PortzApp Platform
Request Inbox
The workspace where providers view direct invitations and requests that require their response. Within PortzApp, the term describes part of the platform’s account, directory, request, job or collaboration workflow.
What the term means
A request inbox holds work addressed to one organization by name, not published to a market.
Everything needed to price the job arrives with it: the port, the vessel, the services, and any attachments.
Being in the inbox means having been selected. The buyer chose the recipient before the request was sent.
Request Inbox is a term used in maritime business and operations.
The workspace where providers view direct invitations and requests that require their response.
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.
Direct request compared with open RFQ
Direct request
Addressed to your organization by name.
Open RFQ
Published to a market, visible to every verified provider covering it.
Direct request
The buyer selected you before you saw it.
Open RFQ
You opt in, and opting in is what makes you visible to the buyer.
Direct request
Lands in the request inbox.
Open RFQ
Browsed in the Open RFQs until you opt in.
The request inbox in PortzApp
What lands in the inbox
In PortzApp a direct request arrives carrying the port and port call details, the vessel, the services needed, and any attachments. A provider can quote it or decline it with a reason.
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