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ShippingRates MCP Server

io.github.vinaybhosle/shippingrates-mcp-server

Ocean shipping intelligence: D&D, freight rates, vessel schedules, port data. 24 tools, 6 carriers.

Uptime
100.0%
1 direct probes · 30d
Response
2216ms
last probe
Tools
26
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available

Tools · 26

shippingrates_stats

Get current counts from ShippingRates customer-published datasets. Use this before calling data tools. Counts include only certified dependencies that are currently publishable; uncertified or unavai…

shippingrates_lines

List reviewed shipping-line identities that currently have live D&D coverage, with per-country record counts. Use this to discover which carrier-country D&D combinations are currently available befor…

shippingrates_search

Search current customer-published ShippingRates datasets by keyword. Matches certified port codes/names, reviewed carrier identities, published transit services, and published local-charge names/carr…

shippingrates_dd_calculate

Calculate demurrage and detention (D&D) costs for one carrier in one country. Use this when the user needs a detailed cost breakdown for a specific carrier. Returns free days, per-diem rates for each…

shippingrates_dd_compare

Compare demurrage and detention costs across ALL available carriers for the same country, container type, and detention days. Use this for freight procurement and carrier selection — it answers "whic…

shippingrates_local_charges

Get local charges at a port for a specific carrier — Terminal Handling Charges (THC), documentation fees (BL/DO), seal fees, and other port-specific charges. Use this when calculating total shipping …

shippingrates_inland_search

Search for available inland transport routes (road/rail haulage) from port to inland destinations for a specific carrier. Use this to discover what haulage routes a carrier offers in a country. For e…

shippingrates_cfs_tariffs

Get Container Freight Station (CFS) handling tariffs — charges for LCL (Less than Container Load) cargo consolidation and deconsolidation at port warehouses. Use this for LCL shipments to estimate wa…

shippingrates_inland_haulage

Get inland haulage (trucking/rail) rates for moving containers between a port and an inland location. Use this when you know the specific origin port and destination and need rate quotes. Returns rou…

shippingrates_port

Look up port details by UN/LOCODE — name, country, coordinates, timezone, and terminal facilities. Use this to validate port codes or get port metadata. If you don't know the UN/LOCODE, use shippingr…

shippingrates_transit

Get estimated ocean transit times between two ports across all available carriers. Use this for quick transit time comparison between ports — answers "how long does it take to ship from A to B?" Retu…

shippingrates_rates

Get current certified freight benchmark observations between two ports, optionally filtered by container type. These are official published market indices, not carrier spot quotes or contracted rates…

shippingrates_surcharges

Get carrier-specific surcharges — BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor), CAF (Currency Adjustment Factor), PSS (Peak Season Surcharge), EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge), and more. Use this to understand sur…

shippingrates_congestion

Get certified port-authority congestion measurements for a specific port. Only fields explicitly published by the authority are populated; unavailable measurements remain null and an unpublished seve…

shippingrates_reliability

Get the latest certified public schedule-reliability highlights for a carrier. Use this for carrier selection and high-level benchmarking. Only metrics explicitly published in the source highlight ar…

shippingrates_vessel_schedule

Get upcoming vessel arrivals and departures at a specific port. Use this to check what vessels are expected at a port — useful for booking planning and tracking. Returns vessel names, carriers, ETAs/…

shippingrates_vessel_schedule_options

Get carrier vessel/voyage schedule options between an origin and destination, including operational cutoff deadlines when the carrier source publishes them. Use this for booking planning questions th…

shippingrates_regulatory

Get recent shipping regulatory updates and compliance requirements for a specific country — customs regulations, documentation requirements, trade restrictions, and policy changes. Use this to stay c…

shippingrates_total_cost

Calculate a published multi-component shipping-cost estimate from certified dependencies: freight benchmark observations when available, surcharges, origin/destination local charges, requested demurra…

shippingrates_fx

Get the current certified ECB reference rate between two supported currencies — useful for converting shipping costs quoted in different currencies (USD, EUR, INR, SGD, CNY, JPY, and the rest of the o…

shippingrates_transit_schedules

Get detailed transit schedules for a specific carrier — service codes, routing via transhipment ports, transit days, and sailing frequency. Use this when you need routing details beyond just transit …

shippingrates_facilities

Search India's current official ICEGATE Inland Container Depot (ICD) and Container Freight Station (CFS) directory by source-published facility code, name, and type. Use this to resolve an official I…

shippingrates_congestion_news

Get certified shipping-disruption publications from reviewed official port-authority sources. The current publisher denominator is the official Port of Rotterdam and Port of Los Angeles news series. …

shippingrates_inland_compare

Compare inland haulage rates across ALL available carriers for a port-to-ICD/city pair — sorted cheapest first. Use this for carrier selection on inland legs — answers "which carrier offers the cheap…

shippingrates_risk_score

Get a deterministic route-risk score (0-100) from current certified port-congestion measurements and explicit official disruption advisories. Unknown inputs contribute zero points. A route is scored …

shippingrates_dd_countdown

Given a container's carrier, country, container type and ARRIVAL DATE, report how many free days remain, the first chargeable day, the per-diem once charging starts, cost accrued so far, and a forward…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippingrates_mcp_server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp/",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}