Owner / Managing Director
Risky voyages and expected P&L at a glance.
Quote-to-voyage commercial control
Commercial control from quote to voyage closing.
Sefer Hub connects enquiry, approved customer quote, voyage conversion, expenses, claims and closing pack in one commercial ledger.
It does not replace Excel. It adds approval, variance, time-bar and closing control on top of it.
Owner/operatorDry cargo companiesCommercial teams
Quote-to-voyageApproved quoteConverts to voyage
Audit trailApprove, sent, convertClosing is traceable
Dry bulkGeneral cargoCoasterHandysizeSpot voyageSefer Hub
Who it is for
For dry cargo owner/operator companies.
From single-vessel operators to multi-vessel fleets that want disciplined quote-to-closing control. Brings structure to commercial workflows that often live across Excel, email and folders.
Chartering
Quote, scenario and approval in one flow.
Operations
Documents, checklists and closing pack stay organized.
Finance
Estimate vs actual and port DA variance are visible.
Claims
Time-bars and evidence packages are tracked.
Core proposition
A quote is the commercial memory of the next voyage.
Unapproved quotes cannot produce customer output, be marked as sent or convert to voyage. Approved quotes carry assumptions into operations, expenses, claims and closing.
Unapproved quotes cannot produce customer output.
Unapproved quotes cannot be marked as sent.
Unapproved quotes cannot be converted to voyage.
Approved quotes convert into voyages through one controlled flow.
Critical actions are recorded in the audit trail.
Platform modules
The commercial voyage chain, from quote to closing
Quotes, expenses, claims and closing stay on the same commercial record.
Quote and cost engine
Collect cargo, vessel, port, bunker and commission assumptions in one estimate.
Approval gate
Risky quotes stop before customer release until approved.
Quote-to-voyage conversion
An accepted quote becomes the voyage record for operations and finance.
Voyage closing workflow
Documents, expenses and claims stay controlled until closing.
Expense & port DA control
PDA/FDA and agent invoice variance are visible before closing.
Claims and time-bar discipline
Laytime, demurrage/despatch and time-bars move into one flow.
Document governance
CP, NOR, SOF, BL and invoices stay in voyage context.
Counterparty / port / agent memory
Charterer, port and agent performance informs the next quote.
Noon / bunker variance control
Noon and bunker variance show where expected profit erodes.
Executive dashboard
Open risk, pending closing and P&L variance appear in one summary.
Workflow
One chain from quote to closing.
01
Enquiry
Cargo, route and laycan are captured.
02
Quote
Cost, TCE and scenarios are calculated.
03
Approval
Risky quotes go to approval.
04
Customer quote
Approved output goes to the customer.
05
Convert to voyage
Accepted quote opens the voyage.
06
Operations
Documents and checklists stay in context.
07
Finance review
Actual variance is checked against estimate.
08
Claims
Time-bars and evidence are tracked.
09
Closing pack
Open items are visible before closing.
10
Performance memory
Results inform the next quote.
Before and after
Adds control, approval and closing discipline above spreadsheets.
With Excel + email
Single base-case quote
Suitability depends on personal memory
Commission, laycan and time-bars can be missed
Quote and voyage move separately
Variance is noticed late at closing
With Sefer Hub
Quote with approval gate
Vessel/port/cargo suitability
5 scenarios and internal/customer quote split
Approved quote converts to voyage
Estimate vs actual and audit trail
Security and governance
Commercial documents are controlled records.
Tenant isolation, role-based access and audit trail keep critical actions traceable.
AI suggestions do not become critical financial records without human verification.
Tenant isolationRole-based accessAudit trailQuote approval gateTR / EN workspaceHuman-verified AI outputs
Control room snapshot
Risk levelReview requiredMargin/TCE and laycan warnings
Voyage closing6 open itemsExpense, claim and document checks
Audit trailLive recordApprove, sent, convert and export traces
Demo flow
What you will see in a demo.
01Create a new quote
02Scenario comparison
03Internal/customer quote separation
04Unapproved quote stays locked
05Mark-sent
06Convert-to-voyage
07Documents, expenses, claims and closing pack
08Audit trail
Sefer Hub unifies quote, cost, approval, voyage conversion, expense/claim control and closing for dry bulk and general cargo teams in one Excel-plus commercial control layer.Quote-to-voyage commercial control
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Start a controlled pilot with 5-10 voyages.
See quote, cost, expense variance, claim risk and closing flow in your real operating context.
Pilot and subscription models are configured by fleet size, voyage volume and AI document usage.