| 摘要 |
A method of operating a freight market over the Internet whereby commercial transactions can be directly made between shippers and carriers by means of general auctions, reverse auctions, group auctions, etc., irregardless of where they are located, in the freight market which is categorized into international marine transportation, international air transportation, trucking, express courier, etc. If a given shipper or carrier applies for an auction with respect to a cargo to be transported or an available facility by entering the particulars of the cargo or the facility after logging in a Web server through his computer, then the Web server assigns an auction number to the cargo or the facility whose auction was applied for and registers it for the auction. If a plurality of carriers or shippers including the given carrier or shipper participate in bidding for the cargo or the facility with the assigned auction number by entering bidding conditions in the Web server through their computers, then the given shipper or carrier accepts and approves a desired one of the plurality of carriers or shippers as a successful bidder. |
