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Traceability

One timeline. One source of truth.

From the first commercial interaction to the final delivery of the cargo, every relevant event is organized automatically into a single operational timeline, so the answer to “where is this” is a screen instead of a chain of phone calls.

An international commodity transaction generates dozens of events, documents, approvals, compliance validations and logistics milestones across its life cycle. Without centralized traceability, the critical ones end up fragmented across e-mails, spreadsheets, messaging apps and several service providers at once.

Instead of chasing updates through multiple channels, brokers, buyers, sellers and authorized partners read the whole operation from one environment, where contracts, documentation, compliance, logistics and financial milestones stay permanently connected.

Operation #BX-2026-0417

The whole operation, as one vertical journey

Each milestone expands into the documents, approvals, logistics updates and participants behind it, without leaving this screen.

Overall progress
61%
stage 11 of 18
Current stage
Performance bond
with the supplier since 24 Jul
Estimated shipment
18 Aug
production window 25–35 days
Pending approvals
2
POP submission · SGS inspection
Active processCompleted stagePending actionCritical issue or delay

Contract created

02 Jul · 09:14 UTC
Detail

The operation record opens with commodity, volume, destination and Incoterm attached. Every event below is written against this record.

Owner
Broker · BREAIX desk
Documents
Quotation, commercial terms
Parties
Buyer, supplier, broker

LOI, ICPO and FCO exchanged

05–11 Jul
Detail

The commercial instruments move inside the Deal Room, each version filed rather than forwarded. The FCO is accepted and signed on 11 Jul.

Owner
Buyer and supplier
Documents
LOI v2.1, ICPO v1.3, FCO v1.0
Result
Offer accepted

Compliance review completed

08 Jul · 16:40 UTC
Detail

Buyer KYC verified, AML screening approved, due diligence closed and the issuing bank confirmed among the top 50. The deal earns the right to advance.

Owner
Compliance
Records
KYC / CIS, AML report
Result
Buyer approved

SPA signed and SBLC validated

15–22 Jul
Detail

Contract closed and the financial instrument confirmed via SWIFT. Payment security is established before any cargo is committed.

Owner
Broker · issuing bank
Documents
SPA v1.0, SBLC
Result
Payment guaranteed

Performance bond in issuance

24 Jul · in progress
Detail

The supplier is issuing the 2% performance bond that guarantees delivery. This is the stage the operation currently sits in, and the one every downstream date depends on.

Owner
Supplier
Instrument
Performance bond · 2%
Blocks
POP submission

POP submission (proof of product)

waiting on the previous stage
Detail

Proof of product is released once the bond is confirmed. Held rather than chased: the platform surfaces the dependency instead of leaving it in someone's inbox.

Owner
Supplier
Documents
POP, mill certificates
Next
Production window opens

Inspection and shipment

estimated 18 Aug
Detail

SGS inspection at loading, container allocation, vessel details, port operations and shipment confirmation, each one becoming a new event on this same timeline.

Owner
Inspection · logistics
Documents
Q&Q certificate, B/L
Route
Santos → Jebel Ali

Delivery and financial settlement

estimated Sep
Detail

Final delivery confirmation and MT103 settlement close the record, with the whole audit trail still attached to it, available months later when someone asks.

Owner
Bank · broker
Documents
Delivery confirmation, MT103
Result
Operation closed

Illustrative representation of the traceability module · operation and data are fictional, for demonstration · the structure follows the real model of commodity operations.

Real-time visibility

What every participant can identify instantly

Each transaction keeps an operational status that updates itself as activity happens:

  • Current negotiation stage
  • Pending actions
  • Approvals being waited on
  • Missing documentation
  • Completed milestones
  • Active participants
  • Recent activity
  • Next operational step

This is what removes the constant e-mails, the phone calls and the manual follow-ups.

Integrated logistics

Execution becomes an extension of the same timeline

As the negotiation moves into execution, the platform centralizes:

  • Container allocation
  • Vessel information
  • Port operations
  • Shipping schedule
  • Estimated departure
  • Estimated arrival
  • Cargo status
  • Inspection completion
  • Delivery milestones

Each logistics update automatically becomes a new event on the transaction history, end-to-end visibility across the supply chain.

Connected document history

Nothing disconnects from the operation

Every document exchanged stays permanently linked to the operational event it belongs to. Users reach instantly:

  • Original files
  • Updated versions
  • Approval history
  • Upload timestamps
  • Responsible users
  • Download history
  • Digital validation records

Each document keeps its contextual relation to contracts, negotiations, approvals and logistics activity, which is what makes retrieval immediate instead of archaeological.

Operational audit trail

Every interaction generates an immutable record

The system tracks automatically:

  • User access
  • Document modifications
  • Status changes
  • Contract updates
  • Approvals
  • File submissions
  • Communication history
  • Administrative actions

A reliable operational history, built for governance, compliance requirements and the audit that arrives months after the deal closed.

Global collaboration

Several organizations, one shared record

Brokers, buyers, producers, suppliers, logistics providers, inspection companies, financial institutions and compliance teams collaborate on the same transaction, each reaching only what their role permits, while every authorized interaction joins the shared operational history.

BrokersBuyersProducersLogisticsInspectionBanksCompliance

Everyone works from the same source of truth.

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