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Logistics Costs for Transportation of Commodities.

Freight Cost Estimates for Steel and Raw Materials Transport

Cargo ship transporting steel and raw materials — Steel logistics via ocean freight

Finished steel freight costs from a steelworks to a client - as well as steelmaking raw material transport costs - typically make up a significant proportion of the total cost of any steel shipment.

Steelonthenet.com now offers site visitors a service for estimating these shipping costs between any source and any destination around the globe.

To see an example of the outputs provided, please see assessments below which describe Q1 2011 freight transport costs for some illustrative commodity movements.

Similar shipment cost analyses can be provided for a fixed cost of US$60 per movement [subject to $120 minimum charge]. To request your cargo cost calculation, click freight cost.

Example Freight Cost Analysis for Steel Industry Commodities
Cost Item	Unit	Result	Result	Result
Product		Metallurgical coal	Iron ore pellets	Steel HR coil
Origin country		USA East	Brazil	Italy
Origin location		Hampton Roads	Tubarao	Taranto
Destination country		Brazil	Egypt	Germany
Destination location		Tubarao	El Dekheila - Alexandria	Duisburg
Cargo Route		In stockyard at port of Hampton Roads, USA; load to 70,000 dwt ship; ship to Tubarao, Brazil; unload to stockyard.	In stockyard at port of Tubarao, Brazil; load to 150,000 dwt ship; ship to El Deheilam Alexandria, Egypt; unload to stockyard.	In stockyard at port at plant of Riva, Taranto, Italy; load to 15,000 dwt ship; ship to Rotterdam, Netherlands; unload to stockyard; load to truck; truck to customer at Duisburg, Germany; unload to stockyard.
Value ex works	$/tonne	200.00	156.00	600.00
Ocean freight - total	$/tonne	12.20	13.35	13.35
Barge - origin area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Barge - destination area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Rail - origin area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Rail - destination area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Truck - origin area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Truck - destination area	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	21.85
Handling - origin area	$/tonne	0.99	0.93	6.96
Handling - destination area	$/tonne	1.16	1.16	9.56
Insurance - origin area	$/tonne	0.17	0.12	0.58
Insurance - ship	$/tonne	0.20	0.22	0.36
Insurance - destination area	$/tonne	0.18	0.16	0.57
Storage - origin area	$/tonne	0.69	0.63	1.94
Storage - destination area	$/tonne	0.70	0.83	1.91
Interest - origin area	$/tonne	0.55	0.39	1.87
Interest - ship	$/tonne	0.65	0.70	1.14
Interest - destination area	$/tonne	0.56	0.52	1.83
Administration	$/tonne	0.50	0.50	1.00
Import duty	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Value delivered	$/tonne	218.56	175.51	175.51
Total logistics cost	$/tonne	18.56	19.51	19.51
Detailed transport and handling cost assumptions used
Annual quantity	000 tonnes	1000	3000	100
Ship size	tonnes	70	150	15
Total time in transit	days	40.3	47.1	36.8
Charter rate - Handymax	$/day	20000	18000	18000
Charter rate - Panamax	$/day	23000	21500	21800
Charter rate - Capesize	$/day	26500	28000	27000
Bunker fuel price	$/tonne oil	434	485	446
Ocean freight - fuel	$/tonne	4.00	5.72	8.25
Ocean freight - ship hire	$/tonne	7.05	6.70	14.97
Ocean freight - charges	$/tonne	1.14	0.93	2.46
Ocean freight - total	$/tonne	12.20	13.35	13.35
Inland freight - total	$/tonne	0.00	0.00	0.00
Handling - total	$/tonne	2.14	2.09	2.09
Insurance - total	$/tonne	0.55	0.50	0.50
Storage + admin - total	$/tonne	1.90	1.96	1.96
Interest - total	$/tonne	1.77	1.61	1.61
Total excl interest + duty	$/tonne	16.79	17.90	17.90
Total incl interest, excl duty	$/tonne	18.56	19.51	19.51
Value FOB	$/tonne	202.40	158.07	158.07
Value for import duty	$/tonne	215.96	172.83	172.83
Import duty rate	%	0.0	0.0	0.0

Note: these are examples only of the format and detail of the transport cost data that can be provided through this service. Important: tonnages are metric.

Elements of cargo transport cost can include stockyard loading and unloading charges; truck, rail or sea transport costs (including the cost of fuel and vessel hire), handling and storage charges; insurance, interest and duty.

A transport cost assessment for any specified shipment^† of iron ore, scrap, ferro-alloys, coal or steel between locations A and B that covers these and other cost items can be provided by Steelonthenet.com for just US$60 per movement. To request further support with logistics costs, press the button below or click on transport cost. Advance payment will be required for this service. Cost calculations are typically sent out by email within 24 hours of fund receipt.

New in 2025:All steel freight cost analyses now include indicative estimates of CO₂ emissions per journey, enabling you to compare CO₂ output from two or more different routes.

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^†: A discount of 10% is available for orders of 20 movements or more.

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