Tidal reads the RFQs in your inbox, matches every line to your own catalogue and prices it with your margin rules, so you send a complete quote in about 30 minutes instead of retyping it for hours. Send us one real RFQ and see it quoted on a call.
Quick answer: Tidal is AI ship chandler software that turns email RFQs into priced quotes, matched to your own catalogue codes and checked against your margin rules, so chandlers reply faster and stop losing margin to retyping.
Ship chandling runs on speed and accuracy under real pressure. An enquiry lands for stores, spares or provisions; the vessel reaches the port in a few days; the quote has to go back before a competitor's does; and the goods have to be consolidated, cleared and delivered alongside before she sails. Do all of that over email and PDF attachments and the margin disappears into clarification threads, mismatched item descriptions and deliveries that don't match what was ordered.
Tidal gives chandlers a structured way to work. Enquiries arrive as RFQs tied to catalogue codes, quoting is line by line against the exact items the buyer asked for, and orders carry the delivery window and port from the start. Less re keying, fewer disputes, and a record both sides can trust. See how it works end to end in the ship chandler RFQ to quote process.
Chandling rarely stands alone. The fleets you serve standardise buying with our fleet procurement software, superintendents source port by port with maritime procurement software, and item code matching keeps both sides quoting against identical line items. The same coded catalogue drives our marine inventory management for stores and spares, and feeds the operational picture in our maritime shipping software. See how the pieces fit across the Tidal platform, or run the whole supply workflow as your ship chandler ERP.
Built for the way marine supply actually works, catalogue coded enquiries, fast line item quoting, and orders tied to a port call and a delivery window.
Enquiries arrive as structured requests tied to line items and a port call, no digging through email threads to work out exactly what a vessel needs.
Price line by line against the exact your own catalogue codes the buyer requisitioned, so the quote maps to the request with no ambiguity.
Turn accepted quotes into orders, track what has been picked, consolidated and delivered, and keep the paperwork attached to the order.
Work to the vessel's next port call and delivery window, and keep buyer, agent and crew on the same schedule.
Pull pricing from previous orders so repeat enquiries quote in minutes, and keep a clean history of what you supplied to which vessel.
Keep every existing customer and get in front of buyers sourcing in ports where they have no regular chandler.
Quote deck, engine and cabin stores against catalogue codes, and fulfil orders without the back and forth over what each line actually is.
Handle provisions and fresh supplies against a clear delivery window, so time critical orders reach the vessel before she sails.
Match technical spares to the exact part the vessel requisitioned, and keep certificates and documents on the order.
Coordinate supply across ports and agents from one place, with every enquiry, quote and delivery in a single record.
Give your desk a structured way to receive RFQs, quote against your own catalogue, and manage orders to delivery, live in about a week.
Contact usComparing your options? See how Tidal stacks up in our guide to the best ship chandler software in 2026, or compare Tidal directly with ShipServ, Seaborn and Supply Logic.
New to the terminology? See our maritime glossary on the ship chandler role, provisions vs stores vs spares, bonded stores and the full glossary.
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