About DA-Desk
Port cost expertise behind more than 200,000 port calls every year.
Independent port cost expertise since 2001
DA-Desk helps shipowners, operators, managers and charterers manage port costs and disbursement accounts, from agent appointment to voyage closing.
We combine AI and automation with a global team of maritime specialists to check costs, identify discrepancies and manage payments. Technology handles the volume and brings forward what needs attention. Our specialists investigate the exceptions and apply the judgement needed to resolve them.
Built for the realities of port cost management
DA-Desk was established in 2001 to make the disbursement account process more consistent, transparent and secure.
Since then, we have worked alongside shipping companies and port agents around the world, developing the technology, data and expertise needed to manage port costs across different vessels, ports and operating models.
DA-Desk integrates with customers’ existing voyage management systems, allowing them to strengthen control without changing the systems their teams rely on.
Independent by design
DA-Desk has no financial connection to port agents, port suppliers or shipping companies.
That independence matters. It allows our teams to examine costs, supporting documents and discrepancies without a commercial interest in the outcome, and gives customers confidence in the information behind every approval.
Experience at scale
350+
shipping companies
200,000+
port calls managed annually
$13 billion
in payments handled annually
10,000+
vetted port agents
Maritime expertise, wherever you operate
Our global team combines experience in shipping, port operations, finance, compliance, payments and technology.
They work behind each port call to check the detail, resolve questions with agents and help customers keep their operations moving across time zones.
Meet the DA-Desk team
DA-Desk is part of Marcura
DA-Desk was the first product launched by Marcura and remains at the heart of Marcura Voyage, its solution set for the work before, during and after each voyage.
Across Marcura Voyage, AI, structured data and maritime expertise connect planning with what happens in operation. Port intelligence supports better estimates before fixture. DA-Desk controls port costs and payments as the voyage runs. Actual costs and operational data then support claims, settlement and more accurate planning next time.
