Case Study: Canal Barge Company achieves 96% faster requisitions and greater spend visibility with Procurify

How A Historic Company Reduced Requisition Time by 96% and Amplified Their Growth with Procurify

Canal Barge, a historic New Orleans–based marine transportation company serving refineries, Fortune 500 chemical and oil firms, and government clients, was struggling with slow, manual purchasing: spreadsheet approvals, duplicated invoice coding, physical POs, and thousands of line-item entries that left them roughly 30 days behind and with a 29‑day requisition cycle. The labor‑intensive process created delays, wasted time, and limited visibility into spending across vessels.

The company chose Procurify as a simpler alternative to complex systems and rolled it out in about one to six weeks, using support and internal training to onboard vessel teams. With Procurify and integrations like Amazon PunchOut and Lawson ERP, Canal Barge cut requisition cycle time by 96% (from 29 days to 1), gained real‑time spend visibility, reduced rogue spend through “catalog summits,” and is now expanding the platform to additional sites.

Canal Barge Company

Skye Durant

Director of Procurement