Matching signals
Load and discharge zones, exact ports, laycan overlap, DWT or quantity fit, confidence and recency.
Why zones matter
A broker often needs regional logic, not only exact port equality, to spot usable opportunities.
Example: a vessel open Canakkale may still be a usable East Med candidate for a cargo loading Black Sea if timing, direction and size align commercially, even when the exact named port differs.
How saved positions help
Once a cargo requirement or vessel position is saved, the product keeps checking new offers against it.
Proof point: instead of rebuilding the same search from scratch, the desk sees ranked matches with source email and freshness already attached.
Broker control
The broker still decides whether a suggested match is commercially worth calling on.
What LaycanMatch does not do: it does not guarantee a fixture, negotiate freight or replace the broker's commercial judgment.
Who this is not for
If the desk needs a full maritime intelligence platform with external market data, fixture databases and live AIS coverage, this feature alone is not that product category.