Iron ore intelligence

Kpler provides comprehensive iron ore market intelligence covering global trade flows, freight analytics, research insights, and supply-demand modeling.

The platform tracks cargo movements for a wide range of iron ore products including fines, lump, pellets, concentrates, magnetite, and intermediate iron products such as direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI).

By combining cargo intelligence, shipping analytics, market research, and supply-demand balances, Kpler helps market participants understand how iron ore moves through the global steelmaking supply chain.

Kpler provides highly granular visibility into seaborne iron ore cargo movements across the global market.

Users can monitor:

• Export and import flows by country and installation
  
  
• Shipments by buyers and sellers
  
  
• Cargo movements across major iron ore grades
  
  
• Trade flows between leading exporters and steel-producing regions
  
  

This enables analysts and traders to follow iron ore shipments from key producers such as Australia, Brazil, and West Africa to major demand centers including China, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

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Kpler tracks a wide range of iron ore products used in steelmaking.

Coverage includes:

• Iron ore fines
  
  
• Iron ore lump
  
  
• Iron ore pellets
  
  
• Iron ore concentrates
  
  
• Magnetite
  
  

The platform also tracks intermediate iron products such as:

• Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)
  
  
• Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)
  
  
• Pig iron
  
  
• Mill scale
  
  

This allows users to analyze the full spectrum of raw materials used in global steel production.

Yes. Kpler provides detailed segmentation of iron ore grades based on iron content.

This includes:

• Low-grade fines: 55–60% Fe
  
  
• Medium-grade fines: 60.1–63.5% Fe
  
  
• High-grade fines: above 63.5% Fe
  
  

Tracking these quality categories helps users understand pricing differentials, blending strategies used by steel mills, and how different ore qualities move through global markets.

Yes. Kpler offers detailed brand-level tracking for widely traded iron ore products.

Examples of covered brands include:

• Pilbara Blend Fines
  
  
• Newman High Grade Fines
  
  
• Fortescue Blend Fines
  
  
• Carajás Fines
  
  
• Roy Hill Fines
  
  
• Kumba Fines
  
  
• Jimblebar Fines
  
  

Brand-level intelligence allows market participants to track specific ore qualities that influence benchmark pricing and steel mill procurement strategies.

Kpler’s freight analytics provide insight into how bulk carrier fleets are deployed across global iron ore trade routes.

Users can analyze:

• Vessel movements and fleet positioning
  
  
• Shipping capacity by vessel type and deadweight
  
  
• Vessel status including laden, ballast, idle, or active
  
  
• Fleet deployment across major iron ore shipping corridors
  
  

This helps market participants evaluate freight capacity and anticipate changes in shipping availability.

Kpler provides real-time visibility into vessel congestion and port activity at major iron ore export and import terminals.

Users can track:

• Vessel queues at loading and discharge ports
  
  
• Waiting times for bulk carriers
  
  
• Operational delays affecting cargo movements
  
  
• Changes in port congestion levels
  
  

Monitoring congestion helps traders and logistics teams anticipate delays and understand how port bottlenecks impact freight rates and delivery schedules.