Evidence-backed comparison of GAT-Ship and Pelican Port Agency Software across capabilities, integrations, deployment options, confidence and known limitations.
TechSelectAI compares GAT-Ship and Pelican Port Agency Software 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. Pelican Port Agency Software currently has 14 supported, 1 conditional, 10 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Known-fact confidence is 99% for GAT-Ship and 99% for Pelican Port Agency Software. Latest recorded review or verification activity across the comparison: Sep 22, 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.
Cloud port-agency software with operations, documentation, communication and disbursement-accounting modules.
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 | Pelican Port Agency Software |
|---|---|---|
| Final Disbursement Account (FDA)Disbursement & Tariffs | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship financial and agent documentation explicitly includes FDA management and generation. | Supported100% confidencePelican explicitly generates final disbursement account invoices. |
| Multi-currency charge handlingDisbursement & Tariffs | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Port tariff / rate-card managementDisbursement & Tariffs | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported100% confidencePelican pulls buy/sell rates from configured tariffs for port-call services and fees. |
| Proforma Disbursement Account (PDA)Disbursement & Tariffs | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship financial and agent documentation explicitly includes PDA management and generation. | Supported100% confidencePelican disbursement accounting includes pro-forma generation. |
| Document template generationDocumentation & Event Records | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship generates operational documents from predefined templates, including PDA/FDA, NOR, SOF and bills of lading. | Supported100% confidencePelican generates operational reports including arrival, sailing, purchase-order and other port-call documents. |
| Port-call document repositoryDocumentation & Event Records | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Statement of Facts / port logDocumentation & Event Records | Supported100% confidenceStatement of Facts generation is explicitly documented for agents. | Supported100% confidenceStatement of Facts is explicitly generated from port-call data and event logs. |
| Agency invoicing / billingFinance & Vendors | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents automatic handling of incoming and outgoing invoices within agency financial workflows. | Supported100% confidenceFinal DA invoicing and AR/AP synchronization are documented. |
| 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. | Supported100% confidencePelican documents fund requests/receipts and port-call profitability snapshots. |
| Vendor invoice / expense captureFinance & Vendors | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents port-call expense tracking and invoice management. | Supported100% confidencePelican supports vendor purchase orders and invoice upload for final disbursement rendering. |
| Crew-change coordinationHusbandry & Agency Services | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents crew-change and related service management as part of agent workflows. | Supported100% confidencePelican documents crew and crew-change management. |
| Spares / package / delivery coordinationHusbandry & Agency Services | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported100% confidencePackage and spare management tracks receipts and deliveries to vessels. |
| API / external-system integrationIntegration & Governance | Supported100% confidenceGAT-Ship documents REST API, text-file export and ERP/financial-system integration. | Partially Supported100% confidencePelican documents direct QuickBooks Online integration with two-way AR/AP and general-ledger synchronization; the reviewed sources do not establish a general public API. |
| 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. | Supported100% confidenceDynamic reminders are documented for vessel checklist deadlines. |
| Task / checklist managementOperational Workflow | Supported100% confidenceThe agent solution explicitly supports managing tasks for vessel calls and related agency services. | Supported100% confidencePelican documents vessel checklists, to-do templates and port-call task tracking. |
| Workflow templates / repeatable processesOperational Workflow | Supported99% confidenceGAT-Ship documents standardized and customizable workflows and templates; exact workflow configuration depends on implementation. | Supported99% confidencePelican provides to-do templates and standard/custom port-log item templates; the reviewed sources do not establish a generic workflow designer. |
| 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% confidencePelican centers operations around a port-call summary and linked operational modules. |
| Principal / client status sharingPrincipal / Customer Collaboration | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Principal approvals / charge approval workflowPrincipal / Customer Collaboration | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| 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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