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Digital Shipping Line Platform
A shipping line's digital platform where customers get instant quotes, book containers, submit shipping instructions and track shipments.
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What this diagram shows
- Instant quotes replace email rate requests
- Shipping instructions feed the bill of lading automatically
- Tracking events come from terminals and vessels
Prompt used
Shipping line platform: customers use a web portal and API. A quote service prices routes from rate tables and surcharges. A booking service checks equipment and vessel space. A documentation service turns shipping instructions into draft bills of lading. A tracking service collects events from terminals (EDI) and vessel AIS. Invoices come from the billing system.
Mermaid code
C4Container
title Digital Shipping Line Platform
Person(cust, "Shipper / Forwarder", "Books and tracks cargo")
System_Boundary(sl, "Shipping Line Platform") {
Container(web, "Customer Portal and API", "React + REST", "Quotes, bookings, tracking")
Container(quote, "Quote Service", "Java", "Rates and surcharges")
Container(book, "Booking Service", "Java", "Space and equipment")
Container(docs, "Documentation Service", "Java", "Shipping instructions, B/L")
Container(track, "Tracking Service", "Go", "Container events")
ContainerDb(db, "Operations DB", "PostgreSQL", "Bookings and events")
}
System_Ext(term, "Terminals", "EDI status messages")
System_Ext(ais, "AIS Provider", "Vessel positions")
System_Ext(bill, "Billing System", "Invoices")
Rel(cust, web, "Uses")
Rel(web, quote, "Get quote")
Rel(web, book, "Book")
Rel(web, docs, "Submit instructions")
Rel(web, track, "Track")
Rel(track, term, "Receives events")
Rel(track, ais, "Vessel positions")
Rel(book, db, "Reads/writes")
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