Shipping Market Data
The shipping datanumbers you need to gauge markets,
ready to seize opportunities as the shipping markets move.
Shifting Trade Flows Create New Opportunities Every Day
Shipping insights are essential for understanding the complexities of buying, selling, and moving goods profitably—and now sustainably—from origin to consumer. This hub is your go-to resource for comprehensive maritime shipping data and analysis. Did you know that over 80% of global trade by volume travels by sea? Our powerful shipping data solutions equip shipping industries, traders, and investors to confidently navigate the global shipping industry.
As environmental regulations tighten, economic growth accelerates, and fuel prices fluctuate, trade flows are undergoing significant shifts. With over 765 meticulously crafted freight rate assessments across categories like containers, tankers, dry freight, dry bulk, and marine fuels, we deliver the transparency and accuracy needed to make informed decisions in a volatile shipping market.
Our Impact, by the Numbers
765+
Daily freight rate assessments across tankers, dry bulk, and containers
1st
To market with dynamic & alternative fuel base rates
22
Unique and composite freight rate indexes connecting 6 continents
6
Tanker assessments listed as the basis for exchange-traded derivative contract settlements
Sector Coverage Across the World
Tankers
Tankers delivers the numbers you need to gauge your shipping markets, your competition, and your future potential.
Dry Bulk
Dry Freight delivers the numbers you need to gauge your shipping markets, your competition, and your future potential.
Containers
Containers delivers the numbers you need to gauge your shipping markets, your competition, and your future potential.
Marine Fuels
Find the essential Marine Fuels data within the Shipping Market Data package.
Product Features
Our price data helps you keep up with moving markets, confidently negotiate contracts, manage risk, and develop your trade and investment strategies.
Professionals across the shipping industry trust our shipping data every day.
Access Prices for Precise Actions
Platts Price Benchmarks and Key Assessments
We’re at the Forefront of Changing Markets
Shipping and the Energy Transition
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is targeting a 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the global fleet by 2050, when compared with 2008 levels.
To help our clients in their sustainability efforts, we have been assessing new areas of the shipping market to bring transparency and information you can act upon.
Market coverage includes:
- Carbon accounted freight
- LNG Bunker fuel Rotterdam assessments
- Newcastlemax dry bulk ships using LNG bunker fuel
- Methanol bunker fuel
- Dirty tanker and dry bulk Time Charter Equivalents for scrubber fitted and non-scrubber fitted vessels
Market Data by Vessel Type and Marine Fuel
Data & Distribution
Get the edge in today’s global markets with our Essential Intelligence® delivered through the providers and platforms which suit you.
API Solutions
Cloud
Data Feed
Desktop & Mobile
PLATTS PRICE ASSESSMENTS
Methodology
S&P Global Commodity Insights methodologies bring consistency and robustness to our price assessments through principles and parameters that guide our market specialists at every stage of the process.
Why this Product?
Unparalleled Experience
For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts freight rate assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and shipping insights, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.
Benchmark Prices
With 250+ Platts benchmarks, we're the industry standard for pricing negotiations and contracts. Our proven credibility in shipping market analysis spans established and emerging shipping industries.
Robust Methodology
Our robust methodology guarantees shipping market data integrity with stringent quality controls, diverse sources, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles. We openly publish methodologies and freight rate assessments to foster trust.
Data Your Way
Gain access to our essential shipping industry trends and intelligence direct and from multiple providers – from the established to the cutting edge – all via multiple platforms that can give you a decisive edge in today's global shipping industry.
Pricing Experts
Globally, our extensive pricing experts, dedicated to each commodity, ensure pricing and methodology accuracy that reflects the nuances and complexities of the shipping markets, offering invaluable shipping insights to clients.
Independent Source
Platts offers an independent and unbiased view. Our commitment to impartiality ensures that our shipping insights and assessments are trusted by the shipping industries.
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