Sectors
Ports, shipping and logistics: the sector where we started
Our CEO has worked in maritime transport since 1999. Ports & Shipping was born from the real operations of shipping agents, warehouses and freight forwarders, and keeps evolving with them.
history
Over 25 years in the sector
Since 1999
Rui Martins de Almeida, Sevways CEO, has worked on systems for maritime transport since 1999.
Since 2007 · PSL, NAIP and NAI ST
Ongoing work with Grupo PSL, NAIP and NAI ST, on the route between Portugal, São Tomé and Angola.
2017–2020 · Grupo Ibero Linhas
We built the Ports & Shipping vertical with Grupo Ibero Linhas, now the common platform of the group’s companies.
2019 · BlueTech Accelerator and Grupo ETE
After the BlueTech Accelerator, the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea programme for ports and logistics, we started working with Grupo ETE, where our mobile apps have been in production since 2024.
Today · GANTRY
Automation of EDI messages between shipping lines, terminals, freight forwarders and the ERP.
operations
What we already have running
Ship agency
Port calls, documentation, port costs and invoicing to the ship owner.
Logistics warehouses and consolidation
Receiving, put-away, cargo consolidation and dispatch, with barcode scanning in the warehouse.
Island cargo
Cargo between the mainland and the islands, from booking to delivery.
Freight forwarders in Portugal, Spain and the UK
Import and export files, costs and invoicing per file.
3PL and road transport
Routes, drivers and signed proof of delivery, in mobile apps in production.
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Process knowledge before software
Analysis starts at the workplace — quay, warehouse or plant — not in a meeting room.
The Shipping ERP: from the ship to the end customer, in one system
Sevways X3 Ports & Shipping is the suite built on Sage X3 for maritime and logistics groups with several companies…
Integration and EDI under control
Messages with terminals, shipping lines, customs and partners all go through the same place. Anything that…
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