Request Workspace
The guided PortzApp flow for selecting services, entering request details and reviewing an RFQ before publication. Within PortzApp, the term describes part of the platform’s account, directory, request, job or collaboration workflow.
What the workspace is for
- The request workspace is the pre-publication stage of a request.
- Its purpose is structure: the same fields every time, so quotes come back on a comparable basis.
- What is captured here decides who can quote and how accurately they can price.
Request Workspace is a term used in maritime business and operations.
The guided PortzApp flow for selecting services, entering request details and reviewing an RFQ before publication.
Within PortzApp, the term describes part of the platform’s account, directory, request, job or collaboration workflow. The exact meaning may vary with the contract, jurisdiction, port practice or workflow in which it is used.
The three stages
- 01
Services
What is needed. Chosen from the catalogue, or typed in when a service is not listed.
- 02
Details
Where and when. Country and port, ETA and ETD in port local time, operational remarks, and optionally a vessel. Files such as port call info sheets attach here.
- 03
Review
Confirm and send. Everything is checked, the deadline is set, recipients are chosen, and the request is published.
Where a request is assembled
In PortzApp anyone can build a request. The workspace keeps it as a draft, editable or deletable, until the moment it is published.
FAQ
The most common questions we get about Request Workspace.