Our aim is to help you save money, improve efficiencies, enhance compliance and provide transparency on your disbursement accounts.
DA-Desk automates your port cost management processes in one easy platform.
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We provide one simple platform to automate all of your disbursement accounts and payments.
The process is straightforward with only three touchpoints needed from you:
Find out more about our port disbursement account platform by either contacting one of our specialists or read our comprehensive guide on the DA-Desk process.
The four foundations of DA-Desk are risk reduction, smart operations, reduced costs and VMS integration and these are just a few of the many benefits that our system offers.
Remove the need for paperwork and lengthy operational tasks by elevating your operational efficiency.
Our system removes the need for manual processes such as managing payments, validating both PDAs and FDAs and compliance checks.
Our DA-Desk integration system (DIS) supports a high-quality data integration between both VMS and DA-Desk.
DA-Desk integrates seamlessly into all major VMSs.
Maritime compliance is at the heart of everything we do as we understand how complex and potentially costly this can be.
DA-Desk helps to mitigate your financial, legal, transactional, regulatory and operational risks.
Our dedicated team is here to help you create a more streamlined, cost-efficient process.
On average we’ve helped our customers save $700 per port call*.
At Marcura we have over 21 years of experience in providing leading maritime solutions that have streamlined many processes within the industry.
Our DA-Desk team is 373 strong across the globe with shared expertise of serving customers in maritime to create tangible results.
We’ll work alongside you and your company’s needs to improve your processes and create great results, alongside the 100s of other companies we’ve already successfully helped.
DA management which checks, screens and validates all your disbursement accounts.
Meet DAVE, just one part of the smart checking team.
A big benefit of using DA-Desk is how we run a series of checks on 100% of your PDAs and FDAs.
We spend a lot of effort screening, checking and validating your disbursement accounts – so you don’t have to.
Port shipping management software that integrates seamlessly into all major VMSs.
81% of our total portcalls are integrated with our customers’ VMS systems
DA-Desk supports integration of a vessel-operating company’s data through the DA-Desk Integration System (DIS), allowing voyage management systems (VMS), accounting systems or any other approved system to push port call data to and/or retrieve disbursement account (DA) data from the DA-Desk System.
DIS supports a high degree of automated data integration between the VMS and DA-Desk. Any VMS, whether publicly available or customer developed, can adapt and use DIS for integration
For all of our new customers, our specialised team manages a structured 27-day process – the service level agreement currently defined is for the contract to go live in 27 days!
We work with you to set up contracts, agencies, payment accounts, automation flows, training so everything goes smoothly from day one.
During onboarding and then for the first 4 months / 100 port calls, new customers are handled by our “Hyper Care” team. This proactive strategy ensures seamless processes during/after implementation as well as ironing out hiccups if any.
From the start, you’ll have access to 24/7 customer service, LiveChat, and a dedicated Key Account Manager.
DA-Desk enables you to automate and streamline due diligence, mitigate the risk of fraud and provide evidence of regulatory compliance
Every port call is screened, including every appointment, every proforma disbursement account (PDA), and every final disbursement account (FDA).
DA-Compliance® delivers trade and economic sanctions compliance, Know Your Counterparty (KYC) checks, bank account verification, information security compliance, payment approval and transaction monitoring, anti-financial crime (AFC) screening, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance and Disbursement Account validation checks.
Outsource your Disbursement Accounting to DA-Desk; making DAs simple, transparent, compliant and cheaper.
We enable average savings of up to $700 per port call.
For a fleet of 40 vessels making 800 port calls a year, that is a total of $560,000 of savings every year.
It’s not just monetary savings, we save you time at every step of the DA process.
The PortPayables® Financial Dashboard (“Dashboard”) in DA-Desk provides you with a comprehensive overview of port expenditures, including information on statements of account per port Agent, savings generated for management accounting reports and cash flow forecasts for day-to-day practical needs.
PortPayables® is DA-Desk’s cash management service, complementing its PortSpend Management® service.
Customers are at the forefront of everything we do.
We always aim for 100% customer satisfaction, so we love to hear how satisfied our customers are using DA-Desk.
These are just a few of the reviews we’ve received about our system, and how we’ve been able to help clients work smarter when it comes to disbursement account management. (It’s conducted on the basis of anonymity.)
We offer a range of resources and guides ranging from client success stories to an AFC Compliance E-Book to help guide you through the disbursement account management process.
You can now view all of our resources easily, with no sign up required.
Check out our guides and resources to find out more.
Find out more about how we can elevate your disbursement account process by filling in our online contact form.
One of our specialists will be happy to see what we can do to support you and your business.
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