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Fixture Data
Fixture data is a record of charterparty agreements, typically collected by brokers or other market participants. The data records the vessel, the charterer, the cargo, the locations of load/discharge, and the rate agreed.
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Fixture data consists of recorded charterparty agreements, capturing the key commercial terms of a charter: the vessel, charterer, cargo, load/discharge locations, and the agreed rate. It reflects actual market transactions in the tanker, dry bulk, and other shipping segments.
Coverage
Patchwork completeness: No single provider captures all fixtures globally and many transactions go unreported or are kept confidential.
Specialist strength: Organisations with market focus (tend to have more comprehensive coverage in their niche, for example tanker specialists are more likely to have obtained a comprehensive view of their market.
Sources
Shipbrokers and intermediaries: Primary contributors, reporting fixtures they arrange.
Market participants: Traders, owners, and analysts may supply proprietary records.
Public disclosures: Select fixtures disclosed via press releases or exchange platforms.
Methodology
Data collection from systems and proprietary feeds.
Aggregation across multiple sources to improve breadth.
Normalisation of vessel names, charterer entities, cargo descriptions, and port codes.
Deduplication and reconciliation where overlapping reports exist.
Anonymisation or redaction applied when charterer confidentiality is contractually mandated.
Why This Data?
Real-Market Intelligence: Provides fact-based records of charter rates and cargo flows, essential for commodity-flow modelling and freight-rate analysis.
Commercial Detail: Offers more granular commercial terms than other data sources (e.g., lineup data), supporting pricing, benchmarking, and risk assessments.
Input to Analytics: Widely used by trading houses, hedge funds, and analytics platforms to calibrate supply-chain models and forecast freight market movements.