Chartering tools
The numbers behind a fixture, open to anyone preparing a cargo. Every tool ends with the same step: send the figures to the desk and get a real indication.
Voyage distance and time
Nautical miles between any two of 3,807 ports along the real shipping lanes, days at 10, 12, 14 knots plus port time.
Enquiry builder
The full 23-point chartering enquiry in five steps, with a broker-style recap for e-mail or WhatsApp.
Laytime and demurrage
Allowed against used time; demurrage or despatch at the agreed rates.
Stowage and CBM
Volume of units, whether a parcel fits a hold, weight-or-measure freight.
Freight per ton and lumpsum
Convert between rate per metric ton and lumpsum, net of commissions.
Glossary
25 chartering, laytime, freight and vessel terms in plain words.
Charter parties and terms
GENCON, SYNACOMEX, Incoterms and the types of cargo ships.
All results are indicative. Charter party terms, statements of facts and the actual vessel decide the figures in a fixture.