About us

Being a part of Metal Expert media holding, ISM Report has been focusing on worldwide seaborne trade and supply chains on the dry bulk market since 2005. With years of experience in analytics and reporting, as well as deep knowledge of international commodity and shipping markets, we are glad to provide you with online independent and high-professional market news and reports, as well as with accurate and up-to-date databases and collected statistics. Let us give you a sight on global freight and logistics markets. Dive into all latest market news, trends and developments.

ISM platform provides 3 information & analytic services through its website, daily html mail out and dedicated weekly PDF publications.

ISM Freight & Chartering focuses on voyage and TCT rates, covering all major cargo flows on the global dry chartering market.

Service includes

freight and commodity markets news
chartering market reports
more than 150 TCT and voyage-basis fixtures and ideas obtained firsthand from brokers, charterers, ship owners and operators every week
more than 800 weekly updated freight assessments on main trade routes
short-term freight forecasts based on market fundamentals
daily earning dynamics for different tonnage classes
commodity market reviews, export prices, tenders and trades.

ISM Ports & Logistics focuses on stevedoring and infrastructure news, projects and updates in all major dry bulk ports.

Service includes

infrastructure news and updates on dry bulk terminals w/w
permanently updated ports and stevedore database with berths, storages, equipment and terrestrial connections details
actual handling/transshipment tariffs from different stevedoring companies
congestions in main export- and import-oriented dry bulk ports
bunker market updates and fuel prices
disbursement database
commodity market news and reports

Coaster Freight Index provides complete information on short-sea freight market in the range of up to 15,000 DWT vessels.

Service includes

regional short sea market reports
freight and commodity market news
coaster market forecast based on commodity market trends and special ISM Commodity Index
more than 80 freight fixtures and ideas from spot/prompt market every week
more than 500 weekly updated freight assessments on main trade routes
TCE dynamics for 3,000t dwcc, 5,000t dwcc and 10,000t dwcc vessels
commodity market reports, export prices, tenders and trades

Tonnage segments covered:

coasters/mini-bulkers, sea-river vessels
small Handy/ Handysize/ Handymax
Supramax/Ultramax
Panamax/Kamsarmax
Post-Panamax and Capesize

Regions covered:

Azov-Black Sea basin, Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea & Continent, ECSA & NCSA, USG & USEC, NOPAC & WCSA, SE Asia & Far East, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Red Sea

Cargoes covered:

grain, coal, fertilizers, steel, scrap, metals, ores, pig iron, ferroalloys, industrial minerals, cement & clinker, timber