Specialty Export Logistics Exchange (SELE)

Vision

SELE coordinates containerized export logistics for specialty goods—premium grains, cold-chain foods, niche manufactured parts—by matching shippers with vetted consolidators, customs brokers, and carriers. The vision is predictable corridors for thin lanes where volume is real but scattered. Sponsors help SMEs reach global buyers while strengthening regional trade infrastructure.

Problem

SMEs face opaque rates, volatile schedules, and fragmented providers; small lots are de-prioritized, and documentation errors cascade into costly delays. Information—incoterms, certificates, insurance clauses—sits across emails, PDFs, and scanned forms. Without structured trust and visibility, deals die on logistics risk rather than product value, constraining export growth.

Solution

Cosolvent captures lane metadata, availability, and service quality while enabling LLM+RAG to process shipping docs, invoices, and compliance attachments. Shippers upload commercial invoices, packing lists, phytosanitary certificates, and contracts; the system extracts requirements and answers questions—“what incoterm obligations apply to this lane?”—with citations back to the document snippets. ClientSynth simulates shipper/carrier flows, reliability, and dwell time to demonstrate corridor feasibility prior to sponsor investment, reducing uncertainty in the earliest stages.

Business Model

Business models include transaction fees, corridor sponsorships by ports and inland depots, and white label solutions for trade associations. Over time, governed analytics on reliability and cost help sponsors target infrastructure investments and SME support programs, improving export competitiveness.