Shipping.com

aid: shipping
name: Shipping.com
description: 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.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Shipping
- Freight
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Marketplace
- Rate Intelligence
- Ocean Freight
- Supply Chain
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shipping/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: shipping:shipping-platform
  name: Shipping.com Rate Intelligence Platform
  description: 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. Carriers publish their rates on the platform while shippers and freight forwarders use it to find the best deals
    across major trade lanes. No public developer API is currently available; the platform is accessed via the web portal
    at shipping.com.
  humanURL: https://www.shipping.com/
  tags:
  - Shipping
  - Freight
  - Rate Intelligence
  - Marketplace
  - Ocean Freight
  properties:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.shipping.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shipping.com/
- aid: shipping:freightos-baltic-index
  name: Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
  description: The Freightos Baltic Index is the global benchmark for container freight rates, providing weekly assessments
    of freight rates across major trade lanes. The FBX provides spot market freight rate data for routes including Trans-Pacific,
    Asia-Europe, and Transatlantic lanes. Used by Shipping.com and the broader industry for rate benchmarking.
  humanURL: https://fbx.freightos.com/
  tags:
  - Rate Index
  - Benchmarking
  - Ocean Freight
  - Market Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://fbx.freightos.com/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://fbx.freightos.com/api
- aid: shipping:world-bank-commodity-markets
  name: World Bank Commodity Markets Data
  description: 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. This data is used for freight market analysis and rate forecasting.
  humanURL: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets
  tags:
  - Market Data
  - Commodity Prices
  - Economic Data
  - Open Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets
  - type: Reference
    url: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shipping.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.shipping.com/blog/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shipping-com/
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/shipping-rate-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/shipping-rate-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/shipping-context.jsonld
- type: Examples
  url: examples/shipping-rate-example.json
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/shipping-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com