- WhatsApp for team alerts
- Automation platform for the workflows
A typical case
A company that imports components from several suppliers and distributes them across different countries. Every week it has containers at port, in customs and on the road, and the status lives in an Excel file the logistics manager updates from the forwarder's emails. When she's away, nobody knows which load is arriving or when. Sales promises dates it cannot verify and the warehouse discovers the delay when the lorry doesn't turn up. With a shipment dashboard connected to its orders and the forwarder's notifications, every consignment moves through defined milestones: booked, shipped, in transit, in customs, delivered. If a milestone slips against the expected date, the person responsible gets an alert. It is the same approach we applied at IGT Motors, the founder's group, in its financial automation, import landed cost included: real data, one place, alerts when something drifts.
How it works
- 01
Diagnosis: we review how you track each load today, which milestones matter, who updates the status and where the information gets lost.
- 02
Flow map: we define the milestones for each shipment, the cost and time data, and the sources: ERP, forwarder, email, Excel.
- 03
Build in short deliveries: we connect the sources, set up the shipment dashboard and configure the delay and incident alerts, in production.
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Measurement: we check against the criteria set at the start, such as loads with up-to-date status and delays caught before they affect the customer.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get started?
You answer 5 questions on this website and we send you the proposal by email. Within 24-48 h it sets out your shipment dashboard: which data would feed it, which milestones and alerts it would have and how we would connect it to your system. Scope and timeline are agreed after the diagnosis, not before.
My shipments are tracked in Excel and the forwarder only sends emails. Does it work?
Yes. First we look for an API on the system you use. If there is none, we schedule a regular CSV or Excel export. And if that is not feasible either, we agree a manual monthly data handover in a fixed format. The forwarder's email notifications can also be read and turned into status changes on the dashboard.
Which alerts does the shipment dashboard include?
The ones we define with you during the diagnosis. Typically: a milestone missed against its expected date, a load with no update for more days than agreed, an incident logged by the forwarder or a shipping cost that exceeds the budget. They reach the person responsible by email or WhatsApp.
Does it work if I use several forwarders and different modes of transport?
Yes. The dashboard is organised by consignment, not by supplier. Every forwarder, shipping line or haulier feeds the same milestones, and each mode has its own: sea, air or road. The cost per shipment adds freight, insurance and local transport into a single line, so you can compare planned and actual by route or by supplier.
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