WiseTech launches ocean freight risk dashboard

WiseTech Global has launched a free Ocean Freight Risk Outlook that gives shippers and freight forwarders a four-week view of ocean capacity risk across major trade lanes. The tool is meant to help users spot tightening conditions earlier and make booking and routing decisions before disruptions hit.

Why it matters: - Ocean freight capacity can shift quickly because of geopolitics, tariffs and natural disasters. - WiseTech Global says a forward-looking view can help shippers and freight forwarders spot pressure before it shows up in bookings, pricing or service reliability. - The dashboard is free and designed to make risk signals easier to act on.

What happened: - WiseTech Global launched the Ocean Freight Risk Outlook on Sept. 17, 2026. - The dashboard provides a four-week forecast of ocean freight capacity risk. - The outlook covers three major trade lanes: Asia-North America, Asia-Europe and Europe-North America. - The company also offers a more detailed eight-week view inside CargoWise Value Pack through the Market Intelligence and Analytics module. - More information is available in the company's announcement.

The details: - The Outlook uses aggregated supply chain data and WiseTech analysis from real workflows. - The dashboard publishes directional risk scores and forecasts monthly. - Trade Lane Risk highlights pressure from capacity, booking acceptance, service reliability, port performance and transit time signals. - Capacity Risk shows where forecast demand exceeds planned carrier supply and where booking disruption may rise. - Reliability Risk combines carrier on-time arrival performance, delay severity, port performance and scheduled transit time signals. - Carrier Risk compares on-time performance and booking security risk across major carriers. - The tool is built to show where trade lanes may tighten before conditions worsen in bookings, capacity or pricing. - WiseTech said the historical data needed for this kind of planning has been hard for shippers and freight forwarders to get from one source.

Between the lines: - The launch is also a product push for WiseTech’s CargoWise ecosystem, where the deeper data sits behind a paid module. - The emphasis on carrier-level differences suggests that booking outcomes can vary even when shippers use the same lane. - Jon Charles, WiseTech product manager, said managing uncertainty increasingly means making decisions before problems emerge. - Charles also said the dashboard gives companies a clearer picture of how carrier choices affect freight movement.

What's next: - WiseTech will continue updating the free Outlook monthly. - Shippers and freight forwarders can use the four-week view for early warning signals and the CargoWise module for a longer and more detailed outlook. - The company is positioning the dashboard as a decision tool for routing, carrier selection and capacity planning.

The bottom line: - WiseTech is turning its supply chain data into a risk screen for ocean freight, with the goal of helping customers react sooner to tightening market conditions.