Risk Management
Neutralize freight rate volatility.
Align freight rates to the market using trusted indices and index-linked contracts. Hedge residual rate risk with freight futures backed by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and leading financial partners.
East West trades
Underlying NYFI market data points
2+ years
Historical indices data available
ICE
Cleared freight futures market
Multi-bank
Access to leading financial brokers
Capabilities
Where freight rates meet financial risk management.
Anchor freight rates to the market, then layer in simulation and hedging as your risk strategy develops and matures.
Index-linked Contracts
Replace fixed annual rates with contracts connected to NYFI, so rates move with the market and exposure is clearly defined.
- Reference freight pricing to NYFI instead of fixed annual rates
- Reduce renegotiations, disputes, and operational disruption when markets move
- Create a clear, standardized price exposure that can be routinely evaluated and managed
Risk Simulation
Simulate how index-linked contracts and hedging strategies would have performed historically and explore future scenarios without committing capital.
- Test historical performance of index-linked pricing across trades and lanes
- Model different hedging scenarios to understand risk reduction and tradeoffs
- Support internal alignment with clear, data-backed scenario analyses
Freight Futures
Access freight futures through ICE to transfer price risk into a cleared, transparent financial market just like other commodities, utilities, and financial risks.
- Hedge defined freight rate exposure using standardized futures contracts
- Trade on a cleared exchange supported by ICE
- Manage freight price risk alongside FX, fuel, and other hedged costs
Get Started with Hedging
NYSHEX facilitates introductions to leading banks and brokers, making it easy to begin hedging freight risk without building new relationships from scratch.
- Get connected to established banks and brokers ready to support freight hedging
- Execute hedges through familiar treasury workflows and controls
- Use NYSHEX as the infrastructure layer, while financial partners handle execution and market access
Who Risk Management Helps
Built for supply chain leaders and ocean teams.
NYSHEX adapts to how different teams understand, explain, and manage freight costs without adding complexity.
Governance and control over freight rate risk.
Bring structure, discipline, and oversight to one of the largest and most volatile cost categories on the balance sheet. Establish clear policies for market-aligned pricing and hedging, ensure risk is managed through regulated markets and approved counterparties, and maintain transparency and auditability across freight price exposure.
Freight risk managed like other financial exposures.
Define freight rate exposure clearly and manage it using familiar risk management tools and controls. Use index-linked pricing to standardize exposure, simulate outcomes before acting, and hedge residual risk through cleared futures and established financial partners just as you would with FX, fuel, or commodities.
Reduce disruption from freight rate volatility.
Move away from fixed annual rates that quickly fall out of sync with the market. Use market-aligned pricing and structured risk management to reduce renegotiations, improve predictability, and stabilize freight outcomes without forcing operational teams to manage financial instruments.
Modernize freight contracts without adding risk.
Transition from fixed-rate contracts to index-linked pricing in a controlled, transparent way. Enable contracts that stay relevant as markets move, reduce friction with carriers, and create clearly defined rate exposure that can be evaluated and managed in partnership with finance.
Testimonials
What our customers say.
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