Precise was founded in Geneva, the global hub for commodities trading and shipping. Our founders—seasoned shipbrokers with deep maritime expertise—knew firsthand that building vessel position lists was slow, manual, and sometimes unreliable. Focused on improving this critical chartering step, they decided to create their own tool: one that delivers great position lists instantly.
What started as an in-house project quickly became a transformative solution. By leveraging their insider knowledge and sourcing hard-to-get industry data, the team developed a platform that provided a clear advantage in chartering workflows. With time, the solution proved too valuable to keep in-house.
Today, Precise’s Spotlight platform helps charterers and brokers build automated position lists, so they never miss a ship.
Precise is designed for the realities of tanker chartering, where accuracy and trust matter. Our technology works from Precise data and proprietary systems, not open-web searches, with data hosted securely in Switzerland. The result is a platform built to become part of the daily workflow of the world’s leading chartering desks.
Precise is headquartered in Geneva.

“I’ve spent decades perfecting how to spot the best ships, well beyond what AIS can show. That’s the know-how behind the Spotlight Platform.”
François Can, 40+ years in shipbroking and co-founder of Precise