How to Read Shipping Fixture Emails

Step-by-step guide to decoding fixture emails used by brokers and operators.

Overview

Breaking down a fixture line

Each fixture email contains vessel specifications, timing, routing and commercial terms compressed into one line. Understanding the order of information makes decoding significantly easier.

Common pitfalls

Different brokers use slightly different formats, and missing information is common. Misinterpreting laycan windows or rate types can lead to incorrect conclusions about a deal.

Key Terms

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.

Fixture email

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