A container ledger account system and method for tracking, monitoring and managing shipping containers

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for the management of shipping containers. The present invention provides a system comprising an integrating unit (100) providing a unified system for at least one importer (102), at least one shipping agent or non-vessel operating common carrier (104), at least one monitoring centre (106) and at least one contact centre (108) to manage at least one shipping container. The integrating unit (100) is configured with a back end web server (206) and having a container management module (200) further comprising an invoice management module (302) to manage at least one invoice for charges incurred for a container, a tracking and monitoring module (304) to track the movement of a container, and a member management module (306) to analyse the behaviour of a customer. end web server (206) and having a container management module (200) further comprising an invoice management module (302) to manage at least one invoice for charges incurred for a container, a tracking and monitoring module (304) to track the movement of a container, and a member management module (306) to analyse the behaviour of a customer.