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S&P Global Maritime

Maritime intelligence and analytics

As of 30 August 2026, S&P Global Maritime's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. S&P Global Maritime (formerly IHS Markit Maritime) provides comprehensive maritime data, vessel valuations, and market intelligence. Softwr lists it under Maritime. S&P Global Maritime is made by S&P Global, launched in 1860, available on Web, Windows, macOS.

Overview

What S&P Global Maritime does

S&P Global Maritime (formerly IHS Markit Maritime) provides comprehensive maritime data, vessel valuations, and market intelligence. Their Sea-web platform is the industry standard for ship and company information.

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  • Pricing is not publicly disclosed, requiring direct contact with S&P Global for quotes
  • Subscription model can be costly for small to medium-sized shipping operations

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Capabilities

Features

  • Vessel database

  • Ship valuations

  • Company intelligence

  • Market analytics

  • API

    Integration with API

  • Excel add-in

    Integration with Excel add-in

  • Data feeds

    Integration with Data feeds

  • Web support

    Available on web

  • Api support

    Available on api

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Questions people ask

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What data does S&P Global Maritime Sea-web provide?

Sea-web is a comprehensive maritime reference database with over 600 data fields on more than 220,000 ships of 100 GT and above, including information on ships, companies, builders, ports, movements, fixtures, casualties, performance, and security.

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Does S&P Global Maritime track shipping rates?

Yes, S&P Global provides over 765 meticulously assessed freight rate assessments across containers, tankers, dry freight, dry bulk, and marine fuels with real-time and historical data.

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Behind it

Who makes S&P Global Maritime

Company
S&P Global
Based in
New York, New York
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