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Commodities Data | Fundamentals

Shipping - Flows/Lineups/Fixtures

Structured shipping freight data covering flows, lineups and fixtures with documented dimensions and identifiers.

Key facts for Shipping - Flows/Lineups/Fixtures

Coverage metric

Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
From 1919

Delivery metadata

Data Frequency
Continuous
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, Snowflake, Website, RSS Feed
Data formats:
PDF, GZIP, XML, JSON, CSV, SQL, Text, Python, HTML, Bitmap, MPEG, User Interface, PCAP
Minimum service frequency
Continuous

Overview of Shipping - Flows/Lineups/Fixtures

GLOBAL SHIPPING MARKET DATA

Track global cargo and vessel activity

• Track global vessel-level cargo flows from load to discharge.

• Access port lineups and commercial fixtures across shipping markets.

• Covers tankers, LNG, LPG and dry-bulk commodity movements.

VALIDATED SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Integrated and reviewed shipping data

• Combines vessel positions, port calls, lineups, fixtures and other sources.

• Uses model-based assessments supported by analyst review.

• Standardises fixture data from multiple global broking sources.

INSIGHT FOR SHIPPING DECISIONS

Understand global maritime activity

• Monitor cargo movements and changing supply-chain activity.

• Assess freight demand, vessel commitments and trading opportunities.

• Gain context on commodity flows, routes and chartering activity.

Description of the dataset

  • For customers tracking cargo movements, LSEG delivers real-time Flows, Lineups and Fixtures data across major shipping routes and port activity. We provide current and historical insight into vessel loadings, port lineups and fixture activity to support freight market awareness.
  • Our coverage helps customers understand how physical commodity flows and chartering activity are evolving across global maritime supply chains. We support trading, analytics and logistics workflows that depend on timely visibility into cargo availability, vessel commitments and route-level market shifts.
  • LSEG documents the dataset using business data element definitions, dimension identifiers, dimension names, element descriptions, short names, abbreviations and level identifiers. We also include PermID references, source fields, language metadata and entity name type structures to help customers standardise consumption.
  • We govern this real-time dataset with a 61-row data dictionary designed to improve integration and interpretation of shipping fundamentals. LSEG enables customers to combine flows, lineups and fixtures intelligence with broader commodities data for market analysis and freight strategy.

Accessing the dataset

This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.

Real-Time Distribution System

Advanced Distribution Server (ADS) is the horizontally scalable distribution component within LSEG Real-Time Distribution System providing highly available services for tailored streaming and snapshot data, publication and contribution messaging with optional persistence, conflation and delay capabilities.