System and method for generating commodity flow information

A method for generating a global strategic picture of shipping information, comprising:

• receiving real-time vessel location data for a global fleet of vessels;
• and
• combining said vessel location data with vessel data, port data and cargo data to generate a global strategic picture of commodity flow information.

A system for providing global shipping information, comprising:

• a first database in communication with a cargo vessel locating system, said first database receiving location data for a plurality of cargo vessels from said cargo vessel locating system;
• means in communication with said first database for combining said location data with vessel data, cargo data and port data to generate periodic logs for said plurality of cargo vessels;
• means for adding user defined data to said logs to generate a customized global strategic picture (GSP) for at least one of said cargo vessels.