# ShippingRates MCP

> Use this tool when you need to optimize ocean container shipping operations and estimate total landed costs. ShippingRates MCP provides AI agents with real-time intelligence on detention and demurrage tariffs, local charges, vessel schedules, port congestion, and inland haulage rates across multiple carriers and countries. It offers a comprehensive interface for calculating total landed costs and assessing route risk scores, with outputs available via micropayments in USDC.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/vinaybhosle-shippingrates  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinaybhosle-shippingrates

## Description

Ocean container shipping intelligence for AI agents. 24 MCP tools covering:

- **D&D tariffs**: Detention & demurrage slab breakdowns across 6 major carriers (Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, COSCO), 158 countries
- **Local charges**: THC, documentation, seal, BL fees across 176 countries
- **Vessel schedules**: Upcoming port calls with ETA/ETD
- **Port congestion**: Real-time wait times and congestion metrics
- **Inland haulage**: Trucking and rail rates across 72 Indian destinations
- **Total landed cost**: Full cost breakdown including freight + surcharges + D&D + local charges
- **Route risk score**: Composite 0–100 risk assessment per trade lane

Payments via x402 USDC micropayments (Base/Solana). 4 free tools included.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-07-16

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/vinaybhosle/shippingrates)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "vinaybhosle-shippingrates"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinaybhosle-shippingrates` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vinaybhosle-shippingrates/pull`

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