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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Foreign currency translation

Foreign currency translation

The Group follows U.S. GAAP for both the translation and remeasurement of balance sheet and income statement items into U.S. Dollars. For those business units that operate in a local currency functional environment, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the end of the period; revenue and expenses are translated using average exchange rates in effect during each period. Resulting translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of accumulated comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. For those business units that operate in a U.S. Dollar functional environment, foreign currency assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the end of the period except for nonmonetary assets and capital accounts, which are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are generally translated at monthly exchange rates which approximate average exchange rates in effect during each year, except for those expenses related to balance sheet amounts that are remeasured at historical exchange rates. For the six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, all the Group’s functional currency is the U.S. Dollar.

Uses of estimates

Uses of estimates

In preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on information as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements Significant accounting estimates required to be made by management include, but are not limited to revenue recognition, the allowance for credit losses of accounts receivable, useful lives and assessment for impairment of long-lived assets, fair value of the notes and warrants well as share-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks and on hand, which includes deposits with original maturities of three months or less with commercial banks.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at original invoiced amount less an estimated allowance for credit losses. On November 1, 2022, the Group adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” Topic 326): Measurement on Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, including certain subsequent amendments, transitional guidance and other interpretive guidance within ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU 2019-11, ASU 2020-02 and ASU 2020-03 (collectively, including ASU 2016-13, “ASC 326”). ASC 326 introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, which replaces the previous incurred loss impairment model. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Group’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Group’s estimation of allowance for credit losses considers factors such as historical credit loss experience, age of receivable balances, current market conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, as well as an assessment of receivables due from specific identifiable counterparties to determine whether these receivables are considered at risk or uncollectible. The Group evaluates its accounts receivable for expected credit losses on a regular basis. The Group maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its accounts receivable to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Group considers factors in assessing the collectability of its receivables, such as the age of the amounts due, the customer’s payment history, credit-worthiness and other specific circumstances related to the accounts. The Group adjusts the allowance percentage periodically when there are significant differences between estimated bad debts and actual bad debts. If there is strong evidence indicating that the accounts receivable is likely to be unrecoverable, the Group also makes specific allowance in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. No credit losses were recorded as of April 30, 2026 and October 31, 2025, respectively.

Prepayments, prepaid expenses and other assets

Prepayments, prepaid expenses and other assets

Prepayments, prepaid expenses and other assets primarily consist of prepayments for fuel and other costs, prepayments for keyman insurance, which are presented net of allowance for credit losses. These balances are unsecured and are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired.

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value of financial instruments

ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

  Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
     
  Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
     
  Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable.

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, prepayments, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payables, balances with related parties, and other current liabilities, approximate their fair values because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term loans approximate fair values as the related interest rates currently offered by financial institutions for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities.

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition

The Group is an international operator of comprehensive ocean transportation services. On November 1, 2019, the Group adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606 using the modified retrospective approach. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the Group applies the following steps:

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

The Group primarily derives its freight revenue from voyage contracts and provides vessel services.

In accordance with ASC 606, the Group evaluates whether our businesses themselves promise to transfer services to the customer (as the principal) or to arrange for services to be provided by another party (as the agent) using a control model. Based on the evaluation of the control model, the Group determined that the Group is the principal to the transaction for voyage contracts and the related revenue from voyage contracts is recognized on a gross basis based on the transfer of control to the customer. The Group’s vessel service contracts engage in certain transactions wherein the Group act as an agent of ship owners. Revenue from these transactions is recorded on a net basis. Net revenue includes billings to customers less third-party charges, including transportation or handling costs, fees, commissions and taxes and duties.

Revenue from voyage contracts

Under a voyage contract, the Group is engaged to provide the transportation of cargo between specific ports in return for an ocean freight payment at an agreed upon freight per ton of cargo. The Group’s voyage contracts generally do not contain cancellation provisions. A voyage is deemed to commence when a vessel is available for loading and is deemed to end upon the completion of the discharge of the cargo. For the voyage contracts, the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Group’s performance over the voyage period because of the continuous service to the customer. Customers receive the benefit of our services as the goods are transported from one location to another. If the Group is unable to complete delivery to the final location, another entity would not need to reperform the transportation service already performed. As control transfers over time, the Group recognizes revenue ratably from port of loading to when the charterer’s cargo is discharged based on the relative transit time completed in each reporting period. For the unfinished voyages, the Group estimates the percentage of completion based on voyage days completed and total estimated voyage days. Estimated losses on voyages are provided for in full at the time such losses become evident. Voyage expense and other ocean transportation operating costs are charged to operating costs as incurred.

Revenue from vessel services

The Group contracts with various customers to carry out vessel services for vessels as agents for and on behalf of ship owners. These services include lease of vessels on behalf of the ship owners and commercial management. As the operator of the vessels, the Group undertakes to use its best endeavors to provide the agreed vessel services as agents for and on behalf of the ship owners and to protect and promote the interest of the ship owners in all matters relating to the provision of services. Most of the vessel service agreements have a term of less than one year and are typically billed on a monthly basis. The vessel service revenue is recorded on a net basis. Net revenue includes billings to customers, net of voyage operating expenses incurred. The Group transfers control of the service to the customer and satisfies its performance obligation over the term of the contract, and therefore recognized revenue over the term of the contracts.

Revenue from others

In February 2025, the Group began to provide technology consulting services related to onboard carbon capture technologies. The majority of the technology consulting contracts have a short term of up to one year and are typically billed in advance. Technology consulting revenue is recognized at the point in time when the required technical or feasibility assessments are delivered to the customers for their intended use, as control is transferred so that the customer can direct the use and obtain the associated benefits and the Group has an enforceable right to payment of its fees.

Contract balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Accounts receivable represents amounts invoiced and revenues recognized prior to invoicing when the Group has satisfied the Group’s performance obligation and has the unconditional rights to payment. Contract liabilities are reflected as advance from customers on the consolidated balance sheet. Contract liabilities relate to payments received in advance of completion of performance obligations under a contract. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue upon the fulfillment of performance obligations. As of April 30, 2026 and October 31, 2025, the advances from customers amounted to $8,045,440 and $7,427,910, respectively. The Group expects to recognize the entire contract liabilities as of April 30, 2026 as revenue in the next 12 months.

For the six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, the disaggregation of revenue is as follows:

   April 30,
2026
   April 30,
2025
 
         
Ocean freight revenue  $136,933,232   $98,993,119 
Vessel services revenue and others   519,246    422,840 
Total  $137,452,478   $99,415,959 
Operating leases

Operating leases

The Group adopted Topic 842 on November 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective transition approach. The Group has lease contracts for shipping and office space under operating leases. The Group determines whether an arrangement constitutes a lease and records lease liabilities and right-of-use assets on its consolidated balance sheets at lease commencement. The Group measures its lease liabilities based on the present value of the total lease payments not yet paid discounted based on the more readily determinable of the rate implicit in the lease or its incremental borrowing rate, which is the estimated rate the Group would be required to pay for a collateralized borrowing equal to the total lease payments over the term of the lease. The Group estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on an analysis of weighted average interest rate. The Group measures right-of-use assets based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, and initial direct costs it incurs under the lease. The Group begins recognizing lease expense when the lessor makes the underlying asset available to the Group.

For leases with lease term less than one year (short-term leases), the Group records operating lease expense in its consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term and records variable lease payments as incurred.

Income taxes

Income taxes

The Group accounts for current income taxes in accordance with the laws of the relevant tax authorities. Deferred income taxes are recognized when temporary differences exist between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period including the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. No significant penalties or interest relating to income taxes were incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025. All of the tax returns of the Company’s subsidiaries in Singapore remain subject to examination by the tax authorities for four years from the date of filing.

Loss per share

Loss per share

The Group computes earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares have the same rights in dividend, Therefore, basic and diluted loss per share is the same for both classes of ordinary shares. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential Ordinary Shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. For the six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, there were no dilutive shares.

Related parties

Related parties

Related parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence, such as a family member or relative, shareholder, or a related corporation.

Concentrations of risks

Concentrations of risks

a. Significant customers

For the fiscal six months ended April 30, 2026, two customers accounted for approximately 14% and 11% of the Group’s total revenues, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2025, one customer accounted for approximately 19% of the Group’s total revenues. As of April 30, 2026, one customer accounted for approximately 39% of the Group’s accounts receivable. As of October 31, 2025, two customers accounted for approximately 16% and 12% of the Group’s accounts receivable, respectively.

b. Significant suppliers

For the six months ended April 30, 2026, one related-party supplier accounted for approximately 31% of the Group’s total purchases. For the six months ended April 30, 2025, one related-party supplier accounted for approximately 23% of the Group’s total purchases. As of April 30, 2026, four third-party suppliers accounted for approximately 39%, 32%, 16% and 13% of the Group’s total accounts payable, respectively. As of October 31, 2025, three suppliers accounted for approximately 33%, 31% and 19% of the Group’s total accounts payable, respectively. 

c. Cash and cash equivalents

The Group maintains cash and cash equivalents with various financial institutions in Singapore and management believes these financial institutions are high credit quality. As of April 30, 2026 and October 31, 2025, we held cash and cash equivalents of $16,904,069 and $9,723,474, respectively, at major financial institutions in Singapore where there is a 100,000 Singapore Dollar (approximately $78,505) deposit insurance limit for a legal entity’s aggregated balance at each bank. As of April 30, 2026 the total insured balance was approximately $135,252.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements 

The Group considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740). The ASU requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is also permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. Once adopted, this ASU will result in additional disclosures. The Group does not expect the adoption of ASU-2023-09 will have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220-40): Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (“ASU 2024-03”). This update requires, among other things, more detailed disclosure about types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions such as cost of sales and selling, general, and administrative expenses, and is intended to improve the disclosures about an entity’s expenses including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The FASB issued ASU 2024-03 on November 4, 2024. ASU 2024-03 states that the amendments are effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Following the issuance of ASU 2024-03, the FASB was asked to clarify the initial effective date for entities that do not have an annual reporting period that ends on December 31 (referred to as non-calendar year-end entities). Because of how the effective date guidance was written, a non-calendar year-end entity may have concluded that it would be required to initially adopt the disclosure requirements in ASU 2024-03 in an interim reporting period, rather than in an annual reporting period. he FASB’s intent in the basis for conclusions of ASU 2024-03 is clear that all public business entities should initially adopt the disclosure requirements in the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-04, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2025-04 revises the definition of the term performance condition for share-based consideration payable to a customer to incorporate conditions that are based on the volume or monetary amount of a customer’s purchases or potential purchases. ASU 2025-04 also eliminates the policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur for awards with service conditions. ASU 2025-04 also clarifies that ASC 606 variable consideration guidance does not apply to share-based payments to customers; instead, vesting probability should be assessed solely under ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. ASU 2025-04 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-04 may be applied on either a modified retrospective basis or on a retrospective basis. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. ASU 2025-05 amends ASC 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, and introduces a practical expedient available for all entities and an accounting policy election available for all entities, other than public business entities, that elect the practical expedient. These changes apply to the estimation of expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue Recognition. Under the practical expedient, entities may assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged for the remaining life of the asset when developing reasonable and supportable forecasts. This simplifies the estimation process for short-term financial assets. ASU 2025-05 is effective for the Company’s annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2025-05 should be applied on a prospective basis. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.  

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities to establish authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by business entities. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2028, though early adoption is permitted. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvement. ASU 2025-11 is intended to improve the navigability of required interim disclosures and clarify when that guidance is applicable, and also to provide additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods. ASU 2025-11 is effective for public business entities for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements. ASU 2025-12 makes thirty-three incremental improvements to generally accepted accounting principles. ASU 2025-12 is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Group is currently assessing the impact this standard will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Group does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Group’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.