A grain trader sourcing the most cost-effective combination of route, transhipment port, and carrier for a bulk shipment faces a complexity that bulk freight optimization software is built to resolve: it simultaneously calculates load plans, route options, and capacity utilisation, then recommends the most efficient solution.
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