Tools

41 calculation and simulation tools — run instantly in the browser

Calculate freight, volume and container demurrage/detention, compare barge and truck options, look up HS codes, simulate ICD and warehouse sizing… Every tool calculates locally and sends no data anywhere. Results are estimates for comparing options — confirm them at the quotation or design stage.

Logistics

Door-to-door shipment scheduler

Sea, air, rail, road, sea-air: enter the days for each leg → Gantt chart, warehouse arrival date, milestones at handover points.

Data: days entered by the user
Trading

Landed cost calculator for imports

Purchase price under Incoterms + freight, insurance, import duty, special consumption tax, environmental protection tax, VAT and charges to the warehouse → cost per unit.

Data: tax rates and exchange rate entered by the user
Trading

Choose Incoterms by transport mode

Four questions to choose an Incoterms® 2020 rule; a table of the 11 rules, risks, customs clearance and common pitfalls.

Data: Incoterms® 2020 (ICC)
Logistics

Compare 4 transport modes on one route

Air, sea, rail, road: distances and CO₂e calculated automatically; enter time and cost to rank by your priorities.

Data: DESNZ 2026 · UN/LOCODE
Logistics

CBM and chargeable weight calculator

Calculates volume and chargeable weight for air, express and sea; suggests a suitable container type.

Data: 25/10/2026
Consulting

Port and ICD sizing from throughput

From annual TEU throughput, derives land, berths, yard and gates through the full chain of tools.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Container yard: how many ground slots and how much land?

From annual TEU and yard dwell days, derives ground slots, area, rehandles and the number of RTGs or reach stackers.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Port gate: how many lanes?

Second-by-second simulation of trucks through the gate to determine the number of lanes, OCR or manual processing, appointment booking, queue length and gate capacity.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Container quay: how many berths, how many quay cranes?

From annual TEU and vessel size, derives the number of berths, quay length and quay cranes; second-by-second simulation of quay crane, AGV and yard coordination.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Distribution centre: m², dock doors, site area

Inputs are pallet volumes and daily inbound and outbound quantities; outputs are warehouse m², dock doors, number of forklifts, truck yard area and site area.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

AS/RS high-bay warehouse: how many aisles, how many cranes?

Pallet positions and peak-hour moves → aisles, levels, stacker cranes or shuttles, bottlenecks when equipment fails.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Cold store: m², kW, electricity cost

From pallet count, storage temperature and racking type, derives area, refrigeration load, compressor energy use, annual electricity cost and number of dock doors.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Warehouse AMRs: how many robots, how many charging stations?

From orders per hour and travel distances, derives the number of robots and charging stations; compares two dispatching rules on a shared order list.

Data: 04/10/2026
Consulting

Multi-storey car park with AGVs

Based on parking spaces, number of levels and peak-hour retrievals and drop-offs, estimates the AGVs, lifts and cabins required and customer waiting time.

Data: 04/10/2026
Investment

Warehouse rooftop solar

From roof area and daytime load, derives kWp, output by region, self-consumption share and savings at the electricity tariff.

Data: 04/10/2026
Investment

BESS: battery storage to avoid peak hours

From peak-hour load, derives battery capacity, power, number of containers and tariff savings; includes charging from surplus solar.

Data: 04/10/2026
Investment

Land plot analysis from VN-2000 coordinates

Enter cadastral survey coordinates to get GPS coordinates, area, boundary lines, a terrain profile and yearly Sentinel-2 imagery of the plot.

Data: 05/10/2026
Consulting

Logistics site screening before design

Through a few questions about the site and infrastructure, the tool lists missing data and the items that need surveying.

Data: 25/09/2026
Consulting

Permitting sequence for ICD and logistics warehouse projects

Choose the project type and land status → steps from investment policy approval, land, planning, environment and fire safety to permits.

Data: 25/09/2026
Investment

Project progress tracking with EVM

Upload a PV/EV/AC table by period → SPI, CPI, EAC, disbursement, S-curve; the file is read directly in the browser.

Data: 25/09/2026
Logistics

VGM calculator under SOLAS

Calculates the VGM to declare to the shipping line from the total mass of cargo, packaging and container tare (method 2).

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded
Logistics

Container demurrage/detention (DEM/DET) calculator

Calculates tiered DEM/DET charges by day bands after free time, based on the shipping line tariff you enter.

Data: standard formula, independent of tariffs
Logistics

Distances between seaports

Shortest sea route between two ports on the sea-lane network: kilometres, nautical miles and estimated sailing days by vessel speed.

Data: 15/08/2026
Logistics

Transit time & ETA calculator

Adds transit days to the shipping date, with the option to exclude weekends and Vietnamese public holidays.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded
Logistics

UN/LOCODE port code lookup

Look up the 5-character codes of more than 24,000 seaports and airports by name, code or IATA.

Data: 18/07/2026
Logistics

Transport CO₂ emissions

Estimates CO₂e by tonnes × km × mode (DESNZ 2026 factors, including the fuel stage) and compares sea, rail, inland waterway, road and air.

Data: DESNZ 2026 (revision 07/2026)
Logistics

Truck trip cost calculator

Adds up fuel, driver, tolls and fixed costs to give cost per km, per tonne-km and an indicative rate.

Data: standard formula, independent of tariffs
Logistics

Container count calculator

From total CBM and weight, gives fill rates for 20'GP, 40'GP and 40'HC and suggests a container type.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded
Logistics

Carton loading into containers

Estimates how many identical cartons fit into a container, testing 6 orientations and filling three leftover blocks.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded
Logistics

Container specifications 20′, 40′, 45′

Table of internal dimensions, capacity, tare and maximum payload of common container types.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded
Logistics

ISO container code decoder

Decodes the 4-character size-type code on the container wall (22G1, 45R1, 42U1…) into length, height and container type.

Data: standard formula, independent of tariffs
Logistics

Container number check

Recalculates the check digit of a container number (4 letters + 7 digits) under ISO 6346 and reports whether it is valid.

Data: standard formula, independent of tariffs
Logistics

Barge or container truck?

Compares the cost per container from the Hai Phong deep-water port to an industrial park between direct trucking and barge to an ICD followed by a short truck haul, including the break-even point.

Data: 10/10/2026
Logistics

Seaport handling tariffs

Estimates ship-to-yard handling, lift-on/lift-off, yard storage and infrastructure charges at 11 terminals in the Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Cai Mep areas, based on tariffs published in 2026.

Data: 04/10/2026
Trading

HS codes, import duties, FTAs, Incoterms and C/O

Look up HS codes in Vietnamese or English down to 8 digits, preferential import duty, VAT and duties under 17 FTAs; calculate duties and port-to-warehouse costs; look up Incoterms 2020 and C/O forms for each market.

Data: HS6 18/08/2026 · HS8 04/10/2026 · port tariffs 04/10/2026 · diesel 01/10/2026 15:00 · DEM/DET 03/10/2026
Trading

Shipment document checklist

List of information and documents to prepare depending on trade direction, transport mode, goods group and the need for C/O preferences; track the status of each item and download as .txt.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded (logic tool, no dataset)
Logistics

Compare two options to the same delivery point

Compares two quotations with the same delivery point and shipment by total USD, VND, transit time and validity; currency conversion happens only when the user enters an exchange rate.

Data: reference factors, source date not recorded (logic tool, no dataset)
Logistics

Door-to-door shipping cost estimate between Vietnam and the US

Estimates the freight range for one FCL container VN ⇄ US via Los Angeles / Long Beach or New York, connecting to US inland rail / truck; domestic leg, port charges, DEM/DET, CO2.

Data: stored freight rates 07/10/2026 (unverified) · port tariffs 04/10/2026 · diesel 01/10/2026 15:00 · DEM/DET 03/10/2026
Logistics

Border-gate infrastructure fee calculator

Estimates border-gate infrastructure fees for 20'/40' container trucks in 6 border provinces by type of trade, cargo direction and transloading method; based on the provincial People's Council resolutions in force.

Data: documents read 04/10/2026
Logistics

Air cargo terminal charges: one shipment, five terminals

Estimates handling fees, early-acceptance surcharges and storage for the same shipment at NCTS, ACSV, ALSC (Noi Bai) and TCS, SCSC (Tan Son Nhat) based on published tariffs.

Data: tariffs read 04/10/2026
Consulting

Old and new province names after the 2025 mergers

Type a province name from old records (diacritics not required) to see which of the 34 provinces and cities it now belongs to; reverse lookup is also available.

Data: updated 25/08/2026
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