How to Use Vessel Positions Platform

• Description: This screen allows users to input the shipment details, including the minimum and maximum deadweight tonnage (DWT), vessel type, loading port, and additional filters such as gear and minimum built year.

• How to Use: Enter the desired shipment parameters in the provided fields. Select the vessel type and loading port from the drop-down menus. Apply any additional filters as needed before clicking the "Analyse" button.

• Benefits: This streamlined input process ensures that users can quickly and accurately specify their shipment requirements, leading to more relevant and efficient search results.

• Description: This screen prompts users to provide specific shipment details if they are missing or incorrectly filled, guiding them to enter the required data for analysis.

• How to Use: Make sure all mandatory fields, such as minimum and maximum DWT, vessel type, and loading port, are correctly filled. Correct any highlighted fields with the required information.

• Benefits: Ensures that all necessary shipment details are provided, reducing errors and improving the accuracy of the cargo quotation analysis.

• Description: This screen presents users with a list of available vessel types to choose from if the vessel type field is left empty or needs to be specified.

• How to Use: Select the appropriate vessel type from the drop-down menu to proceed with the cargo quotation analysis.

• Benefits: Provides a clear and easy selection of vessel types, ensuring that users can find the most suitable vessel for their shipment needs.

• Description: This screen displays a detailed list of potential vessels matching the specified shipment criteria, including vessel particulars, current status, and potential rating.

• How to Use: Review the list of vessels, paying attention to the details such as DWT, built year, port, and potential rating. Select the desired vessels for further analysis or quotation.

• Benefits: Offers a comprehensive overview of available vessels, allowing users to make informed decisions based on the most relevant and up-to-date information.

• Description: This screen shows the results of the cargo quotation analysis, listing the vessels that meet the specified criteria along with their potential ratings.

• How to Use: Use the checkboxes to select the vessels you are interested in. You can email shipowners directly via our platform for easy contact with the right chains.

• Benefits: Facilitates easy comparison and selection of vessels, enabling efficient decision-making and the ability to save or share the results in various formats for further use.

Benefits to Brokers:

1. Enhanced Matching Capabilities: Brokers can quickly match cargo requirements with suitable vessels, reducing the time spent on searching and negotiations.

2. Comprehensive Data Access: Access to detailed vessel information and cargo requirements helps brokers make informed decisions and provide accurate recommendations.

3. Streamlined Communication: The platform facilitates clear communication between brokers, charterers, and shipowners, ensuring all parties are on the same page.

4. Increased Efficiency: By automating much of the data entry and analysis, brokers can handle more transactions simultaneously, increasing their productivity and potential revenue.
   

Benefits to Charterers:

1. Optimized Cargo Planning: Charterers can easily find vessels that meet their specific cargo requirements, optimizing their shipping plans and reducing costs.

2. Time Savings: The platform reduces the time spent on manual searches and negotiations, allowing charterers to focus on other critical tasks.

3. Access to Reliable Data: Up-to-date information on vessel particulars and availability ensures that charterers can make well-informed decisions.

4. Improved Bargaining Power: With detailed insights into the market and available vessels, charterers can negotiate better terms and rates.
   

Benefits to Shipowners:

1. Increased Visibility: Shipowners can showcase their vessels to a broader audience of brokers and charterers, increasing the chances of securing profitable contracts.

2. Better Utilization Rates: By matching their vessels with suitable cargoes more efficiently, shipowners can improve vessel utilization rates and reduce idle time.

3. Market Insights: Access to demand trends and cargo requirements helps shipowners make strategic decisions about vessel deployment and investments.

4. Simplified Operations: The platform automates many administrative tasks, allowing shipowners to manage their fleets more effectively and with fewer resources.