One loop, two disciplines: chartering ships and building the software that runs them.

FreightLoop Shipping Solutions LLP is a broking house and a technology house under one roof — fixing vessels for owners and charterers, and engineering the platforms that keep their operations running without friction.

Charter a Vessel → Explore IT Solutions →

One enquiry, two teams working it in parallel Live across fixtures & deployments

1,200+Fixtures concluded

40+Vessels tracked live via our own tools

15+Countries served

99.9%Platform uptime

Our Two Arms

Cargo moves on the water. Decisions move on data.

We built FreightLoop around a simple observation: shipbroking runs on relationships and judgment, while the back office runs on spreadsheets held together by hope. We do both properly — and let each one make the other sharper.

01 · Maritime

Ship Broking & Chartering

Independent chartering desk covering dry bulk, tankers, and project cargo — working both sides of the fixture, owner and charterer, with the same rigour.

CHTR
Voyage & time chartersSpot fixtures, period cover and COAs negotiated directly with owners, operators and traders.
S&P
Sale & purchaseVessel valuations, inspections and negotiation support for second-hand tonnage.
PROJ
Project & ODC cargoBreakbulk, steel and heavy-lift cargo placed with vetted, purpose-fit tonnage.
MKT
Market intelligenceDaily freight-rate tracking and route analysis feeding every fixture we quote.

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02 · Digital

Maritime IT Solutions

Software built by people who fix vessels, not by a vendor guessing at the workflow. We ship tools that shipping companies actually keep open all day.

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Chartering & ops platformsFixture recap, laytime and demurrage tracking built around how brokers actually work.
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Vessel tracking & dashboardsAIS-fed live position, ETA and port-call visibility for owners, charterers and agents.
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Systems integrationConnecting ERP, accounting and port systems so data enters once and travels everywhere.
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Managed IT & supportInfrastructure, cloud hosting and helpdesk support for shipping and trading offices.

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01 · Ship Broking

Four ways we work a fixture.

Our chartering desk runs the full breadth of dry bulk, tanker and project business — for owners and charterers alike, from first enquiry to signed recap.

CHTR

Voyage & Time Charters

We negotiate spot fixtures, period charters and contracts of affreightment directly with owners, operators and traders across dry bulk, tankers and specialised tonnage. Every fixture is worked from first enquiry through to a signed recap, with market-tested numbers and terms that hold up under scrutiny from both sides of the table.

S&P

Sale & Purchase

Buying or selling tonnage is a bigger decision than a single-line quote suggests. We run vessel valuations, coordinate physical and class inspections, and sit through negotiation on structure, delivery and warranties — so owners and buyers close on terms they actually understand, not just terms they were offered.

PROJ

Project & ODC Cargo

Breakbulk, steel coils and out-of-gauge heavy-lift don't fit a standard box, and neither should the tonnage that carries them. We place project cargo with vetted, purpose-fit vessels, handling route surveys, lashing and securing plans, and port suitability checks before a single unit is loaded.

MKT

Market Intelligence

Every fixture we quote is backed by daily freight-rate tracking across dry bulk and tanker routes, bunker cost movement, and port congestion data. Clients get a market view grounded in what our desk is actually seeing on live fixtures — not a syndicated report repackaged the next morning.

02 · IT Solutions

Software built by people who fix vessels.

Four platforms that cover the day-to-day of running a shipping or trading office — shaped by our own chartering desk, not a generic logistics template.

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Chartering & Ops Platforms

Fixture recap, laytime and demurrage tracking, and voyage costing — built the way brokers and operators actually work a fixture, not the way a generic ERP vendor imagines they do. Configurable workflows mean the platform adapts to your desk, not the other way round.

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Vessel Tracking & Dashboards

AIS-fed live position, ETA prediction and port-call visibility in one dashboard, shared across owners, charterers and agents without a dozen separate spreadsheets. Alerts flag deviations and delays before they become a phone call you didn't want to make.

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Systems Integration

We connect ERP, accounting, port community systems and in-house tools so data is entered once and travels everywhere it's needed. Custom APIs and scheduled syncs replace manual re-keying, cutting out the reconciliation work that eats a back office's week.

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Managed IT & Support

Infrastructure, cloud hosting, and a helpdesk that understands shipping — not just tickets. We manage uptime, security patching and day-to-day support for trading and shipping offices, so your team calls one number instead of juggling three vendors.

Cargo & Tonnage Exchange

Got cargo to move, or tonnage open? Tell us here.

Cargo owners and ship owners/charterers both start in the same place — submit your details directly to our chartering desk and we'll get to work matching it.

How The Loop Works

Every enquiry runs through both desks.

You don't need to know whether your problem is a broking problem or a systems problem — we route it to both, and close the loop with one point of contact.

Enquiry lands

Cargo, vessel or systems brief comes in — logged and scoped by your single point of contact.

Desks engage

Brokers work the fixture in parallel with engineers scoping the data or integration need.

Terms confirmed

Fixture recap or technical spec is issued, reviewed and agreed against your requirements.

Delivered & tracked

Voyage or deployment goes live and stays visible on the same FreightLoop dashboard.

Why FreightLoop

Broking judgment, engineered.

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One point of contact

No hand-off between a broking house and a separate IT vendor — the same team owns the outcome end to end.

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Built on real fixtures

Our tools are shaped by our own chartering desk's daily workflow, not a generic logistics template.

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Independent & conflict-free

We represent one side of a fixture at a time and disclose relationships upfront, always.