No, that is not our approach. Charterers are absolutely indispensable players in the European inland waterway transport market. However, Bargelink can be a great help in gaining a much better overview of the market. This enables individual shippers, cargo owners and logistics service providers (including charterers) to see much more quickly and clearly just how dynamic the market is.
Yes – that’s now possible too. Instead of using the user’s name, cargoes or barges can now also be listed under a team name. You can also provide additional phone numbers (including WhatsApp and Signal)! Teams can be created by the superuser (on the Account/User/Superuser page).
Yes, that is possible. In the quotation form, there is a checkbox labelled ‘Vessel name not visible’ to the right of the field for the vessel name. If this box is ticked, TBN (to be nominated) will be displayed instead of the vessel name.
No, this is not possible. However, you can change the status of a vessel or cargo offer within the system – for example, by changing it from ‘Available’ to ‘No longer available’. Furthermore, every new offer added to the system moves the previous one down one position. This means that all offers gradually ‘disappear’ as time goes on.
The rule at Bargelink is: everyone sees only what others choose to show them. So YOU decide who can see your cargoes and/or vessel offers. When offering vessels or cargoes, you select the potential partners who can view your offers in the system. Furthermore, no one can see which offers you have viewed.
Well, it doesn’t – at all. This is because all negotiations and the conclusion of transport contracts take place directly (usually by telephone) between two partners – OUTSIDE our platform. Transport contracts are often so specific that the necessary online forms would have to be extremely complex in order to cover every possible scenario. Furthermore, the vast majority of stakeholders prefer direct and personal contact with their contractual partners. Online contracts therefore offer no advantages – which is why this option is not available.
With a Bargelink Premium account, you can make full use of our system – including all filters and technical features:
It’s simple: open the details of your vessel or cargo offer by clicking on it. Below the status icon (green button with a tick), you’ll see a red button labelled ‘Deactivate offer’. Click on it and then confirm by selecting “Yes” in the pop-up window.
Incidentally, the status automatically changes to “no longer available” 24 hours after the “visible until” date, which is set when the offer is created. This ensures that offers which have already been completed are no longer displayed as “available” in the system.
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