What is an import control tower?
An import control tower is a unified layer above all your systems. It answers one question for the Saudi importer: what's happening right now across every shipment — and what do I need to do?
The category, not the product.
In global logistics, three software categories emerged over two decades:
TMS / ERP
Order management & execution
Freight Software
Freight forwarder management
Control Tower
Visibility & decision for the importer
A control tower is not a replacement — it is the layer above that gives the Saudi importer unified visibility across all systems, connecting data to decisions.
Walmart, Unilever, Procter & Gamble have managed shipments through control towers for years. Al Jady Platform brings this category to Saudi Arabia, designed from the ground up for the Kingdom's import ecosystem.
Built on one principle: action before reporting.
Every screen in Al Jady Platform ends with one question: what do you need to do right now? Every alert comes with a next step. Every number translates to SAR or hours. Every decision is backed by data, not instinct.
From shipment to decision — in three stages.
First: Input — as simple as possible
Enter each shipment's details once — supplier, both ports, container number, expected dates, and cargo type. Simple fields, no jargon.
Second: Processing — connecting everything to everything
Al Jady Platform connects each shipment to the demurrage schedule for its specific Saudi port, the supplier documents on file, and previous shipments on the same route for benchmarking.
Third: Engines — Intelligence, not reports
The daily brief summarises what must be done today sorted by cost impact, what needs attention this week, and what changed since yesterday.
Six engines, working in parallel.
Each engine has its own screen — visit any one to see today's status, drill into history, or tune thresholds.
Daily Intelligence Brief
What's urgent today, what needs attention, what changed — a daily brief sorted by priority, delivered to you by email or in-app.
Demurrage Countdown
Every active shipment shows its cumulative daily delay cost in SAR, and the hours and days remaining before demurrage starts.
Certificate Tracking
Conformity, origin, health, and halal certificates — with expiry alerts and ETA collision detection.
Shipment Risk Monitoring
Spot at-risk shipments before they cost you. Every shipment is flagged by status — in transit, in clearance, or delayed — so you act on what's exposed first.
Warehouse Module
A lightweight warehouse module: the warehouse manager tracks shipments on the way, prepares to receive them, marks them received, and adds notes on anything that comes up during receiving.
WhatsApp Updates (Soon)
Your team, drivers, and suppliers share shipment updates over WhatsApp — and everything lands in one place. No new app to learn.
Why a control tower?
A control tower gives the Saudi importer something the market did not offer before: complete visibility and proactive decision-making at the same time.
What a control tower delivers
- Import Risk Monitoring
- Unified visibility across all parties and systems
- Data translated into decisions, not reports
- Proactive alerts before the problem, not after
- Expected delays cost forecast
- Institutional memory that doesn't depend on individuals
- Logic built on the Saudi import ecosystem
API-first and built to connect.
Al Jady Platform is built on an API-first architecture hosted on Saudi infrastructure, designed to connect with the systems in the Saudi import ecosystem as integrations become available.
Integrations with ecosystem systems are planned and released progressively with our founding partners.
Questions Saudi importers ask
Straight answers about the import control tower, demurrage, and how Al Jady Platform fits your import operation.
What is an import control tower?
An import control tower is a single layer above your existing systems that gives a Saudi importer one screen for every shipment, supplier, and document — turning scattered data into decisions before delays become costs.
How does Al Jady Platform help me avoid demurrage?
Al Jady Platform counts down the free time on every shipment and alerts you in Arabic before demurrage starts, so you can act while the cost is still avoidable.
Is Al Jady Platform built for the Saudi market?
Yes. Al Jady Platform is built from inside the Saudi market — its demurrage logic models how Saudi ports bill free time, its alerts arrive in Arabic in-app or over emails or WhatsApp (coming soon), and its infrastructure is hosted inside the Kingdom.
Do I upload documents, or enter shipments manually?
Today you enter each shipment's details manually — supplier, ports, container, and expected dates — and Al Jady Platform tracks it from there.
Does Al Jady Platform replace my freight forwarder or ERP?
No. Al Jady Platform is the visibility and decision layer above your existing relationships and systems — it complements them, it doesn't replace them.
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