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// Configuration object for centralized settings
const TabbedNavConfig = {
  DESKTOP_BREAKPOINT: 1201,
  DEBOUNCE_DELAY: 250,
  OPEN_FIRST_TAB: true,
  CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT: false
};

// Custom config for tabbed hero containers
const tabbedHeroConfig = {
  ...TabbedNavConfig,
  OPEN_FIRST_TAB: false,
  CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT: true
};

// Function to determine the appropriate config based on container context
function getConfigForContainer(container) {
  // Check if container has closest ancestor with [data-tabbed-hero="true"]
  const heroAncestor = container.getAttribute('data-tabbed-hero') === 'true'   ? container : container.closest('[data-tabbed-dropdown="true"]');
  
  if (heroAncestor) {
    return tabbedHeroConfig;
  }
  
  // Check for specific data-instance attributes (if you still want to support them)
  // const instance = container.getAttribute('data-instance');
  // if (instance === 'two') {
  //   // You can still have specific instance configs if needed
  //   return {
  //     ...TabbedNavConfig,
  //     OPEN_FIRST_TAB: false,
  //     CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT: true
  //   };
  // }
  
  // Default config
  return TabbedNavConfig;
}

class TabbedNavigation {
  constructor(container, config = TabbedNavConfig) {
    this.container = container;
    this.config = config;
    this.activeItem = null;
    this.isDesktop = window.innerWidth >= this.config.DESKTOP_BREAKPOINT;
    this.hasMouseListeners = false;
    this.megamenuParent = null;
    this.megamenuObserver = null;
    
    // Initialize bound handlers - these will be reused across reinitializations
    this.mouseEnterHandler = this.handleMouseEnter.bind(this);
    this.mouseLeaveHandler = this.handleMouseLeave.bind(this);
    this.resizeHandler = this.debounce(this.handleResize.bind(this), this.config.DEBOUNCE_DELAY);
    this.handleMegamenuToggle = this.handleMegamenuToggle.bind(this);
    
    this.init();
  }

  init() {
    // Cache DOM elements fresh each time
    this.navItems = [...this.container.querySelectorAll('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li')];
    this.elementsCache = new Map();
    
    this.cacheElements();
    this.setupAccessibility();
    this.setupMegamenuObserver();
    this.bindEvents();

    // Set initial state
    this.updateLayout();
    this.setBackText()

    // Show first item on page load only if desktop, not nested, and OPEN_FIRST_TAB is true
    if (this.navItems.length > 0 && this.isDesktop && this.config.OPEN_FIRST_TAB) {
      setTimeout(() => {
        const firstItem = this.navItems[0];

        // Count how many .dwc-tabbed-nav-container ancestors this.container has
        let count = 0;
        let current = this.container.parentElement;
        while (current) {
          if (current.classList?.contains('dwc-tabbed-nav-container')) {
            count++;
          }
          current = current.parentElement;
        }

        const isNested = count >= 1;

        if (!isNested && this.elementsCache.has(firstItem)) {
          this.showTab(firstItem);
        }
      }, 0);
    }
  }

  // Setup observer for megamenu parent
  setupMegamenuObserver() {
    // Find the .brx-has-megamenu parent
    this.megamenuParent = this.container.closest('.brx-has-megamenu');
    
    if (this.megamenuParent) {
      // Set initial inert state
      this.updateInertState();
      
      // Create a MutationObserver to watch for class changes
      this.megamenuObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
        mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
          if (mutation.type === 'attributes' && mutation.attributeName === 'class') {
            this.updateInertState();
          }
        });
      });
      
      // Start observing the megamenu parent for class changes
      this.megamenuObserver.observe(this.megamenuParent, {
        attributes: true,
        attributeFilter: ['class']
      });
    }
  }

  // Update inert state based on megamenu open/closed state
  updateInertState() {
    if (!this.megamenuParent) return;
    
    const isOpen = this.megamenuParent.classList.contains('open');
    
    if (isOpen) {
      this.container.removeAttribute('inert');
    } else {
      this.container.setAttribute('inert', '');
    }
  }

  // Handle megamenu toggle (for manual triggering if needed)
  handleMegamenuToggle() {
    this.updateInertState();
  }

  // Method to clean up event listeners and reset state
  cleanup() {
    // Remove all event listeners
    this.container.removeEventListener('click', this.handleClick);
    this.container.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeydown);
    this.container.removeEventListener('focus', this.handleFocus);
    
    // Remove mouse listeners if they exist
    if (this.hasMouseListeners) {
      this.container.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.mouseEnterHandler, true);
      this.container.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.mouseLeaveHandler, true);
    }
    
    // Remove resize listener
    window.removeEventListener('resize', this.resizeHandler);
    
    // Clean up megamenu observer
    if (this.megamenuObserver) {
      this.megamenuObserver.disconnect();
      this.megamenuObserver = null;
    }
    
    // Reset state
    this.activeItem = null;
    this.hasMouseListeners = false;
    this.megamenuParent = null;
    
    // Clear caches
    if (this.elementsCache) {
      this.elementsCache.clear();
    }
    this.navItems = [];
    
    // Reset all tab states and accessibility attributes
    const allNavItems = this.container.querySelectorAll('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li');
    allNavItems.forEach(item => {
      const button = item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__button') || 
                    item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__btn-txt');
      const content = item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__content');
      
      // Remove classes
      item.classList.remove('active');
      
      // Reset button attributes
      if (button) {
        button.removeAttribute('role');
        button.removeAttribute('aria-controls');
        button.removeAttribute('aria-expanded');
        button.removeAttribute('aria-selected');
        button.removeAttribute('tabindex');
        button.removeAttribute('id');
      }
      
      // Reset content attributes
      if (content) {
        content.removeAttribute('role');
        content.removeAttribute('aria-labelledby');
        content.removeAttribute('id');
        content.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
        content.style.maxHeight = '';
      }
      
      // Remove data attributes
      item.removeAttribute('data-tab-index');
    });
    
    // Reset nav list role
    const navList = this.container.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list');
    if (navList) {
      navList.removeAttribute('role');
    }
    
    // Remove inert attribute
    this.container.removeAttribute('inert');
  }

  // Public method to reinitialize the navigation
  reinitialize() {
    this.cleanup();
    this.isDesktop = window.innerWidth >= this.config.DESKTOP_BREAKPOINT; // Use config breakpoint
    this.init();
  }

  // Cache DOM elements to avoid repeated queries
  cacheElements() {
    const uniqueIdBase = `tab-${Date.now()}`;
    
    this.navItems.forEach((item, index) => {
      const button = item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__button') || 
                    item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__btn-txt');
      const content = item.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__content');
      
      this.elementsCache.set(item, {
        button,
        content,
        uniqueId: `${uniqueIdBase}-${index}`,
        index
      });
    });
  }

  setupAccessibility() {
    const navList = this.container.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list');
    if (!navList) return;
    
    navList.setAttribute('role', 'tablist');
    
    for (const [item, cache] of this.elementsCache) {
      const { button, content, uniqueId, index } = cache;
      
      if (button) {
        button.setAttribute('role', 'tab');
        button.setAttribute('aria-controls', `${uniqueId}-panel`);
        button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
        button.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
        button.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
        button.setAttribute('id', `${uniqueId}-tab`);
      }
      
      if (content) {
        content.setAttribute('role', 'tabpanel');
        content.setAttribute('aria-labelledby', `${uniqueId}-tab`);
        content.setAttribute('id', `${uniqueId}-panel`);
        content.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
      }
      
      item.setAttribute('data-tab-index', index);
    }
  }

  bindEvents() {
    // Store bound handlers for cleanup
    this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
    this.handleKeydown = this.handleKeydown.bind(this);
    this.handleFocus = this.handleFocus.bind(this);
    
    // Single event delegation for better performance
    this.container.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick);
    this.container.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeydown);
    this.container.addEventListener('focus', this.handleFocus, true);
    
    // Passive resize listener for better performance
    window.addEventListener('resize', this.resizeHandler, { passive: true });
    
    this.updateMouseListeners();
  }

  updateMouseListeners() {
    if (this.isDesktop && !this.hasMouseListeners) {
      this.container.addEventListener('mouseenter', this.mouseEnterHandler, true);
      this.container.addEventListener('mouseleave', this.mouseLeaveHandler, true);
      this.hasMouseListeners = true;
    } else if (!this.isDesktop && this.hasMouseListeners) {
      this.container.removeEventListener('mouseenter', this.mouseEnterHandler, true);
      this.container.removeEventListener('mouseleave', this.mouseLeaveHandler, true);
      this.hasMouseListeners = false;
    }
  }

  // Helper method to get sibling nav items (nav items in the same container level)
  getSiblingNavItems(navItem) {
    // Find the direct parent container of this nav item
    const navItemContainer = navItem.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list');
    if (!navItemContainer) return [];
    
    // Get all nav items that are direct children of the same container
    const siblingItems = [...navItemContainer.querySelectorAll('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li')];
    
    // Filter to only include items that are siblings (not the navItem itself)
    // and check if they belong to any TabbedNavigation instance
    return siblingItems.filter(item => item !== navItem);
  }

  handleFocus(e) {
    if (!this.isDesktop) return;

    const button = e.target.closest('[role="tab"]');
    if (!button) return;
    
    const navItem = button.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li');
    if (!navItem || !this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    this.handleTabInteraction(navItem, 'focus');
  }

  handleClick(e) {
    const navItem = e.target.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li');
    if (!navItem || !this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    const button = e.target.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__button, .dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__btn-txt');
    if (!button) return;
    
    e.preventDefault();
    this.handleTabInteraction(navItem, 'click');
  }

  handleKeydown(e) {
    const button = e.target.closest('[role="tab"]');
    if (!button) return;
    
    const navItem = button.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li');
    if (!navItem || !this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    const { index: currentIndex } = this.elementsCache.get(navItem);
    
    switch (e.key) {
      case 'Enter':
      case ' ':
        e.preventDefault();
        this.handleTabInteraction(navItem, 'keyboard');
        break;
      case 'ArrowRight':
      case 'ArrowDown':
        e.preventDefault();
        this.focusNextTab(currentIndex);
        break;
      case 'ArrowLeft':
      case 'ArrowUp':
        e.preventDefault();
        this.focusPrevTab(currentIndex);
        break;
      case 'Home':
        e.preventDefault();
        this.focusTab(0);
        break;
      case 'End':
        e.preventDefault();
        this.focusTab(this.navItems.length - 1);
        break;
    }
  }
  
  handleMouseEnter(e) {
    if (!this.isDesktop) return;
    
    const navItem = e.target.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li') || 
                   (e.target.matches('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li') ? e.target : null);
    if (!navItem || !this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    this.handleTabInteraction(navItem, 'hover');
  }

  handleMouseLeave(e) {
    if (!this.isDesktop) return;
    
    // Only close tabs if CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT is enabled
    if (this.config.CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT) {
      // Check if mouse is leaving the entire container
      const rect = this.container.getBoundingClientRect();
      const { clientX, clientY } = e;
      
      // Check if mouse position is outside the container bounds
      const isOutsideContainer = (
        clientX < rect.left || 
        clientX > rect.right || 
        clientY < rect.top || 
        clientY > rect.bottom
      );
      
      if (isOutsideContainer) {
        this.hideAllTabs();
      }
    }
    // If CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT is false, keep content visible (original behavior)
  }

  // Unified method to handle all tab interactions with nesting support
  handleTabInteraction(navItem, interactionType) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    if (this.isDesktop) {
      // Simply hide siblings and show the target - works for all scenarios
      this.hideSiblingTabs(navItem);
      this.showTab(navItem);
    } else {
      // Mobile accordion behavior
      if (interactionType === 'click' || interactionType === 'keyboard') {
        this.toggleTabMobile(navItem);
      }
    }
  }

  // Hide only sibling tabs (same container level)
  hideSiblingTabs(navItem) {
   // console.log('Nav Item: ', navItem)
    const siblings = this.getSiblingNavItems(navItem);
    
    siblings.forEach(sibling => {
      
         //console.log('sibling: ', sibling)
      // Only hide siblings that have the active class to avoid affecting other instances
      if (sibling.classList.contains('active')) {
        this.hideSiblingTab(sibling);
      }
    });
  }

  // Hide a sibling tab (used when we know it's a sibling from another instance)
  hideSiblingTab(navItem) {
    const button = navItem.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__button') || 
                  navItem.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__btn-txt');
    const content = navItem.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__content');
    
    if (content && button) {
      content.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
      button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
      button.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
      navItem.classList.remove('active');
      
      // Also handle mobile accordion collapse
      if (!this.isDesktop) {
        content.style.maxHeight = '0';
      }
    }
  }

  // Mobile-specific toggle behavior with proper nesting support
  toggleTabMobile(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    const isActive = navItem.classList.contains('active');
    
    if (isActive) {
      this.collapseTab(navItem);
    } else {
      // Close sibling tabs and open this one
      this.hideSiblingTabs(navItem);
      this.expandTab(navItem);
    }
  }

  toggleTab(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    if (this.isDesktop) {
      this.handleTabInteraction(navItem, 'click');
    } else {
      this.toggleTabMobile(navItem);
    }
  }

  showTab(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    const { button, content } = this.elementsCache.get(navItem);
    
    if (content && button) {
      content.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
      button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
      button.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
      navItem.classList.add('active');
    }
    
    this.setActiveTab(navItem);
  }

  hideTab(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    const { button, content } = this.elementsCache.get(navItem);
    
    if (content && button) {
      content.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
      button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
      button.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
      navItem.classList.remove('active');
    }
    
    // Only clear activeItem if it belongs to THIS navigation instance
    // and it's the exact item being hidden
    if (this.activeItem === navItem && this.navItems.includes(navItem)) {
      this.activeItem = null;
    }
  }

  expandTab(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    // Close sibling tabs
    this.hideSiblingTabs(navItem);
    
    this.showTab(navItem);
    
    // Smooth height animation
    const { content } = this.elementsCache.get(navItem);
    if (content) {
      const height = content.scrollHeight;
      content.style.maxHeight = `${height}px`;
    }
  }

  collapseTab(navItem) {
    if (!this.elementsCache.has(navItem)) return;
    
    this.hideTab(navItem);
    
    const { content } = this.elementsCache.get(navItem);
    if (content) {
      content.style.maxHeight = '0';
    }
  }

  hideAllTabs() {
    this.navItems.forEach(item => this.hideTab(item));
  }

  setActiveTab(navItem) {
    // Only update aria-selected for tabs in THIS navigation instance
    this.navItems.forEach(item => {
      const cache = this.elementsCache.get(item);
      if (cache?.button) {
        cache.button.setAttribute('aria-selected', item === navItem ? 'true' : 'false');
      }
    });
    
    // Only set activeItem if this navItem belongs to THIS navigation instance
    if (this.navItems.includes(navItem)) {
      this.activeItem = navItem;
    }
  }

  focusTab(index) {
    if (index >= 0 && index < this.navItems.length) {
      const cache = this.elementsCache.get(this.navItems[index]);
      if (cache?.button) {
        cache.button.focus();
      }
    }
  }

  focusNextTab(currentIndex) {
    const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % this.navItems.length;
    this.focusTab(nextIndex);
  }

  focusPrevTab(currentIndex) {
    const prevIndex = currentIndex === 0 ? this.navItems.length - 1 : currentIndex - 1;
    this.focusTab(prevIndex);
  }

  handleResize() {
    const wasDesktop = this.isDesktop;
    this.isDesktop = window.innerWidth >= this.config.DESKTOP_BREAKPOINT; // Use config breakpoint
    
    if (wasDesktop !== this.isDesktop) {
      this.updateMouseListeners();
      this.updateLayout();
    }
  }

  updateLayout() {
    const currentlyActive = this.activeItem;

    // Reset all states
    this.hideAllTabs();

    // Clear inline styles
    this.navItems.forEach(item => {
      const cache = this.elementsCache.get(item);
      if (cache?.content) {
        cache.content.style.maxHeight = '';
      }
    });

    if (this.isDesktop) {
      // Determine if this tab instance is nested
      let count = 0;
      let current = this.container.parentElement;
      while (current) {
        if (current.classList?.contains('dwc-tabbed-nav-container')) {
          count++;
        }
        current = current.parentElement;
      }
      const isNested = count >= 1;

      if (!isNested && this.config.OPEN_FIRST_TAB) {
        if (currentlyActive) {
          this.showTab(currentlyActive);
        } else if (this.navItems.length > 0) {
          this.showTab(this.navItems[0]);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  setBackText(){
    let tabElement = document.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container');
    let tabBackText = tabElement.getAttribute('data-back-text')
    document.querySelectorAll('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__button').forEach(tabBtn => {
        const textContent = tabBtn.textContent.trim();
        const tabIcon = tabBtn.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-list__li__arrow-icon');
        if (tabIcon) {
            tabIcon.setAttribute('data-text', textContent);
            tabIcon.setAttribute('data-back-text', tabBackText);
        }
    });
  }

  // Simple debounce for resize
  debounce(func, wait) {
    let timeout;
    return function executedFunction(...args) {
      const later = () => {
        clearTimeout(timeout);
        func(...args);
      };
      clearTimeout(timeout);
      timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
    };
  }

  // Public method to destroy the instance completely
  destroy() {
    this.cleanup();
    // Additional cleanup can be added here if needed
  }

  // Public method to manually update inert state (if needed)
  updateInert() {
    this.updateInertState();
  }
}

// Simplified initialization on DOM ready
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  const tabbedNavContainers = document.querySelectorAll('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container');
  
  tabbedNavContainers.forEach(container => {
    // Skip if this container is nested inside another dwc-tabbed-nav-container
    const parentNavContainer = container.parentElement.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container');
    if (parentNavContainer) {
      return; // Skip nested containers
    }
    
    // Get the appropriate config for this container
    const config = getConfigForContainer(container);
    
    // Initialize with the determined config
    new TabbedNavigation(container, config);
  });
});

// For dynamic content - Updated version
window.initTabbedNav = function(container, customConfig = null) {
  if (container && container.classList.contains('dwc-tabbed-nav-container')) {
    // Check if this is a nested container
    const parentNavContainer = container.parentElement.closest('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container');
    if (parentNavContainer) {
      return null; // Don't initialize nested containers
    }
    
    // Use custom config if provided, otherwise determine config automatically
    const config = customConfig || getConfigForContainer(container);
    return new TabbedNavigation(container, config);
  }
  return null;
};

/*
// TO REINITIALIZE USE THIS
// Create an instance of TabbedNavigation
const tabbedNav = new TabbedNavigation(document.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container'));

// Call reinitialize on the instance
tabbedNav.reinitialize();

// TO USE WITH CUSTOM CONFIG
const customConfig = {
  DESKTOP_BREAKPOINT: 768,
  DEBOUNCE_DELAY: 300,
  OPEN_FIRST_TAB: false,  // This will prevent first tab from opening automatically
  CLOSE_TAB_ON_MOUSEOUT: true  // This will close tabs when mouse leaves container
};
const tabbedNavCustom = new TabbedNavigation(document.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container'), customConfig);

// TO UPDATE ON URL CHANGE
function onUrlChange() {
    setTimeout(function () {
const tabbedNav = new TabbedNavigation(document.querySelector('.dwc-tabbed-nav-container'));
tabbedNav.reinitialize();

    }, 1500); // Delay execution by 2 seconds
}

// Listen for popstate event (history navigation)
window.addEventListener('popstate', onUrlChange);

// Listen for hashchange event (URL hash change)
window.addEventListener('hashchange', onUrlChange);

// Handle pushState and replaceState
(function (history) {
    const pushState = history.pushState;
    const replaceState = history.replaceState;

    history.pushState = function (state) {
        if (typeof history.onpushstate == "function") {
            history.onpushstate({ state: state });
        }
        const result = pushState.apply(history, arguments);
        onUrlChange(); // Call the function when pushState is used
        return result;
    };

    history.replaceState = function (state) {
        if (typeof history.onreplacestate == "function") {
            history.onreplacestate({ state: state });
        }
        const result = replaceState.apply(history, arguments);
        onUrlChange(); // Call the function when replaceState is used
        return result;
    };
})(window.history);

*/

console.log('%c<Jamie Sheehan Web Design Mega Menu Pro Tabbed Navigation v1.0>', 'color: #b388eb');

The 3 Principles Behind Faster Cargo Settlement

April 13, 2026

Massive coastal oil and gas terminal with white storage tanks at the port at dusk. Global trade and energy industry background.

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Some of the most consequential moments in cargo operations aren’t dramatic. A surveyor is substituted at short notice. A nomination gets updated after instructions have already gone out. Individually, none of these are a crisis. Each event creates a gap between what happened and what the next person knows.

Every operation encounters these gaps in the industry. Few are built to navigate them without losing momentum. When we look at the teams that consistently settle fast, a few things tend to be true:  

  1. Best practices are built into the framework 
  1. Every decision leaves a trail 
  1. Integration is a priority 

Operations are Founded on Standardization 

Every organization has a process. The question is how consistently the process holds under pressure? If best practices are built around how individuals prefer to work, every departure takes something with it. 

This is where standardization does its quietest work, pulling the weight of connection from within.  

Consistent data capture turns operational activity into analytical dividends. Patterns in deviations, recurring gaps in process or documentation, early indicators of settlement risk — none of that surfaces until the underlying data is collected uniformly enough to compare.

This insight provides a chance to reshape best practices into the path of least resistance, leaving more cognitive bandwidth for the tasks that genuinely require it. 

Everything is Captured in One System of Record 

The efficiency argument for a central workspace is straightforward, but it’s worth being specific about where the time goes without one.  

A nomination arrives. Instructions need cross-referencing with the agreement. A figure looks off, and Brenda needs to check in with Mark, who’s on vacation until next week. Each task takes minutes individually. Across a hectic period, the costs add up. 

The teams that settle fastest move from a single, current picture of each cargo nomination rather than assembling it from emails, spreadsheets and memory when a question comes up. When cargo instructions, inspection results, time logs, and invoicing details all live in one shared place, Brenda doesn’t have to start her day with an investigation. Disputes have a shorter resolution path because the record is readily accessible and available.  

The context that makes or breaks the deadline should live in the workflow, not in someone’s inbox or obscure folder.  

Connectivity as a Competitive Advantage 

The supply chain, by nature, is a shared workflow across multiple stakeholders. Efficiency on your end is partly determined by how complete the data is when it arrives. 

The teams pulling ahead are tackling these friction points directly by using tools that transfer data efficiently and accurately across organizations. This degree of integration helps raise the quality of what moves between vendors which compounds across the entire chain.  

For example, cargo owners and inspectors can securely and transparently share inspection-related data through Navarik Bridge without rekeying data. Navarik Bridge specifically closes the gap between cargo owners and inspection companies they appoint. The downstream benefits are immediate and practical:  

  • Fewer manual steps 
  • Faster reconciliation 
  • Less exposure sitting open while someone tracks down a discrepancy 

Additionally, ETRMs and CTRMs handle the commercial and trading layer, while Navarik’s strength is in the operational one. Our clients integrate Navarik Inspection alongside tools like SAP, Endur, RightAngle. The two serve different but equally critical functions. When they’re connected, data flows without repetitive work.  

Every connection is a small step toward an industry that spends less time managing the gaps between its participants and more time acting on what the data is saying.  

Foundations First 

Faster settlement starts with the building blocks beneath.  

The foundational choices discussed around process, data, and connectivity are what separates the resilient from the reactive.  

Underneath is a deliberate architecture leaning on standardization, a central workspace, and a growing conviction that boundaries between organizations are worth investing in. 

These are exactly the problems that Navarik was built to address. Reimagining settlement performance means getting the operational foundations right first.  

We’ve spent years working alongside the teams at ExxonMobil, Valero, Shell, and Marathon who run these workflows every day. Speak to one of our specialists to see where we can make a difference. Â