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title: Introduction
description: What Cargo Marshal is, and who it is for.
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Cargo Marshal is a Sea and Road load planner for freight forwarders and 3PLs. You give it cargo and the equipment you can use. Calculate produces a Load Plan, including how many Units you need. A planner can inspect it, lock placements, share it, and hand the warehouse a Loading Report.

> **One planning path**
>
> Create a Project, add Cargo Lines, choose equipment, Calculate, then review
> the Load Plan. Share a Share Link or download the Loading Report.

## Who it is for

**Freight forwarders and 3PL planners**

Decide how many containers or trucks a Project needs, and how the cargo should sit.

**Warehouse staff**

Open a Share Link or a Loading Report and follow the Units.

**Shippers with in-house logistics**

Plan recurring Sea and Road loads with cargo and equipment libraries.

**Clients**

Open a Share Link and read the Loading Report without an account.

## What you can do

**Projects and Cargo Lines**

Type cargo in, pick Library Items, paste a table, or import Excel. A Cargo Line is a snapshot.

**Calculate and handoff**

Choose equipment, Calculate, lock placements, share a Load Plan, and download a Loading Report.

Sea and Road only. Air and warehouse racks are not part of the product.

**[Create your first Load Plan](/guides/first-load-plan)**

The short path from an empty organization to a plan the warehouse can use.