Platts cFlow

Gaining a transparent, deeper, richer understanding of today's waterborne commodity flows requires more than simply connecting the dots on a map. To complete the picture, you need to combine real-time vessel location information with many other sources of global fundamental and transactional data to give you the quality insight needed to reveal hidden opportunities and trends in the market which would otherwise go unobserved.

Platts cFlow is a trade flow analytics software. It helps you join up your trading ideas with current, granular vessel location and cargo information to monitor global volumetric trade flow activity to yield actionable, real-time trading and operational intelligence

Benefits

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  Make more informed decisions by observing and comparing past, current and future commodity flows to identify trends vs. anomalies

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  Spot opportunities from supply and demand imbalances resulting from volumetric changes of vessels and cargo movements

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  Add a real-time pulse to your trading models and strategies with quality vessel and cargo data

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  Export data for proprietary analysis and integration into systems

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  Track competitor activity monitoring fleets using state-of-the-art data visualization tools

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  Negotiate from a position of strength when chartering vessels – know what ships are available near a port

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  Plan and implement new strategies faster by being able to monitor ships once the cargo is on board; stay informed of changes with email notifications of vessel diversions and delays as well as location arrival/departure alerts and congestion reports