Mine-Level Intelligence, Shipping Flows, and Port Infrastructure Analysis
A complete view of the global iron ore supply chain — from mine expansion programmes to export ports and global shipping routes.
Iron Ore 360, a detailed report by shipbroker IFCHOR GALBRAITHS, provides a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the global iron ore industry. It combines mine-level production intelligence, expansion project analysis, and detailed shipping and port infrastructure coverage.
Most iron ore reports focus only on pricing and supply & demand forecasts. Iron Ore 360 goes further by examining the physical structure of the market — the mines producing iron ore, the shipping and logistics networks moving it, and the trade flows connecting producers to global steelmakers.
For companies exposed to iron ore markets, understanding these dynamics is critical for anticipating supply changes, logistics constraints, and price movements.
Iron Ore 360
Market Updates
Subscribers to the Silver and Gold packages receive regularly updated data and indicators to track the operational side of the iron ore market.
Subscribers are able to assess:
Port Throughput
- Iron ore loadings: various aggregations by region, country and vessel size
- Vessel queues at major iron ore terminals
- Congestion monitoring at major iron ore terminals
Vessel Supply
- Fleet breakdown by mining group
- Transhipping logistics snapshot
- Global iron ore carrier overview
Freight Rates
- Movements in key iron freight routes
- Shipping rate trends: spot and period
- Indicators affecting shipping costs
Mining Activity and Throughput
- Quarterly data for major iron ore producers
- Project tracker
- Updated exports outlooks
These updates complement the core report with the latest available data, curated and analysed by our iron ore team.
Port Infrastructure
and Export Logistics
In many cases, iron ore exports are constrained not by production, but by logistics.
Iron Ore 360 provides detailed coverage of:
- Major iron ore export terminals
- Port capacity and throughput
- Expansion programmes at key export ports
- Infrastructure bottlenecks affecting supply
Understanding these constraints is essential for anticipating shifts in trade flows and quantifying the impact of supply disruptions when they occur.
Key Export Ports
Analysed
Iron Ore 360 provides detailed coverage of the port infrastructure that enables global iron ore trade.
Ports in key export regions included from:
Australia
Pilbara and Port Hedland handling a large share of global seaborne iron ore trade
Brazil
Major export terminals supporting large-scale mining operations
West Africa
Port of Morabaya for Guinea’s Simandou project
Canada
Export terminals including Sept-Îles, Pointe Noire, Port Cartier and Milne Inlet Port
India and Other Regions
Regional export ports supporting growing iron ore trade
For each export corridor the report analyses:
- Export capacity
- Expansion programmes
- Logistics links between mines, rail networks, and ports
Global, Regional and
Country Editions
Available
Iron Ore 360 is available as a full global report as well as lower cost regional and country-focused reports.
Available options include:
- 260+ page global report
- Regional supply outlooks
- Country-level production and project analysis
- Export infrastructure and port capacity coverage
These editions are particularly useful for organisations focused on specific producing regions or shipping corridors.
Choose the Level of Insight
That Fits Your Needs
Core Report
Bronze
from $1000
- PDF report
- Mine-level supply analysis
- Expansion programme coverage
- Shipping and port infrastructure analysis
- Single user only
Report + Market Dashboard
Silver
from $1250
- PDF report
- Mine-level supply analysis
- Expansion programme coverage
- Shipping and port infrastructure analysis
- Regularly updated key statistics
- Monitoring of production, shipping flows, and port activity
- 2-5 users
Full Insight + Analyst Briefing
Gold
from $3000
- PDF report
- Mine-level supply analysis
- Expansion programme coverage
- Shipping and port infrastructure analysis
- Regularly updated key statistics
- Monitoring of production, shipping flows, and port activity
- 1-hour analyst briefing call
- Discussion of mine expansions, supply scenarios, and shipping trends
- Expert interpretation of the report’s conclusions
- Unlimited users
Iron Ore 360
Ready to Get Started? Choose Your Report
Regional Reports
Focused analysis of individual producing regions
From $2500
Select Region
- Iron Ore - West Africa
- Iron Ore - Americas (Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru)
Country Report
Focused analysis of individual producing Countries
From $1000
Select Country
- Iron Ore - Cameroon, Gabon, Algeria, Rep of Congo, Ghana
- Iron Ore - Guinea
- Iron Ore - Liberia
- Iron Ore - Sierra Leone
- Iron Ore - Mauritania
- Iron Ore - Ukraine
- Iron Ore - Chile
- Iron Ore - Sweden & Norway
- Iron Ore - Peru
- Iron Ore - Canada
- Iron Ore - Brazil
- Iron Ore - Australia
- Iron Ore - Executive Summary
- Iron Ore - South Africa