Laneway unbundles the ocean freight base rate — giving carriers better utilization and shippers guaranteed capacity.
Ocean freight contracts bundle two fundamentally different costs into one number. When demand oscillates, the contract breaks — shippers lose space and carriers lose cargo.
A tradeable loading guarantee that lives alongside your contract, not inside it. Space gets its own price, and both sides benefit.
Shippers purchase AEUs from carriers by service and week, 8–12 weeks ahead. AEUs lock in flexible capacity.
If shipper forecasts change, they buy or sell AEUs on the Laneway market. The slot stays filled.
Shippers attach the AEU code to their contract booking. The carrier recognizes it — space guaranteed.
Cancellations become cargo instead of empty slots. AEUs convert the fall-down problem into a structured market for space.
Secure vessel capacity weeks in advance at a known cost. No more scrambling for allocation when forecasts shift.
Offer managed reservation services on top of existing ocean cargo management. Differentiate with guaranteed space and proactive allocation.
The TEU prices the service. The AEU prices the space. The BAF prices the fuel.
Add AEUs to your contracts and see the difference.