Sea Import module

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.

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LogiSoft · Sea Import
LogiSoft Sea Import module dashboard

How it works

11 steps, one system.

Press ? on any step to read the same help your team sees inside LogiSoft.

  1. 01

    Set up your carrier allotments

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Import allotments with carrier, service, lane, period and commitment
  2. 02

    Book with the carrier and the customer

    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
    LogiSoft carrier booking form linked to an allotment and a customer booking
  3. 03

    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
    LogiSoft Sea SI screen with cut-off, request sent, received and sent-to-carrier times
  4. 04

    Open the Master B/L and its House B/Ls

    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
    LogiSoft Master B/L form with parties, routing and tabs
  5. 05

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Tracking with one-click milestone buttons
  6. 06

    Update many shipments at once

    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
    LogiSoft Bulk Update Shipments with filters and matching bookings
  7. 07

    Invoice the job

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Import house invoices list with sales and purchase invoices
  8. 08

    Catch what's slipping with alerts

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Import alerts with counts per alert and the shipments behind each one
  9. 09

    Print and send every shipment document

    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
    LogiSoft Shipment Handling screen with document list, filters and ticked House B/Ls
  10. 10

    See your volumes: tonnage and statistics

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Import statistics report: TEU by customer chart and table
  11. 11

    Know your profit on every job

    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
    LogiSoft Sea Import profit and loss report by shipper with revenue, cost and margin

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

  • LogiSoft Sea Import alerts

    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.

  • LogiSoft Sea Import shipment handling documents

    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.

    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
  • LogiSoft Sea Import tonnage reports

    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.

    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
  • LogiSoft Sea Import statistics reports with chart

    Statistics Reports

    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
  • LogiSoft Sea Import profit and loss reports

    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.

    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

  • LogiSoft Sea Import allotments

    Sea Import Allotments

    Inbound capacity contracts with shipping lines — pre-arranged allotment that incoming bookings draw from. Tracks how much is committed vs. used.

  • LogiSoft allotment dashboard

    Allotment Dashboard (Sea)

    Part of the Sea Import module.

Booking

  • LogiSoft Sea Import carrier bookings

    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.

  • LogiSoft Sea Import customer bookings

    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.

Operations

  • LogiSoft bulk update shipments

    Bulk Update Shipments

    Update many Sea Import bookings at once when a shipping line changes vessel, voyage, or any tracked schedule field.

SI

  • LogiSoft sea SI request

    Sea SI Request

    Part of the Sea Import module.

  • LogiSoft Sea SI inbound

    Sea SI Receive

    Part of the Sea Import module.

  • LogiSoft sea SI send to carrier

    Sea SI Send to Carrier

    Part of the Sea Import module.

Documentation

  • LogiSoft Master B/L list

    Master B/L

    Capture the carrier's Master Bill of Lading received from the origin agent. One MBL per shipment; can roll up many House B/Ls.

  • LogiSoft House B/L list

    House B/L

    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

  • LogiSoft Sea Import master invoices

    Sea Import - Master Invoices

    Manage Sea Import — Master Invoice for Sea Import shipments.

  • LogiSoft Sea Import house invoices

    Sea Import - House Invoices

    Manage Sea Import — House Invoice for Sea Import shipments.

Tracking

  • LogiSoft Sea tracking

    Sea Tracking

    Part of the Sea Import module.

Settings

  • LogiSoft sea Import configuration

    Configuration

    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
Coming soon, not available yet
  • 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

Questions

Common questions about Sea Import.

Something else? Ask us.

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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