Shipping.com

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Shipping.com is a shipping intelligence and marketplace platform that provides inside information on the best deals across the shipping industry worldwide. The platform enables carriers, shippers, and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) to access reduced shipping rates, improve revenue opportunities, and optimize transportation supply chain operations. Shipping.com is headquartered in New York City and connects members of the transportation and logistics industry with competitive pricing and market intelligence across all major ocean freight trade lanes.

Timestamps

• Created: 2026-05-02
• Modified: 2026-05-02

APIs

Shipping.com Rate Intelligence Platform

Shipping.com provides a marketplace and intelligence platform for the ocean freight and logistics industry. The platform aggregates freight rates from major carriers and provides rate comparison, market analytics, and procurement tools. No public developer API is currently available; the platform is accessed via the web portal.

Human URL: https://www.shipping.com/

Tags

Shipping, Freight, Rate Intelligence, Marketplace, Ocean Freight

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Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

The Freightos Baltic Index is the global benchmark for container freight rates, providing weekly assessments across major trade lanes including Trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe, and Transatlantic.

Human URL: https://fbx.freightos.com/

Tags

Rate Index, Benchmarking, Ocean Freight, Market Data

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World Bank Commodity Markets Data

The World Bank provides commodity price data including shipping-related indices such as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) and fuel prices that affect freight rates.

Human URL: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets

Tags

Market Data, Commodity Prices, Economic Data, Open Data

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Common Properties

• Website
• Blog
• LinkedIn

Artifacts

JSON Schemas

File	Description
shipping-rate-schema.json	JSON Schema for an ocean freight rate quote on the Shipping.com marketplace

JSON Structures

File	Description
shipping-rate-structure.json	Field-by-field structural documentation for a shipping rate quote

JSON-LD Context

File	Description
shipping-context.jsonld	JSON-LD context mapping shipping domain vocabulary to schema.org

Examples

File	Description
shipping-rate-example.json	Example FCL freight rate from Shanghai to Los Angeles with surcharges

Vocabulary

File	Description
shipping-vocabulary.yml	Ocean freight domain vocabulary covering container types, rates, surcharges, and trade lane terms

Maintainers

Email: kin@apievangelist.com