# Cogoport

> Cogoport is a Singapore-incorporated, India-founded global trade platform that lets importers, exporters and logistics partners compare freight options, book ocean, air and surface transport, manage customs and documents, track cargo, insure shipments and defer payment in one workflow. Its pitch is not merely cheaper freight. It is fewer handoffs, clearer landed costs and more predictable execution for SMEs that rarely have the buying power or operations staff of a multinational.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Founders:** Purnendu Shekhar (Founder), Anurag Dabral (Co-founder), Kunal Rathod (Co-founder and Head of Growth at founding), Nishant Dalmia (Co-founder and CTO at founding), Harsh Kumar (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 355 employees according to Inc42's 2026 company profile; public estimates vary.
- **Products:** Global Trade Platform, Ocean Freight, International Air Freight, Domestic and Multimodal Logistics, Customs, CFS and Handling
- **Notable:** Cogoport says it has moved more than 478,000 containers across 192 countries., The company says more than 30,000 SME importers and exporters use its services., Its official timeline reports 400,000 TEU booked through the platform by 2020.

## Products & services

- **Global Trade Platform** — A unified workflow for discovering rates, booking freight, managing documents, tracking shipments and paying for logistics.
- **Ocean Freight** — Online booking and execution for full-container-load and less-than-container-load shipments.
- **International Air Freight** — Air-cargo rate discovery, booking and coordinated execution.
- **Domestic and Multimodal Logistics** — FTL, PTL, rail, trailer haulage, warehousing, distribution and last-mile services.
- **Customs, CFS and Handling** — Carrier liaison, port activity, customs documentation, first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery.
- **Cogo Assured** — A premium booking option with assured space, priority treatment, all-inclusive pricing and fixed exchange rates.
- **Pay Later** — Paperless logistics credit with approvals advertised within two business days and payment deferral of up to 90 days, subject to eligibility.
- **Cargo Insurance** — Digital access to transit insurance across land, sea and air, plus claims assistance.
- **Cogoport OS** — Operations software for freight forwarders with rate comparison, invoice validation, landed-cost control and shipment planning.
- **CogoAI** — A conversational trade-orchestration workspace for schedules, charges, compliance questions and shipment actions, with free, paid and enterprise plans.

## Achievements

- Cogoport says it has moved more than 478,000 containers across 192 countries.
- The company says more than 30,000 SME importers and exporters use its services.
- Its official timeline reports 400,000 TEU booked through the platform by 2020.
- Forbes named co-founder Nishant Dalmia to its 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2019.
- Cogoport expanded into Europe in 2018 and now lists offices across India, China, Southeast Asia and the Netherlands.
- Accel lists fleet-management company Fortigo as acquired by Cogoport.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — CogoAI is offered as a conversational trade-orchestration workspace with free, Plus and enterprise plans, connecting logistics questions to schedules, charges and execution.
- **2026-07** — Cogoport publishes public lane pages with indicative FCL rates, schedules and transit context before account sign-in.
- **2026-04** — The company continues expanding educational and advisory content around cargo insurance, freight analytics and digital booking workflows.
- **2025-03** — Cogoport introduced Cogoport OS positioning for freight forwarders, including tariff-based invoice checks, landed-cost visibility and detention and demurrage tracking.
- **2024-01** — Cogoport and IIM Amritsar concluded the first cohort of their postgraduate certificate program in global logistics and freight management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cogoport.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cogoport
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Cogoport
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Cogoport
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cogoport/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cogoport1/

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Last updated: 2026-08-17