Ferries24.com and ferry crossing management system

Promy24.com celebrates its 25th anniversary and launches a new installment of the booking platform and management of ferry crossings for transport companies. The system aims to reduce the number of manual actions, reduce service times and facilitate route planning using ferry connections in Europe.

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All crossings in one place

Promy24.com is Poland's largest reservation platform and management of crossings for trucks and vans. It covers more than 200 ferry routes across Europe, and bookings on selected routes are carried out automatically, 24 hours a day, responding to the needs of transport companies, logistics operators and manufacturers, where decisions are often made outside standard working hours and require immediate action. Ferries24.com also operate loads requiring special conditions, including ADR and oversized transports. These are areas where appropriate experience in handling this kind of cargo is required, and dedicated customer care simplifies the organisation of the entire process.

Daily updated disturbances

One of the key elements of the new installment of the system remains the actuality of the data. Promy24.com is the only portal in Poland to keep up-to-date information about the situation on the seas, disturbances in ferry traffic, changes in lines ferry and the availability of crossings. As a result, many companies have a single source and a fixed reference point when planning routes for road transport, on which it is necessary ferry crossing ferry, especially in the conditions of variable availability and tight schedules.

Price transparency and fast booking

The essence of the Promy24.com model remains price transparency. The prices of crossings are largely made available on the portal for all visitors, making it possible to compare them directly and make quick decisions on the choice of transport options. Price transparency, since the start of the booking process, facilitates control of costs and eliminates the risk of receiving unforeseen aid. This is particularly important in the current variable fuel market situation, which directly translates into the cost of crossings.

From the perspective of 25 years it is clear that the biggest change is not the availability of crossings, but the way they are managed. Today it is crucial to combine current information, efficient booking tool and operational support, including individual customer care. This is what we focus on developing our system. In addition, the scale of our long-term activities translates into cooperation with ferry operators. It is thanks to many years of coverage that customers use the developed freight rates and availability, which in many cases would be difficult to obtain outside our portal.
Sebastian Olszewski, Vice President of the Management Board of PKS Gdańsk-Oliwa SA, responsible for the development of Promy24.com.

Dedicated maintainers and 25 years of experience

The new system for managing and booking ferry crossings Promy24.com combines automation with individual support. Even customers with smaller crossing volumes over the year can use the support of a dedicated maintainer who coordinates the process and is in direct contact with them when handling the ferry crossing process. There is also comprehensive handling of ENS, GMR, ELO, Portbase declarations. Integrating these services with the organisation of crossings allows you to reduce the number of players involved and reduce delivery times, ensuring clarity, transparency and ease of booking.

25 years of Promy24.com's presence on the market shows how the market for ferry crossings in Europe has changed supply chains. From the role of ordinary transport to the key link of many logistics operations. The new installment of the system fits in this direction, tidying up the process and providing tools adequate to the current scale and dynamics of the market.

Source: Promy24.com