Tanker chartering · liquid bulk
Tanker chartering for your liquid bulk cargo.
Clean petroleum products, vegetable oils, chemicals and fuel oil. Our AI-supported system evaluates your cargo against the particulars each tanker declares, together with its position, laycan and capacity, so unsuitable tonnage is filtered out early. Your broker verifies what is left, works the owners and negotiates the fixture.
- Fit for the liquid
- Tanker type, previous cargoes and coating checked against what your cargo needs.
- Unknowns marked
- A particular the ship has not declared is flagged for the broker, never counted as a pass.
- Broker-led fixture
- Your broker verifies suitability, works the owners and negotiates the terms.
Tanker cargoes with their own page
Liquid cargoes we charter tankers for
Each cargo family brings its own checks before a tanker is proposed. Where a cargo has its own page, its name links to it.
| Cargo family | Examples | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Clean petroleum products | Gasoil and ULSD, gasoline, jet fuel, naphtha | Previous cargoes, tank coating, grade segregation, vetting references |
| Vegetable and edible oils | Sunflower, palm, soybean and corn oil | Ship type for the oil, previous cargoes, tank material, heating |
| Chemicals | Methanol and other chemicals the ship is certified for | Certificate of fitness, coating, segregation, cleaning |
| Dirty petroleum products | Fuel oil | Heating, previous cargoes, cleaning before the next grade |
How tanker matching differs from dry bulk
A bulk carrier fits a dry cargo when it can lift the tonnes, work the berth and make the laycan. A tanker also has to be fit for the liquid itself, so more points decide suitability before price does:
| What we look at | Why it matters to you |
|---|---|
| Cargo family and grade | Sets the tanker type and the certificate the ship needs, so you are not offered ships that may not load it |
| Quantity and volume | Liquid parcels are stated in tonnes, cubic metres or barrels; checking the fit by volume avoids a short-lifted cargo |
| Previous cargoes and coating | Protects your cargo from contamination by what the tanks carried before |
| Heating and segregation | Keeps the cargo at the temperature it needs and your grades apart |
| Pumps and manifold | The ship has to meet the rate and the connection your terminals expect |
| Position and laycan | A suitable tanker still has to reach your load port in time |
How AI narrows the tanker market for you
Unsuitable tonnage is filtered out earlier, so your broker's time goes to ships that can do the job. CharterDeck's AI evaluates the declared vessel and cargo particulars together with each ship's position, laycan and capacity. Each check passes, fails or is marked for confirmation: some checks can only run when the ship's particulars are on file, and nothing unknown is treated as a pass.
Your broker then verifies suitability, the market, external vetting and terminal requirements, and the commercial terms before a ship goes further. The AI makes no compliance, vetting or legal judgement.
What your broker does
- Takes your cargo to the owners and operators whose tankers fit
- Asks owners for the particulars and cargo history the AI marked as missing
- Checks vetting, terminal and, where relevant, trade-restriction requirements with you
- Negotiates freight, laytime, demurrage and the other terms
- Coordinates the fixture and the recap, and follows the voyage to discharge
A tanker fits a liquid cargo when it may load it, is clean enough after its last cargoes, and can keep and pump it the way your terminals need. Price comes after that.
Choosing the tanker
| Tanker | Often fits |
|---|---|
| Coastal and small tankers | Short-sea parcels and smaller ports |
| Chemical and parcel tankers | Vegetable oils and chemicals, several grades in segregated tanks, as the ship's certificate allows |
| MR product tankers | Clean products on regional and cross-sea trades |
| LR product tankers | Larger clean cargoes on long voyages |
What we need to start
You can send the cargo before every detail is settled; the AI checks what is known and marks the rest.
- Product and grade
- Quantity, its unit (tonnes, cubic metres or barrels) and the tolerance
- Load and discharge ports or ranges
- Laycan
- Heating, previous-cargo or segregation requirements you already know
- Terminal or vetting requirements your process uses
Where we work
From our Istanbul desk we work the Black Sea, the Turkish Straits and the Mediterranean most closely, with cargoes moving onwards to the Red Sea, the Middle East, West Africa and Northern Europe.
Questions, answered
- What information do you need to start a tanker enquiry?
- The product and grade, the quantity with its unit (tonnes, cubic metres or barrels) and tolerance, the load and discharge ports, and the laycan. Anything you know about heating, previous cargoes, grades or the terminals helps the AI rule unsuitable ships out sooner.
- How do you assess tanker suitability?
- The AI compares your cargo's requirements with each tanker's declared particulars (type, capacity, coating, previous cargoes, heating, segregation, pumps and manifold) and with its position and laycan. Each point passes, fails or is marked for confirmation, and your broker confirms the open points with the owner before a ship goes further.
- Does CharterDeck handle vetting and terminal requirements?
- Your broker checks that the inspection and terminal-acceptance references your process requires are available for the ship, and follows up on anything missing or out of date. The vetting decision stays with you and the terminal: CharterDeck does not approve tankers.
- Can I submit cargo before all tanker particulars are known?
- Yes. The product, quantity, ports and laycan are enough to start. The AI runs the checks it can on what is known and marks the rest, and your broker fills the gaps with you and the owners before anything is fixed.
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Matched in seconds, negotiated by a broker
Send us a cargo or an open vessel. Our system matches it in seconds, and your broker comes back with the best options.