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Compare Suez, Panama, Cape & Arctic corridors. Automatic optimal path with commercial or shortest-distance priority.
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Canal transit, port approach, seasonal weather from 14 ocean regions, and speed adjustments for real-world accuracy.
Fuel Cost Optimizer
VLSFO, MGO, HSFO with automatic SECA zone fuel switching. Full cost breakdown by route, fuel type, and EU ETS carbon cost.
Maritime Data Hub
Live bunker prices across 45 ports, BDI trends, crude oil tracking, currency rates, and freight indices — all in one dashboard.
ECA/SECA Compliance
Automatic emission control area detection with compliant fuel policies. 10 ECA zones including 2026 Norwegian Sea & Canadian Arctic.
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Real-time war risk and piracy zone detection. 8 monitored regions including Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden.
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Interactive 3D globe with route visualization. 2D flat map with SECA, ECA, and risk zone overlays.
Professional Reports
Export voyage reports as PDF and Excel. Route comparison, fuel costs, ROB projection, and CII rating estimation.
Maritime Data Hub
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Bunker Prices
45 ports, 9 regions, VLSFO/MGO/HSFO with trend charts
Freight Indices
BDI, BDTI, BCTI, SCFI with daily earnings and route references
Crude Oil & Energy
Brent, WTI, Dubai benchmarks with EU ETS carbon pricing
Voyage Cost Reference
Canal fees, risk zones, ECA regulations, weather guides
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Configure Vessel
Select ship type from 8 categories, set speed and fuel preferences from 50+ engine presets.
Calculate Routes
Our algorithm evaluates all corridor options with weather, ECA zones, and canal availability. Compare costs instantly.
Export & Decide
Download professional PDF/Excel reports. Share with charterers, review ROB projections, and verify CII compliance.
Latest Maritime Intelligence
Original analysis, explainers, and market commentary from the Fairtech editorial desk — covering the regulations, routes, and market shifts that move shipping economics.
The Two Maps of Maritime Labour — Where Crews Come From, and Where They Get Stranded
In 2025, 6,223 seafarers were abandoned across 410 ships — the worst year on record. 82% of the ships flew flags of convenience. But the crews didn't come from St. Kitts or Panama. The labour map and the liability map don't overlap, and that gap is now a commercial risk variable.
Why Ships Arrive at Strange Hours — The Hidden Math of Port Arrival Timing
A container ship docking at 02:47 is not random. It is the cheapest hour the port could give it that day. Inside the four clocks — berth, fairway, nautical services, and the queue rule older than container shipping — that decide when a ship actually arrives, and the 9% of voyage time the industry has been trying to recover since 2019.
Classification Societies Explained — What They Actually Do and Who the 12 IACS Members Are
Class certificates appear on every vessel document but rarely get explained. A working tour of what a classification society does, why losing class effectively grounds a ship, who the 12 IACS members are, and how class differs from flag state and P&I.
EU ETS for Shipping Explained — What 100% Phase-In Actually Costs
For the first time, 2026 emissions count fully under Europe's carbon market — and methane and nitrous oxide are inside the scope. Here's what that actually means for a single Asia–Europe voyage: how the cap-and-trade system works, why an EU-to-non-EU voyage is taxed at 50%, what a 10,000 TEU container ship really pays in EU ETS bills (€250,000–€300,000 per Busan-Rotterdam voyage), why container carriers are accused of making €60,000 in windfall margin per voyage on top of the actual cost, and how the UK port arbitrage works. Everything operators trading into Europe need to know about the regulation that just doubled the carbon line on every EU freight quote.
Ice Class Explained — What 1A Super, PC6, and Arc7 Actually Mean
Ice class looks like a single rating. It's actually three competing systems built for different seas — Finnish-Swedish for the Baltic, IACS Polar Class for the global polar regions, Russian Arc for the Northern Sea Route. A 1A Super tanker isn't built for the Arctic. The 15 Yamal LNG carriers serving Russia's NSR are Arc7, not Polar Class. The only PC2 ship in passenger service is a French luxury cruise liner. Here's what the labels actually mean and why the differences decide whether a ship can legally enter a stretch of frozen water.
A Ship's Weight Is Five Different Numbers — And Two of Them Aren't Weight at All
When a news report says a ship is "150,000 tonnes," it could mean five completely different things — and two of them have nothing to do with weight. A ship's tonnage is one of maritime's most confusing pieces of vocabulary, because the word "ton" got borrowed, redefined, and split into a half-dozen meanings over centuries. Here is the plain version: what each number measures, and which one matters when.
Industry Partner Program
We are preparing a curated directory of maritime service providers — bunker suppliers, ship agents, classification societies, P&I clubs, and more.
Partner listings launching Q2 2026. For early inquiries, contact hello@fairwayeta.com.
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