Position list
Meaning
A position list is a broker's list of ships open in a region, showing where and when each one will be available for its next cargo.
Also written as Tonnage list, Positions
Position list explained
Brokers send owners' position lists to charterers daily, by size class and region, showing each ship's open port and date, specification and last cargoes. Charterers use them to see which ships could make their laycan.
Related terms
Open date
A ship's open date and open port are when and where it will finish its current employment and be free to load its next cargo.
Ballast leg
The ballast leg is the empty voyage a tanker makes to reach its next load port, carrying sea water as ballast instead of cargo.
Cargo order
A cargo order is a charterer's request for a ship: cargo grade and quantity, load and discharge ports, laycan and the terms sought.