Fixture Email Structure
How to read compact fixture lines and extract the commercial essentials quickly.
Overview
Typical format
MV OCEAN GLORY / 82kdwt / del Skaw 10-12 Sep / redely Spore-Japan / coal / $12,500 pd
Why this format exists
Fixture messages are optimized for speed. Brokers and operators compress vessel, route, timing and rate into one line so market participants can evaluate opportunities fast.
Key Terms
DWT (Deadweight Tonnage)
Maximum weight a vessel can safely carry, including cargo, fuel, water and stores.
Del (Delivery)
Port or area where the charterer takes control of the vessel.
Redely (Redelivery)
Port or area where the vessel is returned to the owner.
pd (per day)
Daily charter hire rate.
Related pages
Try ShipSense on a real fixture line
Paste a shipping email line or use one of our Singapore-market examples to see how ShipSense converts unstructured text into structured vessel, cargo, route and rate data.
Quick examples
No account needed to test the parser.
MV PACIFIC STAR / 58kdwt / del Singapore prompt / redely N China / 50k mt coal / $13,500 pd
MT ASIA ENERGY / 105kdwt / del AGulf / redely Singapore / cpp / ws 120
MV STRAITS VOYAGER / 63kdwt / del Singapore-Jakarta range / redely Vietnam / 55k mt grains / $14,200 pd