OceanDocs enables you to work with your supply chain partners and manage your shipments securely and effectively from booking to the destination port.
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OceanDocs is G2 Ocean’s digital cargo documentation platform.
Designed for shippers and agents, OceanDocs provides end-to-end supply-chain visibility and information on the entire voyage journey in one centralised system.
OceanDocs manages the Bill of Lading (BOL) creation and release process, allowing each party to securely enter, edit, and approve BOL data at all stages of the voyage journey.
Unexpected BOL changes are handled in the system through BOL switching capabilities and Letter of Indemnity functionality.
As the BOL data is a crucial source of information for many functions, OceanDocs uses the BOL data within other modules. For example, cargo release management, arrival notices and collect invoices are generated at discharge, allowing transparency to all parties involved. Customs reporting is accomplished using the BOL data, a customs module and tight integrations with a 3rd party customs provider.
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“OceanDocs allows us to quickly view and modify specific sections of the BOL before printing final copies. The system is easy to navigate for both new and experienced users.”
Depending on your role, OceanDocs offers various features and functionality to meet your shipment documentation needs. Click on your role to view the features available to you:
Through OceanDocs, Port Authorities get access to view schedules and upcoming cargo line-ups per voyage, allowing them to schedule berths and allocate warehouse space.
Port Authorities can also view statistics on cargo loaded by G2 Ocean at each port/terminal.
In OceanDocs, G2 Ocean’s shippers can send shipping instructions via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and then edit and print their own Bill of Ladings (BOLs) directly in the system. Booking and BOL changes are available in real-time, expediting BOL issuance to the shipper.
The use of OceanDocs by all agents decreases the administrative overhead of document exchanges via e-mail. Schedule/booking data from G2 Ocean’s Voyage Management System is available to agents immediately.
Agents have applauded OceanDocs for its intuitive design, efficient data-entry tools and workflows.
G2 Ocean’s trusted agents have full access to the following modules within OceanDocs, collaborating with shippers along with way:
Terminals can pull Bill of Ladings and Manifests for cargo loading or discharging in their area.
The OceanDocs platform offers a range of benefits to improve the effectiveness of your logistics management, including:
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End-to-end supply chain visibility
OceanDocs allows you to view trusted live data collected from your supply chain partners. This can have a significant impact on the effectiveness and costs of your logistics management.
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One centralised system
Each party in OceanDocs has immediate access to status changes for their BOLs and cargo releases. This centralised access eliminates e-mail updates and manual spreadsheets.
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Data security
Each party in OceanDocs has limited visibility based on their ports of interest and company profile. Data entry controls exist to prevent unintentional editing or printing of BOLs.
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Cash flow improvements
Once released, electronically signed BOLs are immediately available to shippers, allowing them to collect funds from their receivers in a timely manner.
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Transparency
OceanDocs allows each party to quickly see when changes have been made, and by whom, along a shipment journey.
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Expedited BOL delivery
Regardless of the port area, G2 Ocean is ready to deliver the electronically signed BOLs to the discharge port within minutes after BL issuance at the load port. Electronically signed BOLs significantly reduce courier costs.
“OceanDocs allows us to handle a very large volume of documentation with minimal staffing.”
