From fixing the right vessel to managing your team's inbox, Kpler connects cargo intelligence, freight analytics, and workflow tools enabling charterers to operate with total market clarity.
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Enhance your chartering operations with a solution designed to optimise pre-fixture processes and drive smarter, faster decisions. Our platform empowers chartering professionals with the workflows and intelligence they need to stay ahead.
“The platform provides a reliable, and collaborative solution that supports our operational needs and helps us stay ahead in a competitive industry.”
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FAQ
Kpler's cargo matching and vessel optimization tools analyze your cargo specifications against real-time data on vessel availability, positioning, and technical capabilities across global fleets. Instead of relying on broker emails and manual searches, you get algorithmic recommendations that factor in voyage economics, ETAs, and regional vessel supply in seconds. This dramatically reduces time-to-fixture and helps you capture better rates before spot market conditions change.
Kpler's voyage calculator tools combine real-time vessel performance data, fuel consumption models, route optimization, and market freight rate intelligence to help you accurately estimate total voyage costs and compare economics across vessel options. You can model different routes, vessel types, and market conditions before committing to fixtures, ensuring you're not overpaying relative to market. This gives you the data to negotiate better with brokers and vessel owners based on actual economics, not guesses.
Kpler tracks 900,000+ vessels globally using real-time AIS data, allowing you to see exactly what's in specific regions, where it's headed, and when it will be available for charter. Rather than waiting for broker lists that are often stale or incomplete, you get live visibility into vessel positions and ETAs, helping you quickly identify available options that match your cargo requirements. This speed in vessel location and availability assessment is especially valuable in tight markets.
Kpler's cargo matching engine analyzes your cargo requirements—volume, commodity type, origin, destination, laycan window—and matches them against available vessel supply in real-time. The system suggests optimal vessel/cargo pairings based on economics, positioning, and technical suitability, helping you quickly identify the best options. For operations managing multiple cargoes simultaneously, this dramatically accelerates the matching process and often reveals pairings human planners might miss.
Kpler's predictive models forecast demurrage risk and laytime outcomes based on vessel availability, port congestion, terminal productivity, and historical performance at your loading and discharge ports. Rather than waiting until a vessel is already incurring demurrage costs, you can identify high-risk scenarios during the fixture negotiation phase and adjust terms or vessel selection accordingly. This forward visibility helps you avoid expensive demurrage surprises and negotiate smarter laytime terms.
