CanalClear is building direct electronic filing with canal authorities worldwide. Today we validate and prepare. Soon we submit, track, and resubmit on your behalf — automatically.
| Today (CanalClear) |
With Direct Filing | Ship Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validate & prepare filing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Submit to authority | ✗ manual | ✓ automatic | ✓ |
| Real-time submission status | ✗ | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Rejection handling & resubmit | ✗ | ✓ automatic | Manual |
| Cost per transit | from $399/mo | from $399/mo | $2,000–$5,000+ |
CanalClear already validates and prepares every filing. The only remaining step is walking to the window and handing it over. Direct filing automates that step.
Today: download the validated PDF from CanalClear, log into the authority portal, navigate to the right section, upload, submit. With direct filing: click Send. That's it. The rest is handled.
Authority portals rarely confirm receipt immediately. Direct integration polls the authority system and surfaces status in CanalClear — accepted, pending, or rejected — so you're not checking your inbox and hoping.
Rejections happen. An ISPS level field missing, a tonnage figure in the wrong format. Direct filing parses the rejection reason, corrects the issue, and resubmits — all before you've had your morning coffee.
Unlike a ship agent who charges $2,000–$5,000 per transit just to handle paperwork, direct filing is included in your CanalClear plan. Same monthly rate, zero manual intervention required.
Every authority has a filing window — 96h for Panama, 72h for Suez, 48h for Turkish VTS dangerous cargo. Direct filing submits at the optimal time within each window, not at the last minute.
Every submission, acknowledgement, rejection, and resubmission is logged with timestamps. If a PSC inspector asks for filing history, you export it in 30 seconds — no more email archaeology.
Tell us which authorities matter most for your fleet. We're prioritising development based on demand — the waterways with the most waitlist signups ship first.
We'll reach out as soon as direct filing is ready for your selected authorities. The waterways with the most signups ship first — so share this page with your operations team.