Fixtures list is part of the Kpler Tanker and Kpler Chartering products.
Open the Fixtures list
Go to Chartering > Fixtures list. The default list is All fixtures. If you see a preview page instead, your account does not have the Fixtures workspace enabled. Ask your account manager to enable it.
Each fixture has one of three sources. Market fixtures are reported across the market, collected by Kpler and available to all Chartering users. Email fixtures are extracted by the parser from the broker, charterer and counterparty emails you forward to Kpler. User Added fixtures are the ones you enter yourself.
Your email and user-added fixtures are private to your organisation.
The list opens filtered to fixtures received in the last 30 days. Widen the Received filter to see older ones.
The Fixtures list: 1 Add fixture · 2 All fixtures · 3 Received filter · 4 Add filter · 5 Search · 6 Export
Read a fixture
Every column is shown by default. Use the column picker to hide the ones you do not need.
Received Date is when the fixture was received.
Fixture is a short label made of the vessel, the load and discharge, and the laycan start. User-added fixtures show a user icon.
Vessel Name links to the vessel's details. IMO (the vessel's unique International Maritime Organization number), Vessel Type and DWT (t) (deadweight tonnage, in tonnes) identify the vessel.
Status is Fully Fixed, On Subs or Failed. Fully Fixed means the deal is concluded, On Subs means it is under negotiation subject to final terms, and Failed means the deal fell through.
Load and Discharge show the route. Laycan (UTC) (Coordinated Universal Time) can be empty when the report does not give one.
Product, Quantity and Volume describe the cargo, in tonnes or cubic metres.
Rate is shown as reported: a Worldscale figure (the tanker freight rate scale, quoted as a percentage of a published flat rate), $/day, $/t or a lumpsum (a single fixed freight amount). Demurrage (payment for time spent loading or discharging beyond the agreed time) is shown where stated.
Charterer, Commercial Operator and Broker are the parties.
Fixture Type is VC (voyage charter), TC (time charter) or TCT (time charter trip).
Estimated ETA (UTC) is an arrival estimate calculated for you.
Notes is free text. You can edit it directly on fixtures you added.
Source shows where the fixture came from, as MARKET, EMAIL or USER_ADDED.
Find fixtures
Type in the search box to look up a vessel, product, charterer or port.
Click Add filter for more control. Basics has Vessel, Product, Laycan and Received. Location and commercial has Load, Discharge, Quantity, Demurrage, Source, Status, Volume, Vessel Classification, Fixture Type, Broker, Charterer, Commercial Operator and Estimated ETA.
Laycan has presets from Last year to Next year, or exact dates for a range of up to one year. Received takes a rolling period from the last 2 hours to 30 days, or exact dates.
To keep a set of filters, click Save as new fixtures list and name it. It appears under Fixtures lists in the sidebar. On a saved list, click Save list to update it, and use the menu next to its name to rename or delete it.
Check where a fixture came from
Select a fixture and a panel opens underneath. Click Toggle fixture details to show or hide it.
Sources lists every report of the fixture. It opens by default.
Open positions history shows the vessel's earlier open positions.
Fixtures history shows the vessel's other fixtures, so you can see its trading pattern.
Emails shows the original email for email fixtures.
The same fixture is often reported by several sources. Kpler merges the reports into one fixture and shows a small number badge next to it. Click the badge, or open Sources, to see each report with its received time, route, laycan, product, quantity, rate and charterer. One is marked Displayed and the others Duplicate. Select a row to read the email behind it.
The fixture detail panel: 1 Duplicates badge · 2 Detail tabs · 3 Displayed report · 4 Duplicate report
Add or edit a fixture
Click Add fixture.
Choose the fixture type (VC, TC or TCT) and the Status.
Enter the Vessel and the Load port. These are the only required fields.
Add what you know: discharge, laycan, cargo, quantity or volume, rate, demurrage, charterer, broker and notes. Kpler estimates the arrival date from your route.
Click Save.
You can edit or remove fixtures you added and fixtures that came from email, from the menu on the row. Market fixtures are read-only.
Export
Click Export to download an Excel file of the fixtures you can see, or only the rows you selected.
In the export, Received Date is named Reported Date.
New fixtures appear as they are reported, and your saved filters pick them up without a refresh.
FAQs
1. Why can I not edit a fixture?
Market fixtures are read-only. You can edit or remove fixtures that you added and fixtures that came from email.
2.Why do I see a preview page instead of the Fixtures list?
Your account does not have the Fixtures workspace enabled. Ask your account manager to enable it.
3.What does the number next to a fixture mean?
The same fixture is often reported by several sources. Kpler merges the reports into one fixture, and the number shows how many reports it holds. Click the number, or open Sources, to see each report.