Chartering & shipbroking

When you're managing a portfolio of vessels and cargoes, you need to run voyage calculations for every possible combination of cargo and vessel combination, including different voyage options and routing combination. At the same time, you have to plan ahead — thinking about what to do next time when the vessel is open. Is it better to fix the vessel for a trip out to the Far East or to do a cross Atlantic voyage. Is your vessel better fitted for a coal cargo or do you need to find a vessel to TC in from the market.

Pre-voyage calculations have become increasingly time-consuming and complex. Optimizing TCE is no longer just about matching the right cargo with the right vessel — it also requires careful planning around where to bunker, which fuel grades to use, what prices to expect, and how much carbon emissions will cost for each voyage option.

Pre-voyage planning can easily take up half your day so you have little time left for evaluating and negotiating, and later when you compare the TCEs from your pre-voyage calculation with the post-voyage calculations, most likely there is a huge difference.

Why ShipIntel:

• Find the best cargoes for your fleet of vessels and the best vessels for your COA cargoes. Use your cargo list or your fleet list to find the best matches based on criteria you select (load port, cargo type or size, laycan windows, next open port and when and more.
• Want to create more business? Pick a TC vessels quoted by your brokers and quickly find the TCE for different market cargoes quoted by your brokers.
• Perform pre-voyage calculations and compare various TCEs for a portfolio of cargoes and vessels in seconds.
• Use one tool to run voyage, TC, and TC trip calculations and compare the options.
• Include bunker planning and carbon emissions in your calculations. Estimate fuel consumption, bunker prices and cost, and CO₂ impact as part of your pre-voyage calculations.
• Find the shortest sea route, alternative routes, minimize sailing in ECA zones or avoid canals.

The ability to quickly share ideas, documents, and feedback fosters a culture of innovation. Teams that collaborate avoid delays and costly mistakes. While Microsoft provides versatile software solutions for various industries ShipIntel offers specialized maritime extensions tailored for companies involved in maritime business.  

ShipIntel can be seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft OneDrive/SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, and your company's Microsoft Entra.

With ShipIntel, you can parse and structure incoming emails, assign tasks, add notes, and track progress across your team. You can also access key documents through SharePoint attached to vessels and ports, giving you quick access to information you need when you need it, and ensuring everyone is working with the latest versions.  

Receive your notifications and find notes attached to vessels and ports in Microsoft Teams when vevents happens or notes are added.  

Assign cargoes and vessels to colleagues and follow progress so you can assist each other, share ideas and tactics for your negotiations, and share progress.  

Microsoft Teams and ShipIntel together provide a seamless, connected workspace — built to increase the productivity in chartering teams, avoid manual work and reduce the amount of paperwork.

Why ShipIntel:

• Assign tasks and distribute responsibility for vessels and cargoes.
• Add notes, and share knowledge and information.
• Track progress, and share updates in real-time to improve efficiency, reduce delays.
• Access previous fixtures, vessel questionnaires, charterparties, and technical drawings attached to vessels by integrating Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
• Access information on ports, such as PDA, port policies, agents, special loading or discharging equipment, etc., by integrating your Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
• Use Microsoft Teams and ShipIntel team notifications to ensure that everyone is aware of changes and updates, reducing misunderstandings and promoting a collaborative environment where conflicts can be resolved quickly.