Next-gen Freight Analytics

Combine oil & gas tanker fundamentals and freight pricing data to make the best commercial decisions.
Freight Market Outlook

Helping to shape the future of energy freight market

We’re committed to bringing market transparency to all energy freight participants thanks to the most innovative set of data available in the market today.

Bringing data accuracy to everyday operations is one of the most significant ways to contribute to industry efficiency.

This is why we take pride in the unique combination of freight fundamentals, pricing data and Freight Market Outlook, all in one view, helping to future-proof energy freight market one data point at a time.

Key features
Tanker fundamentals
Freight pricing
Freight Market Outlook
The big picture analysis

Infer freight market sentiment from tonne-miles and fleet distribution data. Vortexa’s tonne-mile demand figures are delivered daily – at the highest frequency available in the market.

Freight pricing

Current and historical Worldscale, $/ton and TCE ($/day) alongside freight supply and demand metrics. Couple with fundamentals data for quick reference guide to freight behaviour on 39 key routes.

Freight Market Outlook

For the first time market participants can predict with 82% accuracy which direction Baltic Exchange freight rate assessments will move in the next four working days with Freight Market Outlook.

Key features
Risk mitigation
Vessel availability
Fixtures
Planning a profitable voyage

View congestion at port, terminal and berth level to minimise potential demurrage costs when planning your voyage. Utilise Windward Risk Rating filter to determine vessel exposure to sanctions.

Actionable intelligence

Make use of the most dynamic historical vessel availability data in the market, allowing to put real-time availability data in context and make more confident chartering decisions or support your freight rate negotiation.

Competitor intelligence

Explore fixtures for the latest deals done in the market with added flexibility to filter by charterers and shipowners.

Seamless data integration into your existing systems
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Web application
Access best-in-class UX in our cloud-based platform.
Data API
Easily integrate Vortexa’s data programmatically into your workflows and systems at speed and scale.
Python SDK
Efficiently explore global data insights & build custom models & reports.

Data designed to fit around your workflow

Freight
Physical trading
Financial trading
Key ways our clients extract value from Vortexa data
Streamline in-house data analysis processes
Improve data accuracy and credibility with real-time data and save time.
  • 100+ commercial sources
  • Satellite data
  • AIS data
  • Intuitive UI
  • API
  • Python SDK
Be the first to capture market opportunities
Identify a solid chartering strategy by securing the best deal on the market.
  • Supply & demand
  • Freight pricing
Benchmark your metrics against peer intelligence
Benchmark against competitors and define areas for optimisation.
  • Vessel availability
  • Fleet distribution
  • Fleet utilisation
  • Average vessel speed
Key ways our clients extract value from Vortexa data
Gauge physical market response to external events
Datasets to shine light on supply & demand trends and to assist in testing trading ideas and speculations.
  • Flows
  • Crude inventories
  • Floating storage
  • Diversions
Optimise analysis with highly customisable tools
Be as hands on as you like with raw data or speed up your analysis with pre configured data tools.
  • Net flows
  • Voyage calculator
  • Freight pricing
  • EIA forecast
  • Floating storage
Keep and eye on your cargo throughout its journey
Foresee potential chartering risks that may compromise cargo delivery and negatively impact your P&L.
  • Map
  • Voyage calculator
  • Port congestion
Key ways our clients extract value from Vortexa data
Get complete access to the physical market
Own the most comprehensive resource for understanding physical market supply & demand dynamics and trends driving financial market sentiment.
  • Flows
  • Net flows
  • Onshore crude inventories
  • Floating storage
Our methodology

World-class analytics, deep-domain knowledge, advanced AI and global data sources.

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Product coverage

Take the guesswork out of routes, rates and more with the complete suite of powerful data analytics.

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Left wanting more?
You're in good hands

200 billion +

AIS pings

100 +

Industry sources

200 billion +

data points processed since 2016

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