Container management softwareKnow where every container is, and what it owes.
Sailix is container management software for shipping container fleets: inventory, recorded movements, free days, detention and repair, tied to the jobs that use each unit.
- Container types built in
- ISO
- Slab tariffs by line and port
- D&D
Overview
What Sailix container management software covers
Sailix container management software is a system for controlling a shipping container fleet, used by NVOCC operators and liner agencies. It keeps a master record for each unit with its ISO container type, and shows stock across ports, terminals, CFSs, ICDs and depots on one inventory screen. Every move is recorded through pick, drop, load and discharge confirmations and a movement register. A container's place in inventory follows from its latest recorded movement, not from GPS.
Container records connect to the bookings, bills of lading and invoices that use each unit. Free days are set per container against a B/L or booking and routed for approval. Slab tariffs by line and port price detention when a delivery order is issued or extended, and Sailix raises the detention invoice. A damaged empty gets an M&R estimate, and the line's share becomes an M&R invoice that is synced to the agent statement of account. Container Stock and Empty Stock Position reports group containers by location and type.
Inventory
One register for the whole fleet.
Every unit has a master record, a type and a current status and place.
Container master and types
ISO container types and a master record for each unit.
Inventory command center
Stock by status, location and line in one view.
Storage locations
Yards and depots kept as a master and used on every movement.
Movements
Every move on record.
A container's history is the list of confirmations made against it.
Load and discharge
Load lists and discharge lists, each with its confirmation.
Pick and drop
Pick and drop confirmations, including sale and off-lease units.
Movement register
The full movement history of every container.
Acceptance and query
Accept units from the line and look up any container by number.
Charges
Free time, detention and repair.
Free time, tariffs and repair costs are kept against the container and its job.
Free days
Free-day configurations with approval, and waivers that reduce detention.
Detention and demurrage
Slab tariffs by line and port, and detention invoices raised from them.
Empty return and repair
Empty returns with repair estimates and invoices.
Reports
The fleet at a glance.
Equipment reports come straight from the movement records.
- Container stock
- Empty stock position
- Booking container register
- Movement register
- Load performance
- Discharge performance
Features
Every feature in this area.
Container control: each feature has its own page with what it does, how it works and common questions.
- Container inventoryOne screen for container stock across ports, terminals, CFS, ICD and depots, with masters for containers, types and locations.
- Container movement trackingA movement register plus load, discharge, pick and drop confirmations that keep container status and inventory in step.
- Detention and demurrageSlab tariffs by line and port drive detention on delivery orders and extensions, with invoices and waivers on record.
- Free days managementRecord extra free days per container against a B/L or booking, route them for approval, and keep import detention waivers.
- Empty return and repairRegister empty returns against the delivery order, capture M&R estimates for damaged units, and raise the repair invoice.
- Container acceptanceIssue a container acceptance per confirmed booking with seals, weights, survey and damage, from the agency or the line portal.
Questions
Questions and answers
What does Sailix container management software cover?
- It covers container inventory by port and facility, a movement register with load, discharge, pick and drop confirmations, free days and their approval, detention and demurrage slab tariffs by line and port, detention invoices and waivers, empty return with M&R estimates and repair invoices, and container acceptance against confirmed bookings.
Who is Sailix shipping container management software for?
- It is for NVOCC operators and liner agencies that control a fleet of shipping containers, whether purchased, leased or registered against a line. Agency staff record stock and movements, and a line signed in to its portal can accept containers, confirm picks and drops, and approve free days for its own containers.
How does Sailix bill detention and demurrage?
- It bills from slab tariffs you set by line and port. When an import delivery order is issued or extended, Sailix counts the days from discharge, prices them slab by slab, applies any waiver and raises a detention invoice with a PDF. If no profile with rates covers the days, it warns the desk and does not bill.
Does Sailix show the live position of a shipping container?
- No. Sailix has no GPS or satellite tracking. A container's place in inventory follows from the latest movement recorded for it, such as a discharge, gate-in, pick or empty return, each with a status and storage location. Movements come from confirmations, manual entries and depot reports uploaded from Excel.
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