We are pleased to introduce the SeaRates Big Guide on how to streamline shipping planning with the Ship Schedules tool to save precious resources and enjoy surprise-free planning with no extra effort.
Make a major breakthrough as a logistics provider or shipper — know up-to-the-minute insights on schedules for worldwide destinations by points, specific vessels, or ports you will ever need.
Let’s start smart logistics planning with a single tool — oversee more than 15 million schedules from world-trusted carriers, cover 95K+ voyages, 6K+ seaports, 180K+ port pairs, and 5K+ vessels data in one place. Find the best routes and shipping lines, increase delivery speed, and plan to scale your trade with accurate forecasting. Today, you’ll discover the way to empower your trading with data-backed decisions.
Keep tuned for a functionality overview in our article!
How does the tool work?
- Sign up here to get up to 5 free daily searches for schedules and up to 20 unique ones monthly. Get your subscription plan to adjust the number of searches.
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- Let us know about your intention for your own Ship Schedules tool and get a customized solution to meet your needs.
Let's take a closer look at the tool’s functionality.
Schedules by Points
1. Here’s the first tab of Ship Schedules — search schedules by Points:
- Simply enter the points of the route for which you planned shipments;
- Find the right timelines on the Calendar;
- Set Other parameters — choose how many weeks in advance to receive schedules and filter results by departure/arrival time, particular shipping line, only direct routes, or alternative routes as well.
As a result, you’ll access weeks of accurate shipping schedules for the particular direction and parameters you’ve entered before.
2. Each week contains many schedule result cards. Even when you do not open any, quickly check and compare by shipping lines’ logos, transit times, shipment dates, ports of transshipments, and routes.
Sort results by transit time or shipment date:
3. You can also use the Filter:
- already find how much direct and transshipment routes in results & choose what are you interested in;
- drag the slider to set up filtering by transit time;
- see results for each shipping line and pick one carrier or a few;
- adjust departure and arrival dates;
- overview and choose ports of loading & discharge;
- come across all the extra services shipping lines provide and choose the right ones for you.
4. It’s time to open your schedule card! Choose any appropriate one and find the following:
- real-time shipping visualization on the world map
- route details — check City, State/Province, Country, UN/LOCODE, Terminal info for departure and arrival ports
- find the vessel name and the shipping service applied for this schedule
- check the ‘Deadline’ section with available insights, depending on the shipping line.
Copy the link to provide card access to your partners or customers.
At your convenience, click on the ‘View details’ button and explore scheduling insights on a separate page.
5. Get actual tariffs for the chosen schedule and plan your supplies even faster! Click on "Show rates" and go directly to the Logistics Explorer tool to instantly compare & book the best rate for your shipments:
Moreover, here is the schedule functionality for multimodal transportation. Simply enter the city instead of the seaport.
Such a route is color-coded according to the type of transport: blue for sea shipping, yellow for rail, and green for truck.
Schedules by Vessel
Simply monitor schedules for your supplies via the ‘by Vessel’ tab by the specified one:
1. Specify the vessel name, IMO or MMSI, and, optionally, voyage number.
2. Get results about Vessel such as name, IMO, MMSI, Country, Capacity TEU, and Year Built, as well as a list of shipping lines and voyages relative to the vessel.
3. Use the Filter to sort results by Arrival/Departure dates, Voyage numbers, and Services.
4. Choose a result card and trace the vessel’s route by port, terminal, berth, and arrival/departure time:
5. Go to the separate page of the vessel’s schedule via ‘View Details’, copy the link, and utilize such insights for smooth supply planning!
Schedules by Ports
1. Discover extended info for global seaports via the ‘by Ports’ tab in the Ship Schedules:
- Enter the seaport name;
- Choose a date and other parameters, such as time frame by weeks and shipping line — select or stay by default.
2. Optionally, apply the Filter to adjust the slider of Arrival & Departure dates, shipping lines, vessels, and voyages.
3. How will the port result card look? Here, you’ll find a world map displaying your port, port name, state, LOCODE, latitude, longitude, and the timezone.
Get a list of shipping lines that serve this port. Even without an opening card, see voyages’ numbers and ETA & ETD info to quickly compare.
4. Discover comprehensive data for each vessel of every shipping line:
- vessel info on the top;
- detailed information (route, broader ETA & ETD, service name and code, as well as terminal name and code;
- voyages insights (local codes for inbound and outbound carriers);
- deadlines.
Also, get a separate page for the result card by clicking ‘View details’, then copy the link for access sharing.
Looking for benefits details? Find a description and Frequently Asked Questions about the Ship Schedules right under the tool.
Your Web-integrated Ship Schedules
Integrate white-labeled Ship Schedules right on your website to always have quick access and provide tons of global timelines for shipments of your customers and leads. Empower your services with the instant engine for schedule searching by any points, particular vessels, and global ports.
Find the full list of web-integrated features here.
API integration
Smoothly connect your CRM, ERP, or TMS system with the Ship Schedules API connection. Explore the API documentation on the SeaRates Developer Portal.
Let us know about your requirements by filling out the Request an IT Quote form or reaching out to us at [email protected] for a tailored digital freight management solution.
