diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
index 3f696bc6b..846fd2c9a 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface BookingListFilterOptions {
   serviceTypeId?: string;
   cargoTypeId?: string;
   freightType?: string;
+  bookingType?: string;
   tradeDirection?: string;
   paymentCurrency?: string;
   paymentStatus?: string;
@@ -737,6 +738,11 @@ export class BookingsRepository extends BaseRepository<Booking> {
         freightType: options.freightType,
       });
     }
+    if (options.bookingType) {
+      qb.andWhere('booking.bookingType = :bookingType', {
+        bookingType: options.bookingType,
+      });
+    }
     if (options.createdFrom) {
       qb.andWhere('booking.created_at >= :createdFrom', {
         createdFrom: options.createdFrom,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
index ac639a4bd..e3d882baa 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@ export class BookingsService {
       serviceTypeId: filter.serviceTypeId,
       cargoTypeId: filter.cargoTypeId,
       freightType: filter.freightType,
+      bookingType: filter.bookingType,
       tradeDirection: filter.tradeDirection,
       paymentCurrency: filter.paymentCurrency,
       paymentStatus: filter.paymentStatus,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/entities/booking.entity.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/entities/booking.entity.ts
index 4b033bab5..cf0ca76f6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/entities/booking.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/entities/booking.entity.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ export class Booking extends BaseEntity {
   @Column({ name: 'contract_route_id', type: 'uuid', nullable: true })
   contractRouteId?: string | null;
 
+  /** Booking origin: ONE_TIME (single-shipment) or GENERAL_CONTRACT (drawdown). */
+  @Column({ name: 'booking_type', type: 'varchar', length: 20, default: 'ONE_TIME' })
+  bookingType!: string;
+
   /** Denormalized contract kind (ONE_TIME | GENERAL) for the single-active-booking index. */
   @Column({ name: 'contract_kind', type: 'varchar', length: 20, nullable: true })
   contractKind?: string | null;
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
index e7e567c7a..1e7d1e280 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ import ContractClearanceListPage from "./pages/contracts/ContractClearanceListPa
 import ContractClearanceDetailPage from "./pages/contracts/ContractClearanceDetailPage";
 import GlDjiboutiClearanceListPage from "./pages/contracts/GlDjiboutiClearanceListPage";
 import GlClearanceDetailPage from "./pages/contracts/GlClearanceDetailPage";
-import ShipmentRequestsPage from "./pages/contracts/ShipmentRequestsPage";
-import ShipmentRequestDetailPage from "./pages/contracts/ShipmentRequestDetailPage";
+// Hidden for now — Shipment Requests pages disabled (imports kept commented).
+// import ShipmentRequestsPage from "./pages/contracts/ShipmentRequestsPage";
+// import ShipmentRequestDetailPage from "./pages/contracts/ShipmentRequestDetailPage";
 import GlCreateBookingForm from "./components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm";
 import DocumentClearanceDetailPage from "./pages/bookings/DocumentClearanceDetailPage";
 import CustomerDetailPage from "./pages/customers/CustomerDetailPage";
@@ -178,12 +179,13 @@ const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[] => [
           FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.clearanceEtActions,
         ],
       },
-      {
-        label: "Shipment Requests",
-        href: "/dashboard/shipment-requests",
-        icon: <Send />,
-        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking,
-      },
+      // Hidden for now — Shipment Requests nav item disabled.
+      // {
+      //   label: "Shipment Requests",
+      //   href: "/dashboard/shipment-requests",
+      //   icon: <Send />,
+      //   permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking,
+      // },
       {
         label: "GL Djibouti Clearance",
         href: "/dashboard/gl-djibouti/clearance",
@@ -672,6 +674,7 @@ const App = () => {
             </RequirePermission>
           }
         />
+        {/* Hidden for now — Shipment Requests pages disabled.
         <Route
           path="shipment-requests"
           element={
@@ -692,6 +695,7 @@ const App = () => {
             </RequirePermission>
           }
         />
+        */}
         {/* GL (Path B) contract clearance review hub */}
         <Route
           path="contracts/clearance"
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/BookingRequestsPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/BookingRequestsPage.tsx
index d61a47139..e45d64c50 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/BookingRequestsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/BookingRequestsPage.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Button,
   Card,
   Group,
+  Select,
   Stack,
   Tabs,
   Text,
@@ -30,17 +31,12 @@ import { BookingActionsMenu } from "@/components/bookings/BookingActionsMenu";
 import { BookingApprovalProgressCell } from "@/components/bookings/BookingApprovalProgressCell";
 import { BookingPriorityBadge } from "@/components/bookings/BookingPriorityBadge";
 import { BookingStatusBadge } from "@/components/bookings/BookingStatusBadge";
-import {
-  BookingStatusTabs,
-  type BookingStatusTabKey,
-} from "@/components/bookings/BookingStatusTabs";
+// BookingStatusTabs / Operations* queues removed — replaced by booking-kind tabs.
 import { BookingTableEmpty } from "@/components/bookings/BookingTableEmpty";
-import { OperationsBookingQueue } from "@/components/bookings/OperationsBookingQueue";
-import { OperationsScheduledBookings } from "@/components/bookings/OperationsScheduledBookings";
 import { bookingTable } from "@/components/bookings/booking-ui.styles";
 import { KpiStrip, PageContainer, PageHeader } from "@/components/page";
 import { AllocateBookingWizard } from "@/components/trainScheduling/AllocateBookingWizard";
-import { BOOKING_LIST_TABS } from "@/features/bookings/booking-status.config";
+import { BOOKING_STATUS_STYLES } from "@/features/bookings/booking-status.config";
 import { toBookingListRow } from "@/features/bookings/mapBookingListRow";
 import {
   useBookingDetail,
@@ -57,11 +53,29 @@ import {
   type ColumnDef,
 } from "@edr/ui-common";
 
-function getStatusesForTab(tab: BookingStatusTabKey): string | undefined {
-  const match = BOOKING_LIST_TABS.find((t) => t.key === tab);
-  if (!match?.statuses?.length) return undefined;
-  return match.statuses.join(",");
-}
+/** The two booking-kind tabs: one-time vs general-contract bookings. */
+type BookingKindTab = "ONE_TIME" | "GENERAL_CONTRACT";
+
+const BOOKING_KIND_TABS: { value: BookingKindTab; label: string }[] = [
+  { value: "ONE_TIME", label: "One-time booking" },
+  { value: "GENERAL_CONTRACT", label: "General booking" },
+];
+
+/** Status options for the filter select — built from the shared status styles. */
+const STATUS_OPTIONS = Object.entries(BOOKING_STATUS_STYLES).map(
+  ([value, { label }]) => ({ value, label }),
+);
+
+const TRADE_DIRECTION_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: "IMPORT", label: "Import" },
+  { value: "EXPORT", label: "Export" },
+  { value: "DOMESTIC", label: "Domestic" },
+];
+
+const FREIGHT_TYPE_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: "CONTAINER", label: "Container" },
+  { value: "BULK", label: "Bulk" },
+];
 
 function formatDate(value: string | null | undefined): string {
   if (!value) return "—";
@@ -75,14 +89,16 @@ function formatDate(value: string | null | undefined): string {
       });
 }
 
-type OperationsSubTab = "ready" | "scheduled";
-
 export default function BookingRequestsPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { pagination, setPagination } = usePagination({ pageSize: 10 });
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<BookingStatusTabKey>("all");
-  const [operationsSubTab, setOperationsSubTab] = useState<OperationsSubTab>("ready");
+  // Booking-kind tabs (one-time vs general contract) replace the old status tabs.
+  const [kindTab, setKindTab] = useState<BookingKindTab>("ONE_TIME");
+  // Per-tab filter selects (each nullable = "all").
+  const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [directionFilter, setDirectionFilter] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [freightTypeFilter, setFreightTypeFilter] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [allocateOpen, setAllocateOpen] = useState(false);
   const [allocateIds, setAllocateIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const suppressRowClickRef = useRef(false);
@@ -93,47 +109,26 @@ export default function BookingRequestsPage() {
     }, 400);
   }, []);
 
-  const tabStatuses = getStatusesForTab(activeTab);
-  const isOperationsTab = activeTab === "operations";
-
   const filter: BookingListFilter = useMemo(() => {
-    if (isOperationsTab) {
-      if (operationsSubTab === "ready") {
-        return {
-          page: 1,
-          pageSize: 100,
-          statuses: "PAID",
-          assignedToSchedule: "false",
-          sortBy: "createdAt",
-          sortOrder: "DESC",
-          tab: activeTab,
-        };
-      }
-      return {
-        page: 1,
-        pageSize: 100,
-        statuses: "PAID",
-        schedulingStatuses: "SCHEDULED,DISPATCHED",
-        sortBy: "scheduledDate",
-        sortOrder: "ASC",
-        tab: activeTab,
-      };
-    }
     return {
       page: pagination.pageIndex + 1,
       pageSize: pagination.pageSize,
       sortBy: "createdAt",
       sortOrder: "DESC",
-      tab: activeTab,
-      ...(tabStatuses ? { statuses: tabStatuses } : {}),
+      // React Query cache key per kind tab.
+      tab: kindTab,
+      bookingType: kindTab,
+      ...(statusFilter ? { statuses: statusFilter } : {}),
+      ...(directionFilter ? { tradeDirection: directionFilter } : {}),
+      ...(freightTypeFilter ? { freightType: freightTypeFilter } : {}),
     };
   }, [
-    isOperationsTab,
-    operationsSubTab,
     pagination.pageIndex,
     pagination.pageSize,
-    activeTab,
-    tabStatuses,
+    kindTab,
+    statusFilter,
+    directionFilter,
+    freightTypeFilter,
   ]);
 
   const { data, isLoading, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useBookingList(filter);
@@ -171,18 +166,6 @@ export default function BookingRequestsPage() {
     void refetchSummary();
   }, [refetch, refetchSummary]);
 
-  const handleAllocateFromQueue = useCallback(
-    (ids: string[]) => {
-      const selected = rows.filter((b) => ids.includes(b.id));
-      const sorted = [...selected].sort(
-        (a, b) => (b.priorityScore ?? 0) - (a.priorityScore ?? 0),
-      );
-      setAllocateIds(sorted.map((b) => b.id));
-      setAllocateOpen(true);
-    },
-    [rows],
-  );
-
   const handleRowClick = useCallback(
     (row: BookingListRow) => {
       if (suppressRowClickRef.current) return;
@@ -356,6 +339,8 @@ export default function BookingRequestsPage() {
             ]}
           />
 
+          {/* Status tabs replaced by booking-kind tabs (one-time / general). The
+              old BookingStatusTabs is commented out — status is now a filter select.
           <BookingStatusTabs
             active={activeTab}
             onChange={(tab) => {
@@ -364,73 +349,97 @@ export default function BookingRequestsPage() {
             }}
             counts={tabCounts}
           />
+          */}
+
+          <Tabs
+            value={kindTab}
+            onChange={(value) => {
+              setKindTab((value as BookingKindTab) ?? "ONE_TIME");
+              setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
+            }}
+          >
+            <Tabs.List>
+              {BOOKING_KIND_TABS.map((t) => (
+                <Tabs.Tab key={t.value} value={t.value}>
+                  {t.label}
+                </Tabs.Tab>
+              ))}
+            </Tabs.List>
+          </Tabs>
 
           <Card p={0}>
             <Stack gap={0}>
               <Box px="md" pt="md" pb="sm" w="100%">
-                <Group justify="space-between" gap="md" wrap="wrap">
-                  <TextInput
-                    placeholder="Search reference or customer…"
-                    leftSection={<Search size={18} />}
-                    value={query}
-                    onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
-                    rightSection={
-                      query && (
-                        <ActionIcon
-                          size="sm"
-                          color="gray"
-                          radius="md"
-                          variant="transparent"
-                          onClick={() => setQuery("")}
-                        >
-                          <X size={16} />
-                        </ActionIcon>
-                      )
-                    }
-                    style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: "200px" }}
-                    radius="lg"
-                  />
-                  <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-                    {total} record{total !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
-                  </Text>
-                </Group>
+                <Stack gap="sm">
+                  <Group justify="space-between" gap="md" wrap="wrap">
+                    <TextInput
+                      placeholder="Search reference or customer…"
+                      leftSection={<Search size={18} />}
+                      value={query}
+                      onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+                      rightSection={
+                        query && (
+                          <ActionIcon
+                            size="sm"
+                            color="gray"
+                            radius="md"
+                            variant="transparent"
+                            onClick={() => setQuery("")}
+                          >
+                            <X size={16} />
+                          </ActionIcon>
+                        )
+                      }
+                      style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: "200px" }}
+                      radius="lg"
+                    />
+                    <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+                      {total} record{total !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Group gap="sm" wrap="wrap">
+                    <Select
+                      placeholder="All statuses"
+                      data={STATUS_OPTIONS}
+                      value={statusFilter}
+                      onChange={(v) => {
+                        setStatusFilter(v);
+                        setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
+                      }}
+                      clearable
+                      searchable
+                      radius="lg"
+                      style={{ minWidth: 200 }}
+                    />
+                    <Select
+                      placeholder="All directions"
+                      data={TRADE_DIRECTION_OPTIONS}
+                      value={directionFilter}
+                      onChange={(v) => {
+                        setDirectionFilter(v);
+                        setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
+                      }}
+                      clearable
+                      radius="lg"
+                      style={{ minWidth: 170 }}
+                    />
+                    <Select
+                      placeholder="All freight types"
+                      data={FREIGHT_TYPE_OPTIONS}
+                      value={freightTypeFilter}
+                      onChange={(v) => {
+                        setFreightTypeFilter(v);
+                        setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
+                      }}
+                      clearable
+                      radius="lg"
+                      style={{ minWidth: 170 }}
+                    />
+                  </Group>
+                </Stack>
               </Box>
 
-              {isOperationsTab ? (
-                <Box px="md" pb="md">
-                  <Stack gap="md">
-                    <Tabs
-                      value={operationsSubTab}
-                      onChange={(value) =>
-                        setOperationsSubTab((value as OperationsSubTab) ?? "ready")
-                      }
-                    >
-                      <Tabs.List>
-                        <Tabs.Tab value="ready">Ready to allocate</Tabs.Tab>
-                        <Tabs.Tab value="scheduled">On train / scheduled</Tabs.Tab>
-                      </Tabs.List>
-                    </Tabs>
-                    {isError ? (
-                      <BookingTableEmpty
-                        isError
-                        hasSearch={false}
-                        onRetry={handleRefresh}
-                      />
-                    ) : operationsSubTab === "ready" ? (
-                      <OperationsBookingQueue
-                        bookings={rows}
-                        isLoading={isLoading}
-                        onAllocate={handleAllocateFromQueue}
-                      />
-                    ) : (
-                      <OperationsScheduledBookings
-                        bookings={rows}
-                        isLoading={isLoading}
-                      />
-                    )}
-                  </Stack>
-                </Box>
-              ) : showEmpty ? (
+              {showEmpty ? (
                 <Box px="md" pb="md">
                   <BookingTableEmpty
                     isError={isError}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/bookings.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/bookings.service.ts
index bcc30a1fc..fe788b2aa 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/bookings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/bookings.service.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export interface BookingListFilter {
   // customerId?: string;
   companyId?: string;
   freightType?: string;
+  /** ONE_TIME | GENERAL_CONTRACT — the booking-kind tab filter. */
+  bookingType?: string;
   tradeDirection?: string;
   paymentCurrency?: string;
   page?: number;
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ export const bookingsService = {
       if (filter.pageSize != null) params.pageSize = filter.pageSize;
       if (filter.companyId) params.companyId = filter.companyId;
       if (filter.freightType) params.freightType = filter.freightType;
+      if (filter.bookingType) params.bookingType = filter.bookingType;
       if (filter.tradeDirection) params.tradeDirection = filter.tradeDirection;
       if (filter.paymentCurrency) params.paymentCurrency = filter.paymentCurrency;
     }
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ export const bookingsService = {
       if (filter.assignedToSchedule) params.assignedToSchedule = filter.assignedToSchedule;
       if (filter.companyId) params.companyId = filter.companyId;
       if (filter.freightType) params.freightType = filter.freightType;
+      if (filter.bookingType) params.bookingType = filter.bookingType;
       if (filter.tradeDirection) params.tradeDirection = filter.tradeDirection;
       if (filter.paymentCurrency) params.paymentCurrency = filter.paymentCurrency;
     }