FreightTender vs General Procurement Software

Generic procurement tools are not built for freight: vessel specs, laytime, and closed broker competition.

Generic procurement: gaps for freight

  • Not freight-specific: no vessel specs, laycan, laytime, or freight-rate structure
  • Often open or semi-open visibility → not suitable for closed broker competition
  • No eBL or freight-document workflows
  • Audit may not meet commodity trading compliance expectations

FreightTender: built for freight

  • Structured freight offers: rate, vessel, laycan, technical terms in one place
  • Closed bidding: invite-only brokers, zero cross-visibility
  • eBL and integrations planned; audit trail for compliance
  • Designed for commodity and chemical traders

Freight built for commodity desks

Walk through vessel specs, laytime, and closed broker bids — not generic RFQ fields.