Database
How often is your database updated?
Our database is updated daily, with any new information being checked and validated before going live.
What are your data sources?
We collect vessel management, vessel particulars, timeseries and transaction information through multiple sources which are checked on a daily basis by our Research team. These include:
Sale and Purchase broker weekly reports: over 50 Shipbroking houses reports monitored on a weekly basis.
News publications more than 50 online and hard copy media publications monitored on a daily basis.
Publicly available databases
Company press releases, quarterly, annual and SEC filings reports for over 300 publicly listed companies.
Over 8,000 individual companies’ websites
Over 50 Classification Societies
Over 40 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs
Over 1,300 Shipbuilder websites
AIS Satellite Data derived processes using our AIS data helps to identify ownership and status changes for vessels ahead of other data providers in the market.
How do I see the latest transactions in a sector?
You can search for all the latest transactions in a sector via our “Deals Database” module. Search using a multitude of parameters including ship types, ownership and features.
How can I see the definitions of the different ownership types?
On a vessel page, select the “Vessel Details” tab and select the “Management” sub tab. Here, you will be able to see the current and historical ownership. By clicking the red ‘i’ next to the ownership type in the right-hand box, you will be able to see a definition of each ownership type.
How many vessels are on order in a certain sector?
The “Orderbook” tool allows users to view all vessels currently on order by ship type. This can be found under the “Database” dropdown. If you are a subscriber of the “Deals Database”, the “Orderbook” will already be available to you.
Can I “Sort” a list of vessels into a different order?
Yes, any list of vessels can be sorted by the table columns. Simply click the header of the column to reorder the list.
Why are some ships not linked to an owner?
On the rare occasion that we have not been able to pick up a change in ownership or a transaction, the vessel will stay under the original ownership until our Analysts can verify the change is confirmed.
Where can I see a summary of the vessels and sales database?
The stats page shows a summary of all vessel types in the fleet database, including size and value summary, sales summary, company, ownership and sales analysis.
What does the Market Page ‘Period’ data show and how is it calculated?
1 yr time charter rates are displayed on the market page and are calculated using data from a range of different sources. VV is able to analyse and adjust the data using a unique blending calculation to align frequency and produce a homogeneous timeseries that is updated daily. The aim of displaying the historic timeseries is to provide a benchmark charter rate for a ‘standard, modern’ vessel of that type.
How do you ensure transaction information is reliable?
New transaction data follows a strict process before being made visible to clients and used in the model. This is to ensure we are reporting the correct data and not rumours and the model is using data points that are valid and reliable.
Each report of a transaction from a unique source is stored in the transaction database with a reliability rating. For a transaction to be published to clients, the reliability rating across all sources must exceed a threshold or an ownership transfer can confirm the transaction