Stevedoring software for bulk cargo and port operations
Logiintra's bulk segment gives stevedores, bulk cargo handlers and port operators one system for vessel scheduling and nomination, laycan, draft surveys, quantity tracking, demurrage, barges and multi-party billing. Built by Innovative (ISD) in Gandhidham, close to Deendayal Port (Kandla) and Mundra.
Why bulk cargo needs its own stevedoring software
Bulk cargo such as coal, salt, fertiliser, grain or timber is not counted in containers or packages. It is measured by surveys, moved by grabs, conveyors, trucks and sometimes barges, and paid for against time written into a charter. A general logistics system struggles with all of that, which is why stevedores and bulk handlers look for stevedoring software built around the vessel call.
The vessel call is the job
Everything hangs off a vessel: nomination, arrival, berthing, loading or discharge, completion and sailing. Each event affects cost and time.
Quantity is a calculation
Draft surveys, shore figures and truck or barge counts rarely match exactly. The team needs all of them on one record to settle quantities.
Time is money under the charter
Laycan, laytime and demurrage depend on exact timings. A time sheet kept by hand is the usual source of demurrage disputes.
Many parties per vessel
Importer, exporter, charterer, agent, surveyor and transporter may all be billed or paying on the same vessel.
Cargo moves in several legs
Ship to barge, barge to jetty, jetty to plot, plot to truck. Losing track of one leg means losing track of cargo.
Billing waits for final figures
If the final quantities and times sit in email, invoices to every party are delayed by days or weeks.
Stevedoring and bulk cargo software features in Logiintra
Vessel scheduling and nomination
Plan vessel calls and record nominations so the whole team works from one schedule.
Laycan management
Keep the laycan for each vessel on its record, with the dates that decide when laytime counts.
Draft survey and quantity tracking
Record draft survey results and track cargo quantities through the operation on the same vessel job.
Demurrage calculation
Calculate demurrage from the recorded vessel events instead of rebuilding the time sheet in a spreadsheet.
Stevedoring, cargo movement and barges
Manage stevedoring operations, cargo movement between legs and barge tracking in one place.
Multi-party billing
Bill each party on the vessel with GST invoicing and TDS/TCS handling built in, from the same final figures.
Owners and managers get real-time dashboards and P&L across segments, and Logiintra's anomaly detection flags unusual or duplicate charges before invoices go out.
A bulk vessel call in Logiintra
Nominate and schedule
The vessel is nominated and scheduled, with laycan and the parties involved recorded on the job.
Work the vessel
Stevedoring, cargo movement and barge legs are recorded as the operation runs, with quantities tracked.
Settle figures and time
Draft survey results and vessel events give final quantities and the demurrage calculation.
Bill every party
Invoices go to each party with GST from the settled figures, and the job appears in revenue reports.
Checklist: choosing stevedoring software for Indian ports
- Vessel-centred records. Every quantity, time and charge should belong to a vessel call.
- Laycan and laytime on the record. Not in an email or a separate sheet.
- Draft survey and other quantity sources side by side. So differences can be explained, not argued.
- Demurrage from recorded events. Ask the vendor to calculate one of your past vessels.
- Barges and multi-leg movement. Common at Indian bulk ports and easy to lose track of.
- Multi-party GST billing. Several invoices per vessel with correct GST and TDS.
- Links to transport and warehousing. If you also truck or store the cargo, one platform removes re-entry.
- People who know the port. A vendor who understands how your port works will set it up faster.
We work with logistics businesses at Kandla and Mundra. See also transport management software, warehouse management software and the full Logiintra logistics ERP.
Good to know
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See a vessel call in Logiintra
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