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Proforma DAs on the Go

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 6, 2015

DA-Desk has launched a new service under its PortSpend ManagementTM solution, the Proforma Disbursement Account (PDA) Approval Mobile App. The mobile app is available to download from Google Play and App Store.

Tanker and dry bulk operators are inundated with tasks that often have a tight deadline. While the proforma DA approval is a trivial task, it is also necessary and often urgent. In fact, many DAs are often approved outside of normal working hours, leaving many operators tied to their desks and systems at all hours. With the app, the operators can look up, review cost items and approve proforma DAs from anywhere at any time of the day or night. They maintain efficiency and reduce risk of jeopardizing a vessel arriving at port, without having to stay behind in the office.

DA-Desk Managing Director Hans-Christian Mordhorst explains: “In our private lives, we are getting used to doing things ‘on the fly’ – whether it’s banking, shopping or catching the news. Our customers increasingly expect the same kind of instant access and easy usability when it comes to tools they use in their jobs. That is the background for launching our first mobile App."

Mordhorst concludes: “We place our customers in the center of our design process and focus on solving the real issues they face. As always, everything from the original mock-ups of the app, to the first iteration was tested with our customers to gather their feedback and improve the app accordingly. We are pleased to report that our Proforma DA Approval app has been very well received”. 

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