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shippingrates_congestion_news

Get shipping disruption news aggregated from 7 trade press sources — with port tagging and severity classification.

shippingrates.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.shippingrates-org]
url = "https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippingrates-org": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: shippingrates-org
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shippingrates-org": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "shippingrates-org": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

shippingrates_stats — Get current statistics for the ShippingRates shipping intelligence database.
shippingrates_lines — List all shipping lines in the ShippingRates database with per-country record counts.
shippingrates_search — Search the ShippingRates database by keyword — matches against carrier names, port names, country names, and charge types.
shippingrates_dd_calculate — Calculate demurrage and detention (D&D) costs for one carrier in one country.
shippingrates_dd_compare — Compare demurrage and detention costs across ALL available carriers for the same country, container type, and detention days.
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.
shippingrates_inland_search — Search for available inland transport routes (road/rail haulage) from port to inland destinations for a specific carrier.
shippingrates_cfs_tariffs — Get Container Freight Station (CFS) handling tariffs — charges for LCL (Less than Container Load) cargo consolidation and deconsolidation at port warehouses.