Key facts for Metals - Flows/ Lineups
Coverage metric
Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
From 2000
Coverage count:
Contributors/Providers - 15+ Sources
Delivery metadata
Data Frequency
Daily
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, Snowflake, Website, RSS Feed
Data formats:
PDF, GZIP, XML, JSON, CSV, SQL, Text, Python, HTML, Bitmap, MPEG, User Interface, PCAP
Minimum service frequency
Daily
Overview of Metals - Flows/ Lineups
PHYSICAL SUPPLY VISIBILITY
Understand metals logistics
• Monitor cargo availability, route changes and port activity.
• Assess near-term physical supply conditions.
• Support trading, procurement and logistics planning.
VESSEL AND PORT ANALYSIS
Combine cargo and port intelligence
• Analyse vessel positions, port calls, lineups and cargo information.
• Compare movements by commodity, port and route.
• Link logistics with metals fundamentals and research.
METALS CARGO FLOWS
Track metals flows and lineups
• Access operational information on metals and related cargo movements.
• Review vessels, ports, loadings and discharges.
• Track origins, destinations, dates and volumes.
Description of the dataset
- LSEG curates metals fundamentals for flows and lineups to help customers monitor how material movements and scheduled activity influence global supply conditions. We support market participants who need timely context around physical flows, logistics signals and potential shifts in availability.
- Our metals flow intelligence sits within LSEG’s broader commodities offering, combining exchange data, pricing, exclusive research, forecasts and news. We help customers evaluate trade patterns and operational developments alongside supply and demand fundamentals for more informed trading and risk decisions.
- LSEG supports this dataset with a 61-row data dictionary covering business data element definitions, dimensions, element identifiers and descriptive metadata. We apply structured names, abbreviations, PermID mappings and multilingual name-type references to help customers use the content consistently across analytical and operational systems.
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