Question 1

Glossary of International Transport

Accepted Answer

The lexicon by Transpare

Routing

Operation to bring a railway vehicle, several cars (lot) or a train (locomotive + wagons) from point A to a destination point. There are two main modes of freight forwarding: whole train or in an isolated car (subdivision).

Chartering

The charterer is the intermediary between his customers and the carriers. He looks for the best means of transport (cost, time, journey) for his client.

Stall

Action to prevent the movement of goods during the transport phase.

Transhipment

site Specialized yards designed for the transfer of Intermodal Transport Units (moving box or container) from one mode of transport to another (rail / road).

Payload

Load equal to the vehicle's GVW less its curb weight.

Loader

It can be the owner of the goods, the importer, the exporter or the forwarding agent.

CMR

International Land Transport Documents.

Customs

broker Professional performing on behalf of the consignor or consignee of the goods, the operations of compliance with the latter vis-à-vis the customs regulations of the country in which it will be in transit or at destination.

Freight Forwarder

The forwarding agent is an intermediary who organizes, in his own name but on behalf of a shipper, a transport of goods (shipping, receiving and storage) for a price agreed with the shipper. The commissionaire freely chooses the carriers or the other intermediaries that he will use to accomplis

Question 2

How can a freight-forwarder be sure that we are not reselling data/ offers?

Accepted Answer

In addition to strictly abiding to the terms and conditions presented during the registration process, Transpare really values the trust and long-term relations with the partnering freight-forwarders and would not engage in any behavior that could jeopardise this relationship and the future of Transpare.

Question 3

What is the difference between a freight forwarder and Transpare?

Accepted Answer

Transpare is neither a Freight Forwarder nor a forwarding agent.

We are a platform of quotation and comparison that allows to digitize the current processes of transport collaboration.

We provide the Freight Forwarders with digital tools to transmit their offers and collaborate with new customers. This allows importers and exporters to consult a large network of Freight Forwarders and select the most competent for each of the international transport operations they may need.

Question 4

Terms & Conditions

Accepted Answer

General terms and conditions to the usage of the website “Transpare”

Identification of the website creator:

Transpare, simplified joint stock company registered at the chamber of commerce of Marseille (RSC Marseille) under the number 841 056 807, which is headquartered at 48, Rue Grignan, 13001 Marseille- France and is represented by Ali Messoudi as President, and Romain Lessard as Directeur Général

Hereinafter referred to as “the company”

Preamble:

The company developed and is exploiting the BtoB internet website accessible at the URL addresses www.transpare.eu or www.transpare.xx (regarding the country of the user), specialized in the sea, air and rail freight. The company offers a web marketplace entirely dedicated to connecting Shippers and Service Providers in order to facilitate their business exchanges.

The hereby general terms and condition encompass both the conditions of Transpare’s access and the conditions of its use hereafter designated as “general conditions”; They are applicable to the relationship between the Company and the Shipper or Freight-forwarder.

The access to TRANSPARE and its use are conditional to the acceptance of the hereby General Conditions by the Shipper or Service provider.

By accepting the general conditions; the Shipper and/or Service provider accept both at once the general conditions of Transpare’s access and the general conditions of its use.

Article 1: Legal notices

The website Transpare is hosted by Infomaniak Network

Question 5

What do you do with my data? Is the data secure?

Accepted Answer

Transpare wishes full transparency on the use of data. We have therefore clearly defined in our Terms & Conditions in the section of ‘use of data which strictly regulates a restricted access of our employees to any personal information, etc. For more information please consult our Terms & Conditions.

Question 6

Privacy Policy

Accepted Answer

Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Data

The use of the website www.transpare.fr (hereinafter referred to as "TRANSPARE") implies the provision by the service provider and the Shipper, users of TRANSPARE (hereinafter referred to as "the User") of a certain number of personal data.

In order to preserve the confidence of the User, the TRANSPARE publishing company invites him to read its policy on the subject, which describes the data collected, the use made of it, and the rights available to the User, as far as they are concerned.

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO READ THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE USING TRANSPARE.

ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY AND PRIVACY POLICY CONDITIONS ACCESS TO TRANSPARE.

Responsibility of Data Management

The website www.transpare.eu is published by TRANSPARE, the simplified share company registered with the RCS Marseille under the number 851 056 807 whose registered office is 48 rue Grignan, 13001 Marseille - France.

Hereinafter referred to as "the Company"

In connection with the use of TRANSPARE, a certain number of personal data concerning the User are collected and processed by the Company.

The Company is therefore responsible for processing within the meaning of EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of personal data.

I. Commitments of the Company

Respect for the identity and rights of Users is a major concern of the Company which is committed to compliance with French and European regulations in this area, particularly in Data Protecti

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