Fast, Independent Chartering Checks — From USD 50
Preliminary desktop checks for cargo, route, vessel fit, parcel size and freight assumptions — helping you decide whether a chartering enquiry is worth pursuing before committing time, cost or market exposure.
How It Works
Submit Enquiry
Share cargo, route, parcel size, ports, laycan and vessel requirement.
Choose Tier & SLA
Basic / Secondary / Comprehensive; 24h / 12h / 6h.
Receive Desktop View
Get a structured sanity check by email or WhatsApp.
Pay via Wise
Simple international payment with your Order ID reference.
* Rush surcharge automatically waived if we miss the SLA for reasons on our side.
* SLA commences upon receipt of payment and minimum workable information.
Where This Helps
Early cargo movement ideas often need a quick commercial filter before owners, brokers or charterers spend time in the market.
For initial chartering enquiries
A short desktop sanity check can identify missing cargo, port, vessel, authority or freight assumptions before the enquiry is circulated too widely.
Before wider exposure
Pricing
Basic
- 2-page desktop sanity check
- Commercial workability read
- Key assumptions, gaps and caveats
- Delivered in 24h standard
- Rush options: 12h (+50%), 6h (+100%)
Secondary
- 5–7 page desktop chartering review
- Cargo, route, port and vessel-fit assessment
- Indicative budgeting logic where possible
- Risk grid and required clarifications
- Delivered in 24h standard
Comprehensive
- 10–14 page Chartering Feasibility Snapshot
- Vessel options, route logic and cost sensitivities
- Market context, risk matrix and execution pathway
- Suitable before serious market approach
- Custom pricing may apply for complex projects
Why Choose RdM Chartering Sanity Check
- Chartering-first clarity — cargo, route, vessel fit and commercial logic reviewed before market exposure.
- Practical maritime judgement — grounded in ship operations, chartering realities and commercial risk discipline.
- Clear report structure — assumptions, missing information, visible red flags and recommended next step.
- Confidential handling — enquiry details treated as strictly private.
- Advisory to execution pathway — serious enquiries may move into feasibility advisory or mandate-backed chartering support.
Quick Chartering Triage in 1 Minute
Sample Report Extract
Preview of the Basic Desktop Chartering Sanity Check sample report. Shows enquiry identification, commercial workability, vessel fit, route assumptions, caveats and recommended next step.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I request an NDA before sharing chartering details?
What’s the turnaround time and pricing?
Basic (USD 50), Secondary (USD 100), Comprehensive (USD 200).
SLAs: 24h standard, 12h (+50% surcharge), 6h (+100% surcharge). If delays are on our side, surcharges are waived/refunded.
Is this a freight quote?
What information should I prepare?
How do I pay?
Can the sanity check lead to chartering support?
Ready to test a chartering enquiry?
About Our Chartering Sanity Check Methodology
Each Desktop Chartering Sanity Check prepared by Red Dot Marine is based on the information provided by the client and available desktop market references. We review the commercial logic of the cargo, route, parcel size, vessel class, timing, port assumptions, operational constraints and visible authority-chain concerns. The output is an indicative desktop view designed to support early-stage decision-making before wider market exposure, negotiation or execution.
For serious or complex matters, the Basic or Secondary check may lead into a more detailed Chartering Feasibility Snapshot, and only thereafter into chartering execution where the opportunity is authentic, workable and mandate-backed.
Chartering Sanity Check Intake Form
Complete the form below. If you prefer, you can also email your particulars to connectwithus@reddotmarine.com.