CharterPulseSEA Dry Bulk
Southeast Asia · Dry Bulk

Estimate freight. Then get real owner ideas.

Build a transparent SEA dry-bulk planning range, then hand the same cargo to CharterPulse to check suitable owners, operators and open tonnage. The estimate is the starting point; the cargo desk is where real market work begins.

1 · Estimate the voyageRoute, ship, fuel and port economics.
2 · Submit the cargoCarry the same stem into the CharterPulse cargo desk.
3 · Work the marketMatch suitable desks, open tonnage and owner ideas.
20+ market signal types · horizon-aware evidenceSEA core · connected Asia tradesCargo + open-tonnage deskFree to estimate · No signup required
Estimate freightHow the market check works
Private by default.Customer identity is not circulated to commercial desks without approval.No obligation to proceed with a fixture.
Fast cargo entry

Paste the order you already have.

CharterPulse can pull the cargo, quantity, route, laycan, rates, vessel class and gear clues from common broker shorthand. You review every field before anything is saved or circulated.

Nothing is submitted when you parse. CharterPulse only fills the estimator for review.

Dry-bulk freight estimator

Voyage cost + current market check · USD · reasons shown in the result
Market checked
Search the maritime port directory. Start typing, or click to see common dry-bulk ports.
Search the maritime port directory. Start typing, or click to see common dry-bulk ports.
Choose a common dry-bulk cargo, or type any cargo if it is not listed.
Cargo-aware vessel fitChecking cargo and parcel…
Cargo
Refine cargo fit optional
These are class-level planning checks only. Actual hold capacity, gear, draft, intake and cargo documentation remain vessel/terminal specific.
Suggested ship typeUltramax

Based on cargo quantity and ship capacity. You can still choose another ship type below.

Compare ship typesChoose any class to override the recommendation
Suggestion only. The real ship must still fit the draft, cargo, equipment and port limits.
Start with route, cargo and quantity. Open Advanced only when you want to stress-test timing or cost assumptions.
Advanced voyage assumptions laycan · bunker · port time · delay
What if the ship has to wait?Add extra ship time to see how waiting could change the estimate. This is separate from contractual demurrage.
OPTIONAL
days
No extra waiting time is included in the estimate.
Have a fixture / SOF? Calculate contractual laytime & demurrageUse charterparty terms, allowed time, exclusions, demurrage and despatch.→
Living route intelligence

What changed recently around the voyage.

Authority-backed origin and destination developments are kept separate from the freight model, then linked to the routes they can affect.

Official-source updates
Checking

Loading current route intelligence…

Reviewing the latest stored authority evidence.

Updates inform planning context; they do not silently rewrite port costs, draft, berth or freight assumptions.Browse port intelligence
How CharterPulse checks the market

More than a distance calculator.

CharterPulse stores market observations and checks each voyage against recent charter deals, ship availability, ship earnings, fuel prices, cargo flows, port activity, port changes and loading risks.

Fresh information matters more. Old signals lose weight, future shipments use less of today’s spot market, and mixed signals make the range wider instead of pretending the answer is exact.

How often we check: a full scan runs every day at about 09:35 Singapore time. Important voyage-specific information can also refresh when you calculate.
12+Market signal types
75+Stored observations
Multi-sourceActive intelligence feeds
Freshness trackedLatest market evidence
Comparable fixturesRoute market ratesVessel earningsVessel positioningOpen-tonnage trendsDemand / supply balanceBunker pricesCargo flowsDry-bulk port activityPort tariffs & restrictionsLoading-chain riskRegional market tone
What you can see: the type of information, how fresh it is, and whether it changed the estimate. What stays private: the exact feed list, weighting and calculation recipe.
Route planning

Explore Southeast Asia’s dry bulk routes.

Use route guides to understand the cargo, vessel and port assumptions worth checking before you run an estimate or ask for current market information.

15 reproducible routes

Indonesia → Philippines coal cluster

Browse canonical port-pair scenarios from Samarinda, Balikpapan and Banjarmasin to five Philippine discharge ports.
Coal · Supramax

East Kalimantan → Koh Sichang

55kt thermal-coal freight benchmark context and voyage planning considerations.
Cargo directory

Dry bulk cargo planning

Start with cargo-specific assumptions before checking a real shipment against the market.
Planning guides

Plan your route, cargo and vessel.

Use practical route, cargo, port and vessel guides to understand the assumptions that can change a voyage before you request a market check.

Planning guide

SEA dry-bulk routes and guides

Browse route, cargo, vessel and port planning information in one place.

Transparency

How the model works

See the planning inputs, limits and assumptions behind the indicative range.

Commercial boundary

Model vs live market

Know when to use the estimator and when to request current owner ideas or vessel availability.

What is this number? CharterPulse starts with a transparent voyage-cost model, then adjusts the planning range only when sufficiently relevant external market evidence is available. Freshness, comparability and confidence determine how much evidence can influence the result. It is still not an executable owner quote or a vessel-by-vessel live open-tonnage list. Request a market check when you need current owner ideas, exact vessel availability or broker confirmation.
Market check

Save this requirement

Your voyage details will be attached automatically.

Make this useful to the cargo deskOptional, but these details help CharterPulse decide what to work first.
At least one contact method is required. Your requirement is stored privately for CharterPulse follow-up and is not published.
Open tonnage

List a vessel with CharterPulse

This creates a private open-tonnage record for cargo matching. It is not published as a public vessel position.

Choose a known port when possible so CharterPulse can estimate ballast distance.
Port resolution

Let CharterPulse resolve this location

If you only know the terminal, anchorage, mine jetty or local name, send it to us. We’ll preserve the rest of your voyage requirement for follow-up.

At least one contact method is required. This creates a private CharterPulse follow-up request; the unresolved location is not published.
Voyage Intelligence Brief

Email me the Voyage Intelligence Brief

Get the estimate, current market context, vessel fit, sensitivities and source trail in one PDF.

We use this email to send your voyage sheet and remember which routes/cargoes interest you. We do not share your contact details with shipowners, operators or brokers.
Your PDF is generated from the voyage you calculated and the intelligence captured for that route. It remains planning intelligence — not an executable freight quote.