In 2006, SynchroNet Marine, Inc. and Clarksons PLC formed a joint venture, Global Slot Network Ltd, (GSN) for the purpose of facilitating the trading of container freight and slot capacity on-line.

Global Slot Network (www.globalslotnetwork.com) is headquartered in London and has representative offices in Asia and the US, with further expansion envisaged. This innovative Business to Business self service platform enables a full spectrum of industry participants to trade (current and forward) capacity and cargo opportunities via a genuinely neutral site in a secure environment. This multi-carrier, multi-shipper and multi-forwarder exchange is designed specifically for incremental cargo and capacity opportunities including trading of ‘ad hoc’ slots for full (or empty) containers amongst carriers and between deep sea, short sea carriers and leasing companies. In addition to the trading platform, the site will also provide registered users with relevant container industry related research and data.

For more information, click here to visit the GSN Web site, or click here to see the Journal of Commerce article.