Sea import, from allotment to delivered.
Book space against your carrier contracts, sell it to customers, collect shipping instructions, open the Master and House B/Ls, track every milestone and invoice the job, all in one flow.
- tracking milestones
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- tracking milestones
- shipment documents
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- shipment documents
- action alerts
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- action alerts
How it works
11 steps, one system.
Press ? on any step to read the same help your team sees inside LogiSoft.
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Set up your carrier allotments
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Sea Import Allotments
Inbound capacity contracts with shipping lines — pre-arranged allotment that incoming bookings draw from. Tracks how much is committed vs. used.
A Sea Import Allotment is a contract with a shipping line for inbound capacity (TEU / FEU / Kg / CBM) over a period. Each Sea Import Carrier Booking that links to this allotment draws from it via AllotmentDraws.
The Allotment Dashboard (Sea Export module — same dashboard for both directions) shows committed vs. used vs. remaining. You don't enter draws manually — they're created automatically when bookings link.
Common tasks
- 1. Click + Add Allotment
- 2. Pick the Carrier
- 3. Set the period (e.g. monthly contract)
- 4. Enter total commitment + chargeable unit
- 5. Optionally break down into capacity lines per container size/type
- 6. Save — incoming bookings can now reference this allotment
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Record the space you have contracted with each shipping line, per service, lane and period.
- Commitment per allotment
- Active and inactive periods
- Allotment dashboard shows used and available space
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Book with the carrier and the customer
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Sea Import Carrier Bookings
Inbound bookings made WITH the shipping line — typically by a NVOCC/co-loader on behalf of their downstream agents. Captures the agent name that will flow to the linked Customer Booking.
Carrier Bookings on the import side are for the NVOCC pattern: a customer of yours pre-books allotment with the shipping line, then assigns each shipment to a specific agent (the actual end consignee at destination).
The Agent field is the key field on this screen. It identifies the destination/consignee party and:
- Auto-fills as the Customer on the linked Customer Booking
- Gets saved into the Parties master if it's a new agent (use the + Add new on the dropdown)
The agent allotment for stock tracking is on Sea Import Allotments — link this booking to one of those to draw down its capacity.
Common tasks
- 1. Click + Add Booking
- 2. Pick the Carrier (shipping line)
- 3. Pick the Agent — type a name; if not in the master, click + Add new
- 4. Optionally link an Allotment to track stock against pre-arranged capacity
- 5. Fill in vessel/voyage, container details, ETD/ETA
- 6. Save
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Create the carrier booking, link it to an allotment, and sell the space through customer bookings that stay connected to it.
- Agent, carrier, allotment and ports on one form
- Containers and charges tabs
- Status from confirmed to delivered
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Collect shipping instructions
See which customers have sent their SI and which are still pending before the cut-off, then pass them to the carrier.
- Request, received from customer and sent to carrier, each time-stamped
- Upload the SI document on the row
- Send reminders to customers
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Open the Master B/L and its House B/Ls
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Sea Import — Master B/L (MBL)
Capture the carrier's Master Bill of Lading received from the origin agent. One MBL per shipment; can roll up many House B/Ls.
The Master B/L is the carrier's contract of carriage. Origin agent sends us the MBL copy; you capture its data here for IGM filing, arrival tracking, and release management.
Key tabs:
- Overview — MBL #, mother + feeder vessel, voyage, POL/POD/Transshipment, IGM/VIR (Pakistan customs)
- Parties — Carrier, Origin Agent, Ship Agent, Clearing Agent (all from Parties master)
- Containers — container#, seal, ISO code, weights — per-container detail
- Houses — list of HBLs under this MBL with reconciliation (totals match? ✓)
- Documents & Events — uploaded files + timeline (manifest filed, arrival, release)
Two power features:
- 🪄 Import from File — pick the agent's emailed MBL PDF; AI extracts the data and pre-fills the form (you review + correct)
- 🔗 Link Bookings — for LCL consolidation: tick multiple Carrier Bookings; system auto-creates one HBL per booking
Common tasks
- **Add an MBL**: click + Add MBL, fill Overview tab first (MBL#, vessel, ports), Save, then add Containers and link Bookings.
- **Auto-fill from agent file**: click Import from File, pick PDF/image. AI extracts ~80% of the fields. Yellow highlights = needs verification.
- **LCL consolidation**: in Houses tab → Link Bookings → tick the carrier bookings on this vessel → Apply. System creates draft HBLs from each booking.
- **Status pipeline**: advance Draft → Submitted → IGM Filed → Arrived → Released → Closed via the chips at the top.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Each shipment becomes a job on the Master B/L, with the House B/Ls, containers and dates attached to it.
- Shipper, consignee, agent, carrier, routing, vessel and schedule
- Tabs for cargo and containers, free days and movement, customs and remarks
- House B/L release status: original, surrendered, express release, sea waybill or bank guarantee
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Track every milestone
Click a milestone button as each event happens. The booking's status updates on its own.
- Confirmed, cargo received, stuffed, loaded, sailed, arrived, discharged, delivered, closed
- Import and export, customer and carrier bookings on one screen
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Update many shipments at once
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Bulk Update Shipments
Update many Sea Import bookings at once when a shipping line changes vessel, voyage, or any tracked schedule field.
- Build filters. Click + Add Filter. Pick a field, an operator, and a value. The filter is enabled by default (the checkbox to the left). Untick to leave a filter as a saved-but-inactive template.
- Review the matching bookings. Tick the Select All header checkbox to toggle. All rows are pre-checked. Untick the ones you want to leave alone.
- Set the new values. In the Change to: panel, fill ONLY the fields you want to overwrite. Empty fields are left as-is on every selected row.
- Confirm. A modal shows how many shipments are about to change. Click Yes, update N shipments.
Common tasks
- Apply an ETD/ETA change to every booking on a rolled vessel.
- Swap Pickup Empty depot for all bookings out of a port for a date range.
- Mark all bookings of a specific customer with a different agent.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
When a shipping line changes a vessel, voyage or schedule, filter the affected bookings and update them together.
- Filter on any booking field
- Tick which fields to overwrite
- Applies to bookings not yet linked to a B/L too
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Invoice the job
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Sea Import — House Invoice
Manage Sea Import — House Invoice for Sea Import shipments.
This is one of 8 invoice screens for Sea Import. Each combines:
- Scope (House = per-HBL, Master = per-MBL)
- Document type (Sales Invoice / Sales Credit Note / Vendor Bill / Vendor Debit Note)
Workflow
- Click + New to create a draft invoice.
- Pick the anchor (HBL or MBL) — cargo dimensions auto-populate read-only.
- Pick the Bill To party. Counterparty Type defaults from the party's role.
- Add lines: pick a Charge, set the Calc Basis (per-container / CBM / fixed), enter Rate. Quantity auto-pulls from the linked HBL/MBL.
- Tax auto-applies from the current branch's Tax Group.
- Save — increments InvoiceNumber. If any line is taxed, increments TaxInvoiceNumber too.
- Post the invoice when ready (locks it; required if your tenant runs Draft→Post mode).
Print labels
The PDF title comes from one of these:
- Tax authority title when invoice has tax lines (e.g. "Sindh Sales Tax Invoice")
- InvoiceTypes master local/foreign label (configured under Master Files → Invoice Types)
- Per-invoice override when filled
Rules
- Numbers are sequential. Invoices CANNOT be deleted — use Void instead.
- Credit Notes / Debit Notes must reference an original invoice.
- Foreign vs Local is picked manually from the Local/Foreign dropdown on the invoice header. A local-currency invoice for an overseas customer (and vice-versa) is fully supported.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Raise invoices against a House B/L for your customer, or against the Master B/L for your agent. Quantities come from the B/L, so you only enter the rates.
- Sales invoices, credit notes, vendor bills and vendor debit notes
- Charge by container, by CBM or as a fixed amount
- Sales tax applied from the branch, with a separate tax invoice number
- Draft, then post; invoices are voided, never deleted
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Catch what's slipping with alerts
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Sea Import Alerts
Shipments that need action: manifest / arrival notice not sent, sailed without ETA or house, DO not picked or endorsed, invoices missing, OBL pending, free days expiring, job not closed.
The bell in the top bar shows how many alerts are open; click it for the list. Each rule's "days" are set in Sea Import Configuration (SeaImport.Alert.*). Click a line to open the house or master.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
One screen lists every shipment that needs action, grouped by alert, with a count on each so your team knows where to start.
- Arrival notice not sent, customer or carrier invoice missing, manifest request not sent
- OBL or release pending, delivery order not picked, endorsed DO not issued
- Free days expiring, sailed with no ETA or no House B/L, job not closed
- Alerts bell in the top bar, with settings for each rule
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Print and send every shipment document
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Shipment Handling
Print, PDF, Word, Excel or e-mail the shipment documents: Arrival Notice, Delivery Order, Gate Pass, NOC, Freight Certificate, Carrier Manifest, Carrier / Port Letter, IGM, Cargo Manifest, Cargo Book, Container List and Multi Invoice Print.
- Pick the document on the left (click the star to keep it in Favourites).
- Set the filters (ETA dates, vessel, voyage, master, house, ports, parties) and press Show. The status filter (e.g. Arrival Notice: Not sent) shows only what still needs doing.
- Tick the rows, choose the Format and One merged file or Separate file for each.
- Preview / Print / PDF / Word / Excel, or Email: one e-mail per party with the PDF attached. Addresses come from the Parties file (Arrival Notice / DO -> house customer, carrier documents -> master carrier, invoices -> Bill-To). Check / edit them before sending.
- Sending marks the rows as sent (date + user). Mark sent / Not sent does it by hand (needs the edit right).
Common tasks
- Print AN Email AN Mark Sent Mark Pending Bulk Print
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Pick a document, filter the shipments, tick the House B/Ls and print them together, or e-mail them straight from LogiSoft.
- 13 documents: arrival notice, delivery order, gate pass, gate pass NOC, freight certificate, container list, cargo manifest, cargo book, carrier manifest, carrier letter, port letter, import general manifest and multi invoice print
- Print, PDF, Word, Excel or e-mail, as one merged file or one file per House B/L
- Saved filters and favourite documents
- Mark each document as sent, so the team sees what is still pending
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See your volumes: tonnage and statistics
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Statistics Reports
Top-N + Others with a bar / pie / doughnut chart for any dimension, measured by TEU, CBM, weight, shipments, revenue, cost or profit.
Pick a dimension on the left (Carrier, Vessel, Consignee, etc.). Choose a metric (TEU\\Weight\\Shipments\\CBM) and Top-N count. Filter by date + carrier/vessel/etc. Run.
Result shows: ranked top entities, an "Others (Misc)" aggregate row, the grand total, and a chart (Donut or Bar tab).
Use Save As to keep a frequently-used configuration it appears under "My Saved" on the left for one-click rerun.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Count shipments, packages, weight, CBM, containers and TEU, grouped the way you need, with a chart for your top customers, agents or lanes.
- Group by House, Master, vessel, container, carrier or month
- Or by shipper, consignee, customer, salesperson, co-loader, agent or clearing agent
- Or by origin, POD, destination, country, region, commodity or FCL / LCL
- Your own TEU rule for LCL, and Print, PDF, Word or Excel output
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Know your profit on every job
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Profit & Loss Reports
Selling - Buying = Profit for any dimension, Summary or Detail (charge lines), Posted / Unposted / All. Master invoices and master-tagged vouchers are split to houses; cash / JV expenses tagged with a job number count too.
Pick a report on the left Per Job, Per HBL, or Per Salesperson. Set date range + filters. Run.
Selling = SUM(Posted Sales Invoices) SUM(Posted Sales Credit Notes).
Buying = SUM(Posted Vendor Bills) SUM(Posted Vendor Debit Notes).
Net = Selling Buying. Loss values shown in red.
Per-Job includes BOTH master-scope and house-scope invoices for each Job.
Per-HBL includes ONLY house-scope invoices (master-scope amounts are NOT allocated to HBLs in Phase 1; they show only on the Per-Job view).
Print opens a clean A4 landscape view in a new tab.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Revenue, cost and profit per House or Master B/L, from your invoices and job-tagged vouchers, in summary or detail.
- Shipments, TEU, revenue, cost, profit and margin at a glance
- Same groupings as the tonnage reports: by job, party, place or cargo
- Detail level prints one job card per House or Master B/L
- Choose posted, unposted or all invoices, with charge lines and settlements
Every screen
19 screens in Sea Import.
The complete list of screens in this module, described in LogiSoft's own help. Press ? for the full explanation.
Report
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Alerts
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Sea Import Alerts
Shipments that need action: manifest / arrival notice not sent, sailed without ETA or house, DO not picked or endorsed, invoices missing, OBL pending, free days expiring, job not closed.
The bell in the top bar shows how many alerts are open; click it for the list. Each rule's "days" are set in Sea Import Configuration (SeaImport.Alert.*). Click a line to open the house or master.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Shipments that need action: manifest / arrival notice not sent, sailed without ETA or house, DO not picked or endorsed, invoices missing, OBL pending, free days expiring, job not closed.
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Shipment Handling
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Shipment Handling
Print, PDF, Word, Excel or e-mail the shipment documents: Arrival Notice, Delivery Order, Gate Pass, NOC, Freight Certificate, Carrier Manifest, Carrier / Port Letter, IGM, Cargo Manifest, Cargo Book, Container List and Multi Invoice Print.
- Pick the document on the left (click the star to keep it in Favourites).
- Set the filters (ETA dates, vessel, voyage, master, house, ports, parties) and press Show. The status filter (e.g. Arrival Notice: Not sent) shows only what still needs doing.
- Tick the rows, choose the Format and One merged file or Separate file for each.
- Preview / Print / PDF / Word / Excel, or Email: one e-mail per party with the PDF attached. Addresses come from the Parties file (Arrival Notice / DO -> house customer, carrier documents -> master carrier, invoices -> Bill-To). Check / edit them before sending.
- Sending marks the rows as sent (date + user). Mark sent / Not sent does it by hand (needs the edit right).
Common tasks
- Print AN Email AN Mark Sent Mark Pending Bulk Print
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Print, PDF, Word, Excel or e-mail the shipment documents: Arrival Notice, Delivery Order, Gate Pass, NOC, Freight Certificate, Carrier Manifest, Carrier / Port Letter, IGM, Cargo Manifest, Cargo Book, Container List and Multi Invoice Print.
13 reports inside
- Arrival Notice
- Delivery Order
- Gate Pass
- Gate Pass NOC
- Freight Certificate
- Container List
- Carrier Manifest
- Carrier Letter
- Port Letter
- Import General Manifest
- Cargo Manifest
- Cargo Book
- Multi Invoice Print
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Tonnage Reports
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Tonnage Reports
Shipments with Pkgs / Weight / CBM / 20' / 40' / TEU, grouped House, Master, Vessel, Container, Carrier, Month, Shipper, Consignee, Customer, Salesperson, Co-loader, Agent, Origin, POD, Destination, Country, Region, Commodity or FCL / LCL.
- Summary = one line per group; Detail = the houses under each group with subtotals. Then group by adds a second level.
- TEU rule: 20' = 1, 40' / 40HC = 2 (Container Sizes); LCL counts CBM / CBM-per-TEU. The default is in Sea Import Configuration (SeaImport.Teu.*) and can be changed on the report before pressing Show.
- Print, PDF, Word and Excel use exactly the same filters and options.
Common tasks
- Run report Change grouping Filter by carrier Print Export to Excel
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Shipments with Pkgs / Weight / CBM / 20' / 40' / TEU, grouped House, Master, Vessel, Container, Carrier, Month, Shipper, Consignee, Customer, Salesperson, Co-loader, Agent, Origin, POD, Destination, Country, Region, Commodity or FCL / LCL.
20 reports inside
- House wise
- Master wise
- Vessel wise
- Container wise
- Carrier wise
- Month wise
- Shipper wise
- Consignee wise
- Customer wise
- Salesperson wise
- Co-loader wise
- Agent wise
- Clearing Agent wise
- Origin (POL) wise
- POD wise
- Destination wise
- Country wise
- Region wise
- Commodity wise
- FCL / LCL wise
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Statistics Reports
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Statistics Reports
Top-N + Others with a bar / pie / doughnut chart for any dimension, measured by TEU, CBM, weight, shipments, revenue, cost or profit.
Pick a dimension on the left (Carrier, Vessel, Consignee, etc.). Choose a metric (TEU\\Weight\\Shipments\\CBM) and Top-N count. Filter by date + carrier/vessel/etc. Run.
Result shows: ranked top entities, an "Others (Misc)" aggregate row, the grand total, and a chart (Donut or Bar tab).
Use Save As to keep a frequently-used configuration it appears under "My Saved" on the left for one-click rerun.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Top-N + Others with a bar / pie / doughnut chart for any dimension, measured by TEU, CBM, weight, shipments, revenue, cost or profit.
19 reports inside
- House wise
- Master wise
- Vessel wise
- Carrier wise
- Month wise
- Shipper wise
- Consignee wise
- Customer wise
- Salesperson wise
- Co-loader wise
- Agent wise
- Clearing Agent wise
- Origin (POL) wise
- POD wise
- Destination wise
- Country wise
- Region wise
- Commodity wise
- FCL / LCL wise
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Profit & Loss Reports
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Profit & Loss Reports
Selling - Buying = Profit for any dimension, Summary or Detail (charge lines), Posted / Unposted / All. Master invoices and master-tagged vouchers are split to houses; cash / JV expenses tagged with a job number count too.
Pick a report on the left Per Job, Per HBL, or Per Salesperson. Set date range + filters. Run.
Selling = SUM(Posted Sales Invoices) SUM(Posted Sales Credit Notes).
Buying = SUM(Posted Vendor Bills) SUM(Posted Vendor Debit Notes).
Net = Selling Buying. Loss values shown in red.
Per-Job includes BOTH master-scope and house-scope invoices for each Job.
Per-HBL includes ONLY house-scope invoices (master-scope amounts are NOT allocated to HBLs in Phase 1; they show only on the Per-Job view).
Print opens a clean A4 landscape view in a new tab.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Selling - Buying = Profit for any dimension, Summary or Detail (charge lines), Posted / Unposted / All. Master invoices and master-tagged vouchers are split to houses; cash / JV expenses tagged with a job number count too.
19 reports inside
- House wise
- Master wise
- Vessel wise
- Carrier wise
- Month wise
- Shipper wise
- Consignee wise
- Customer wise
- Salesperson wise
- Co-loader wise
- Agent wise
- Clearing Agent wise
- Origin (POL) wise
- POD wise
- Destination wise
- Country wise
- Region wise
- Commodity wise
- FCL / LCL wise
Allotment
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Sea Import Allotments
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Sea Import Allotments
Inbound capacity contracts with shipping lines — pre-arranged allotment that incoming bookings draw from. Tracks how much is committed vs. used.
A Sea Import Allotment is a contract with a shipping line for inbound capacity (TEU / FEU / Kg / CBM) over a period. Each Sea Import Carrier Booking that links to this allotment draws from it via AllotmentDraws.
The Allotment Dashboard (Sea Export module — same dashboard for both directions) shows committed vs. used vs. remaining. You don't enter draws manually — they're created automatically when bookings link.
Common tasks
- 1. Click + Add Allotment
- 2. Pick the Carrier
- 3. Set the period (e.g. monthly contract)
- 4. Enter total commitment + chargeable unit
- 5. Optionally break down into capacity lines per container size/type
- 6. Save — incoming bookings can now reference this allotment
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Inbound capacity contracts with shipping lines — pre-arranged allotment that incoming bookings draw from. Tracks how much is committed vs. used.
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Allotment Dashboard (Sea)
Part of the Sea Import module.
Booking
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Sea Import Carrier Bookings
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Sea Import Carrier Bookings
Inbound bookings made WITH the shipping line — typically by a NVOCC/co-loader on behalf of their downstream agents. Captures the agent name that will flow to the linked Customer Booking.
Carrier Bookings on the import side are for the NVOCC pattern: a customer of yours pre-books allotment with the shipping line, then assigns each shipment to a specific agent (the actual end consignee at destination).
The Agent field is the key field on this screen. It identifies the destination/consignee party and:
- Auto-fills as the Customer on the linked Customer Booking
- Gets saved into the Parties master if it's a new agent (use the + Add new on the dropdown)
The agent allotment for stock tracking is on Sea Import Allotments — link this booking to one of those to draw down its capacity.
Common tasks
- 1. Click + Add Booking
- 2. Pick the Carrier (shipping line)
- 3. Pick the Agent — type a name; if not in the master, click + Add new
- 4. Optionally link an Allotment to track stock against pre-arranged capacity
- 5. Fill in vessel/voyage, container details, ETD/ETA
- 6. Save
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Inbound bookings made WITH the shipping line — typically by a NVOCC/co-loader on behalf of their downstream agents. Captures the agent name that will flow to the linked Customer Booking.
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Sea Import Customer Bookings
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Sea Import Customer Bookings
Bookings for cargo arriving at your ports — created against a customer who is the consignee. Optionally linked to a parent Carrier Booking so the agent name flows through.
Customer Bookings on the import side represent shipments arriving at your destination ports for a specific customer. Use this screen when you receive a pre-alert or your customer notifies you of an incoming shipment.
When the workflow setting
SeaImport.RequireCarrierBookingLink = true, every Customer Booking must reference a parent Carrier Booking — that links the booking back to a NVOCC/co-loader's allotment. The agent picked on the Carrier Booking auto-fills as the Customer here (read-only).Common tasks
- 1. Click + Add Booking
- 2. Pick the Customer (the consignee receiving the shipment)
- 3. If the workflow requires it, link the parent Carrier Booking — the agent name auto-fills as Customer
- 4. Fill in vessel/voyage, container details, ETD/ETA
- 5. Save — booking is stamped with your active branch from the header switcher
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Bookings for cargo arriving at your ports — created against a customer who is the consignee. Optionally linked to a parent Carrier Booking so the agent name flows through.
Operations
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Bulk Update Shipments
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Bulk Update Shipments
Update many Sea Import bookings at once when a shipping line changes vessel, voyage, or any tracked schedule field.
- Build filters. Click + Add Filter. Pick a field, an operator, and a value. The filter is enabled by default (the checkbox to the left). Untick to leave a filter as a saved-but-inactive template.
- Review the matching bookings. Tick the Select All header checkbox to toggle. All rows are pre-checked. Untick the ones you want to leave alone.
- Set the new values. In the Change to: panel, fill ONLY the fields you want to overwrite. Empty fields are left as-is on every selected row.
- Confirm. A modal shows how many shipments are about to change. Click Yes, update N shipments.
Common tasks
- Apply an ETD/ETA change to every booking on a rolled vessel.
- Swap Pickup Empty depot for all bookings out of a port for a date range.
- Mark all bookings of a specific customer with a different agent.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Update many Sea Import bookings at once when a shipping line changes vessel, voyage, or any tracked schedule field.
SI
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Sea SI Request
Part of the Sea Import module.
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Sea SI Receive
Part of the Sea Import module.
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Sea SI Send to Carrier
Part of the Sea Import module.
Documentation
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Master B/L
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Sea Import — Master B/L (MBL)
Capture the carrier's Master Bill of Lading received from the origin agent. One MBL per shipment; can roll up many House B/Ls.
The Master B/L is the carrier's contract of carriage. Origin agent sends us the MBL copy; you capture its data here for IGM filing, arrival tracking, and release management.
Key tabs:
- Overview — MBL #, mother + feeder vessel, voyage, POL/POD/Transshipment, IGM/VIR (Pakistan customs)
- Parties — Carrier, Origin Agent, Ship Agent, Clearing Agent (all from Parties master)
- Containers — container#, seal, ISO code, weights — per-container detail
- Houses — list of HBLs under this MBL with reconciliation (totals match? ✓)
- Documents & Events — uploaded files + timeline (manifest filed, arrival, release)
Two power features:
- 🪄 Import from File — pick the agent's emailed MBL PDF; AI extracts the data and pre-fills the form (you review + correct)
- 🔗 Link Bookings — for LCL consolidation: tick multiple Carrier Bookings; system auto-creates one HBL per booking
Common tasks
- **Add an MBL**: click + Add MBL, fill Overview tab first (MBL#, vessel, ports), Save, then add Containers and link Bookings.
- **Auto-fill from agent file**: click Import from File, pick PDF/image. AI extracts ~80% of the fields. Yellow highlights = needs verification.
- **LCL consolidation**: in Houses tab → Link Bookings → tick the carrier bookings on this vessel → Apply. System creates draft HBLs from each booking.
- **Status pipeline**: advance Draft → Submitted → IGM Filed → Arrived → Released → Closed via the chips at the top.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Capture the carrier's Master Bill of Lading received from the origin agent. One MBL per shipment; can roll up many House B/Ls.
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House B/L
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Sea Import — House B/L (HBL)
Capture the origin agent's House Bill of Lading. The HBL is what the customer sees; we use it for Arrival Notice, D/O issuance, and customs reference.
The House B/L is issued by the origin agent to the actual shipper. We receive a copy and capture the data for downstream operations (Arrival Notice, D/O, customs, billing).
Key tabs:
- Overview — HBL #, MBL link, switch B/L info, status pipeline
- Parties — Shipper, Consignee, Notify, 2nd Notify, Bill-To, Salesperson, Co-loader
- Routing & Cargo — Place of Receipt → POL → POD → Final Destination + multi-line cargo (HSCode-aware)
- Containers — pulled from Master, allocate per HBL (LCL: one container can be shared across HBLs)
- Operations — D/O issuance, NOC tracking, Arrival Notice/POD events, OBL courier tracking, watch-list, priority
- Charges & Documents — sell-side charges, multi-currency + the docbox for file attachments
Industry-standard rules:
- Soft-locked after Issue: edits create an Amendment record; if configured, an amendment charge is auto-generated.
- NOC tracking for controlled imports — cannot be Released until NOC Approved.
- Watch-list / priority — flag special shipments; appear on dashboard and in filtered list views.
- Auto-fill from booking link — auto-generated HBLs (created from MBL's Link Bookings) come pre-filled; appear in the HBL Completion Report until you finish them.
Common tasks
- **Add an HBL**: from Master B/L → Houses tab → New HBL OR from this list → + Add HBL.
- **Issue an HBL**: status Draft → Issued (locks edit; further changes go through Amend with reason).
- **Amend after issue**: open HBL → Amend button → enter reason → save. Audit row created; if config set, amendment charge added.
- **Issue D/O**: Operations tab → Issue D/O → fills D/O #, valid-until date, prints PDF.
- **NOC**: tick NocRequired → fill authority + reference. Can't mark Released until Approved.
- **Watch list**: tick Watch List + reason; appears on Sea Import dashboard.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Capture the origin agent's House Bill of Lading. The HBL is what the customer sees; we use it for Arrival Notice, D/O issuance, and customs reference.
Invoicing
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Sea Import - Master Invoices
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Sea Import — Master Invoice
Manage Sea Import — Master Invoice for Sea Import shipments.
This is one of 8 invoice screens for Sea Import. Each combines:
- Scope (House = per-HBL, Master = per-MBL)
- Document type (Sales Invoice / Sales Credit Note / Vendor Bill / Vendor Debit Note)
Workflow
- Click + New to create a draft invoice.
- Pick the anchor (HBL or MBL) — cargo dimensions auto-populate read-only.
- Pick the Bill To party. Counterparty Type defaults from the party's role.
- Add lines: pick a Charge, set the Calc Basis (per-container / CBM / fixed), enter Rate. Quantity auto-pulls from the linked HBL/MBL.
- Tax auto-applies from the current branch's Tax Group.
- Save — increments InvoiceNumber. If any line is taxed, increments TaxInvoiceNumber too.
- Post the invoice when ready (locks it; required if your tenant runs Draft→Post mode).
Print labels
The PDF title comes from one of these:
- Tax authority title when invoice has tax lines (e.g. "Sindh Sales Tax Invoice")
- InvoiceTypes master local/foreign label (configured under Master Files → Invoice Types)
- Per-invoice override when filled
Rules
- Numbers are sequential. Invoices CANNOT be deleted — use Void instead.
- Credit Notes / Debit Notes must reference an original invoice.
- Foreign vs Local is picked manually from the Local/Foreign dropdown on the invoice header. A local-currency invoice for an overseas customer (and vice-versa) is fully supported.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Manage Sea Import — Master Invoice for Sea Import shipments.
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Sea Import - House Invoices
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Sea Import — House Invoice
Manage Sea Import — House Invoice for Sea Import shipments.
This is one of 8 invoice screens for Sea Import. Each combines:
- Scope (House = per-HBL, Master = per-MBL)
- Document type (Sales Invoice / Sales Credit Note / Vendor Bill / Vendor Debit Note)
Workflow
- Click + New to create a draft invoice.
- Pick the anchor (HBL or MBL) — cargo dimensions auto-populate read-only.
- Pick the Bill To party. Counterparty Type defaults from the party's role.
- Add lines: pick a Charge, set the Calc Basis (per-container / CBM / fixed), enter Rate. Quantity auto-pulls from the linked HBL/MBL.
- Tax auto-applies from the current branch's Tax Group.
- Save — increments InvoiceNumber. If any line is taxed, increments TaxInvoiceNumber too.
- Post the invoice when ready (locks it; required if your tenant runs Draft→Post mode).
Print labels
The PDF title comes from one of these:
- Tax authority title when invoice has tax lines (e.g. "Sindh Sales Tax Invoice")
- InvoiceTypes master local/foreign label (configured under Master Files → Invoice Types)
- Per-invoice override when filled
Rules
- Numbers are sequential. Invoices CANNOT be deleted — use Void instead.
- Credit Notes / Debit Notes must reference an original invoice.
- Foreign vs Local is picked manually from the Local/Foreign dropdown on the invoice header. A local-currency invoice for an overseas customer (and vice-versa) is fully supported.
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Manage Sea Import — House Invoice for Sea Import shipments.
Tracking
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Sea Tracking
Part of the Sea Import module.
Settings
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Configuration
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Sea Import — Configuration
Module-specific settings for Sea Import.
Settings that apply across the entire Sea Import module. Each setting is grouped under a Category tab — pick the tab, change the value, click Save Settings.
Common tasks
- Browse the tabs to see what's configurable
- Change a setting and Save
The same help appears on this screen inside LogiSoft.
Module-specific settings for Sea Import.
What's included
Everything in the Sea Import module.
Bookings
- Carrier and customer bookings
- Booking templates for repeat lanes
- Containers and charges per booking
- Cut-off alerts
Documents
- Master B/L jobs
- House B/Ls with packages, weight and volume
- Release status per House B/L
- 13 shipment documents, printed or e-mailed in bulk
Tracking
- Nine one-click milestones
- Shipping instruction status
- Bulk vessel, voyage and port updates
- 11 alerts for shipments that need action
Invoicing
- House and Master B/L invoices
- Credit notes and vendor bills
- Branch sales tax with its own numbering
- Local or foreign currency
Reports
- Tonnage reports with TEU
- Statistics with charts
- Profit & loss per job, summary or detail
- Print, PDF, Word and Excel
- FBR e-invoicing (sending tax invoices to the FBR electronically)
- AI reading of B/L PDFs to fill the Master and House B/L
- Customs clearance with WeBOC file preparation
- Air freight and road transport modules
Does it handle both carrier and customer bookings?
Yes. You create the carrier booking against the shipping line, then one or more customer bookings that sell that space. The two stay linked.
Can we see which customers have not sent their shipping instructions?
Yes. The SI screen shows the cut-off, when the request was sent, when the customer's SI arrived and when it went to the carrier, with reminders for the ones still pending.
What happens when a shipping line changes the vessel?
Use Bulk Update Shipments: filter the affected bookings, tick the fields to change such as vessel and voyage, and apply it to all of them at once.
Can we invoice from the shipment?
Yes. Open a House or Master B/L and raise a sales invoice, credit note, vendor bill or vendor debit note. Quantities come from the B/L and sales tax is applied from your branch. Sending invoices to the FBR electronically (e-invoicing) is coming soon.
What reports does it include?
Tonnage, statistics and profit & loss reports, each grouped by job, party, place or cargo, plus 13 shipment documents such as the arrival notice, delivery order and carrier manifest. All print to PDF, Word or Excel.
Is sea export, air or road freight covered?
Sea Import is ready today. Sea Export is being built now: bookings, cargo received, move vessel and the container load plan already work, with House B/L, Master B/L and FCR next. Air freight and road transport are coming soon.
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