Asia Pacific · Laem Chabang
Tidal automates the entire RFQ workflow for ship chandlers and suppliers serving vessels at Laem Chabang. Email to quote in under 30 minutes, no manual entry, no missed margins.
The Market
Laem Chabang is Thailand's principal deep-sea gateway, on the Gulf of Thailand in Chonburi, serving Bangkok and the manufacturing base of the Eastern Economic Corridor. It handles containers, automotive exports and general cargo, and is the main supply point for vessels calling Thailand for stores, spares and bunkers. Turnaround windows are tight, so chandlers here compete on how quickly they can price an incoming RFQ.
70%
faster RFQ turnaround from day one
$100K+
labor cost recovered per year
1 week
to go live, no IT team needed
The Platform
Tidal is an AI-native RFQ automation platform built specifically for ship chandlers. It automates the full RFQ-to-profit cycle, from email inbox through quote generation, confirmed orders, purchase orders, vendor invoice reconciliation, and P&L reporting. Designed for high-volume chandling where a single RFQ can carry 800+ line items and night and weekend arrivals are routine, Tidal responds to every RFQ, even the 2am vessel arrival, before your competitor's team reaches the office.
AI RFQ Extraction
Reads incoming RFQs from email, PDF, Excel, or plain text, and extracts every line item automatically. No manual copy-paste.
IMPA / ISSA Matching
Matches items to catalogue codes at 90%+ accuracy. Handles 800+ line item RFQs in under 30 minutes, the same time manual teams spend reading the email.
Margin Protection
Your pricing rules and client-specific tiers are applied automatically. Zero pricing errors since go-live across all Tidal customers.
Full P&L Visibility
Confirmed orders, PO generation, vendor invoice reconciliation, and profit reporting per RFQ and per vessel. Complete financial visibility at the transaction level.
Port Context
Laem Chabang handles containers, automotive exports and general cargo on the Gulf of Thailand, serving Bangkok and the Eastern Economic Corridor. Primary vessel types include container ships, vehicle carriers and bulk carriers. As Thailand's busiest deep-sea port, it sees strong competition among ship chandlers and suppliers, where the speed and accuracy of quoting decide the order.
Gulf of Thailand
Thailand's main gateway
EEC
manufacturing supply base
<30m
Tidal quote time
Customer Story
How a Singapore-Based Ship Chandler Cut RFQ Response Time From 36 Hours to Under 3
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