Key Benefits
- Ensure you have the best understanding of market conditions by combining trade route and operator analysis
- Identify areas of growth with detailed port and service information
- Spot new business opportunities by performing in-depth competitor analysis
- Access detailed operator information so you can react to market changes before your competitors
- Track vessels laden with your cargo via the world’s largest AIS network
- Minimise the threat to your earning potential by identifying areas of risk
- Reduce your research and analysis costs by using a single service for all of your liner intelligence needs
The Containers Channel allows you to track and analyse the global liner market. You’ll have access to digestible and actionable data on the operators, ports, services and vessels that make up the container shipping industry. This detailed analysis will enable you to build an up-to-date and accurate picture of market conditions, on a permanent basis.
This exclusive combination of container freight supply and demand analysis, up-to-date vessel movements and historical data, brings the Containers Channel to the forefront of analysis and forecasting for the volatile liner market. Something no other maritime information provider can deliver.
By combining detailed information on liner operators, with trade route analysis and port throughput volumes, the Containers Channel gives you valuable insight into the activities that affect liner market behaviours and vessel utilisations. By understanding the factors that can have a major impact on your revenue streams, you can act quicker and more effectively.
You’ll have access to information on capacity management, trade lane development, port and terminal updates and ship finance activities. We’ll provide you with the information you need to identify levels of risk in different regions or with particular business partners.
Industry standard trade lane definitions allow you to easily search by trade and sub trade lanes. You can see which shipping lines are operating on each route and the transit times they offer, allowing you to easily locate the most efficient service option for your business.
You’ll also have the ability to perform detailed competitor analysis. See which trade routes your competitors are operating in, the profile of their fleet and the vessel capacity they have deployed under a specific trade region. You’ll be able to identify all services under a particular trade route, with transit analysis and a comparison between ports and operators. By understanding your competition, you can make future investment decisions with confidence.
Container shipping supply and demand remains highly unpredictable, even in the short-term. So having access to accurate and reliable information on global seaborne trade is crucial. That’s why the Containers Channel is a single service, designed to meet all of your liner intelligence needs.
How can we help your business?
If you're a Ship Owner or Operator, we can help you to identify potential opportunities in your market. Precise port throughput volumes allow you to see the proportion of the market you control compared to your competitors. So you can see if there's room for growth. When looking to establish new services at different ports, you'll have the information you need to decide if it is a viable business option or not.
As a Ship Manager, you can track movements of the container ships you're currently managing or are interested in managing. You can view detailed vessel characteristics (IMO, Class, Flag, DWT etc), allowing you to fully comprehend the vessels within your fleet.
Port and Terminal Operators can capture every vessel due to call at port. You can establish accurate ETA's and learn of any delays or diversions, ensuring you're ready to receive the correct vessel, at the right time. Detailed trade route analysis will allow you to see which operators are calling at competitor ports. You can investigate the cargo volumes passing through their ports and explore the opportunity to gain some of that market share.
As a Ship Financier you need to decide if a box ship owner is creditworthy before you invest in their company. By monitoring market conditions, you'll learn which markets are strong and which are weak. You can then decide with caution, if finance should be offered – hence, protecting your investment.
For a Freight Forwarder or Beneficial Cargo Owner, having access to accurate information on trade routes, transit times and service frequency is vital. You’ll have the ability to see which routes, or subs routes each operator is operating in and find the best transit times for your cargoes. Accurate and up-to-date vessel movements will ensure you are constantly aware of any delays or diversions as soon as they happen, empowering you to act fast and effectively in order to minimise disruption to your supply chain.
Key Channel Features
- Trade route analysis – deployment, analyser tool, search and filter options
- Fleet statistics – age of the live fleet, order book, casualties, inactive vessels, scrapped fleet, deliveries and vessel status
- Ports – container throughput traffic, services, updates, port ranking, search and filter options
- Operator analysis – fleet and service details, movements, deployment, financials, operator ranking, search and filter options
- Historical records – see all past services and vessels for every operator
- Graphical representations of the data
- Data interrogation by means of queries and filters – produce results in tabular or graphical format
- Data extract – download in MS Excel format to suit your in-house needs
- Industry standard trade lane definitions – Asia to Europe, Transpacific, Transatlantic, etc
- Sub trade lanes – trade lanes can be further split into sub trade lanes, such as Southeast Asia – North Europe etc
- Weekly Market Outlook reports – a weekly summary of market activity
- Seasearcher access – get the latest ship movements, AIS positioning, vessel characteristics, company details, port information and casualty history – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Ask-the-Analyst – query our data, clarify findings and extract maximum value from our research and analysis
- News headlines – access the latest news headline from Lloyd's List that only relate to the container industry
Principal Channel Analyst
Dimitris Morochartzis
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 337 73871
Email address: Dimitris.Morochartzis@informa.com
Dimitris has 10 years experience in commercial shipping and has been extensively involved in all main aspects within a liner environment, including vessel capacity management, tender/NVO pricing, freight rate analysis, and trade marketing.
Having received a BSc (Hons) in Maritime Business and Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Operations from Liverpool John Moores University he has since acquired a further diploma in Ship Finance through Lloyds Maritime Academy.
He has a passionate interest in maritime forecasting and market research for the container shipping industry, ocean carrier strategies, and liner supply/demand economics. He speaks 3 languages.