Evidence-backed comparison of GAT-Ship and MagicPort Smart Port Call Management across capabilities, integrations, deployment options, confidence and known limitations.
TechSelectAI compares GAT-Ship and MagicPort Smart Port Call Management using recorded product evidence rather than user-specific recommendation scoring. GAT-Ship currently has 15 supported, 3 conditional, 7 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. MagicPort Smart Port Call Management currently has 10 supported, 0 conditional, 15 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Known-fact confidence is 99% for GAT-Ship and 99% for MagicPort Smart Port Call Management. Latest recorded review or verification activity across the comparison: Sep 27, 2026.
This summary reflects recorded TechSelectAI evidence only. It is separate from buyer-specific Fit Score, Evidence Confidence, TechSelectAI Verified Reviews and Public Review Intelligence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported.
Ship and port agency software for port-call execution, operational documents, agency financials and external-system integration.
Digital port-call management solution for tasks, documents, collaboration, approvals, invoices, reporting and analytics.
Different coverage percentages can reflect how much TechSelectAI has researched and verified, not which product is better. “Research pending” means the current evidence set is incomplete; it is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.
Status and confidence reflect recorded evidence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported. In the summary above, TechSelectAI labels this state “research pending”.
| Capability | GAT-Ship | MagicPort Smart Port Call Management |
|---|---|---|
| Final Disbursement Account (FDA)Disbursement & Tariffs | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship financial and agent documentation explicitly includes FDA management and generation. | Supported100% confidenceMagicPort documents PDA-to-FDA processing, invoice collection and verification. |
| Multi-currency charge handlingDisbursement & Tariffs | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Port tariff / rate-card managementDisbursement & Tariffs | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Proforma Disbursement Account (PDA)Disbursement & Tariffs | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship financial and agent documentation explicitly includes PDA management and generation. | Supported100% confidenceMagicPort documents PDA-to-FDA workflow automation. |
| Document template generationDocumentation & Event Records | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship generates operational documents from predefined templates, including PDA/FDA, NOR, SOF and bills of lading. | Supported100% confidenceMagicPort generates port-call reports including PDA, FDA, SOF and OKTB. |
| Port-call document repositoryDocumentation & Event Records | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported100% confidenceCommunications, events, transactions, invoices, documents and notes are organized against the port call. |
| Statement of Facts / port logDocumentation & Event Records | Supported100% confidenceStatement of Facts generation is explicitly documented for agents. | Supported100% confidenceSOF is explicitly included among generated port-call reports. |
| Agency invoicing / billingFinance & Vendors | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents automatic handling of incoming and outgoing invoices within agency financial workflows. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Job cost / margin / profitability visibilityFinance & Vendors | Supported99% confidenceGAT-Ship describes connected operational and financial workflows intended to provide accurate job costing and financial visibility at port-call level. This does not imply every margin or profitability report is standard in every configuration. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Vendor invoice / expense captureFinance & Vendors | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents port-call expense tracking and invoice management. | Supported99% confidenceMagicPort documents invoice collection, processing and verification within port-call workflows. |
| Crew-change coordinationHusbandry & Agency Services | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents crew-change and related service management as part of agent workflows. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Spares / package / delivery coordinationHusbandry & Agency Services | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| API / external-system integrationIntegration & Governance | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents REST API, text-file export and ERP/financial-system integration. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Alerts / reminders / exception visibilityOperational Workflow | Supported99% confidenceGAT-Ship documents real-time notifications and updates for operational control. The public source does not define every reminder channel or escalation rule. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Task / checklist managementOperational Workflow | Supported100% confidenceThe agent solution explicitly supports managing tasks for vessel calls and related agency services. | Supported100% confidenceThe product explicitly supports assigning port-call tasks and receiving real-time status updates. |
| Workflow templates / repeatable processesOperational Workflow | Supported99% confidenceGAT-Ship documents standardized and customizable workflows and templates; exact workflow configuration depends on implementation. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| ETA / ETD / arrival / sailing status trackingPort Call Lifecycle | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents real-time port-call visibility and product-specific tracking of arrivals, departures and ETA/ETD-related operational status. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Multi-call operational dashboardPort Call Lifecycle | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents a real-time operational overview and customizable whiteboard across port activities. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Nomination intake / creationPort Call Lifecycle | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Port-call / job recordPort Call Lifecycle | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship is purpose-built to execute and manage ship/port agency port calls. | Supported100% confidenceMagicPort Smart Port Call Management centralizes port-call activities on one digital platform. |
| Principal / client status sharingPrincipal / Customer Collaboration | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported100% confidenceThe platform supports real-time collaboration with customers and vendors. |
| Principal approvals / charge approval workflowPrincipal / Customer Collaboration | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceMagicPort documents approvals according to user authorizations in collaborative port-call workflows. |
| AIS / vessel-position data integrationVessel & Port Context | Partially Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents Vesseltracker AIS positioning integration. Basic ShipDB/small-map access and extended coastal functionality have different partner/subscription boundaries. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Port / berth / terminal reference dataVessel & Port Context | Partially Supported98% confidenceGAT-Ship version 2025.2 documents harbour filtering and berth/anchorage registration per port call. The reviewed source does not establish a complete terminal/berth reference-master model. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Vessel master dataVessel & Port Context | Partially Supported99% confidenceGAT-Ship integrates Vesseltracker ShipDB for vessel search and vessel reference information. This pass does not infer a fully native vessel-master maintenance module independent of the partner service. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
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