Signal Ocean, whose artificial-intelligence data module provides “actionable insight” into tanker freight markets is extending its services to dry bulk markets.

The technology firm’s new dry bulk module operates on the same logic as its established tanker data platform, which was launched three years ago and is widely used by brokers, owners, traders and energy majors.

Using patented algorithms and artificial intelligence, the platform aims to provide a practical, deeper understanding of markets by continually extracting and combining information from emails and public data, such as ship tracking, tonnage lists, cargo...