Channel
@ismfreight
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213subscribers
+1 since we began measuring on 7 August 2026
Risers and fallers across the register · movement among entries of Under 1,000.
| Telegram ID | -1001375640719 |
|---|---|
| Type | Channel |
| Username | @ismfreight |
| Created | Between 1 March 2018 and 31 August 2021— estimated from Telegram’s id allocation, not measured. How this range is calculated. |
| First recorded | 8 August 2026 |
| Last confirmed live | 23 August 2026 |
| Measurements held | 3 |
| Confirmed unchanged | 1 time, most recently 23 August 2026 |
| On Telegram | t.me/ismfreight |
| Measured (UTC) | Subscribers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2026, 23:33 | 213 | +1 |
| 8 Aug 2026, 11:01 | 212 | no change |
| 7 Aug 2026, 21:28 | 212 | first reading |
20 posts held, back to 16 July 2026 — the reader has not yet reached the start of this channel’s public history, so older posts may sit further back, unread. Read across 1 pageof Telegram’s post history, 20 posts per page.
ERR is average views per post over the last 30 days divided by subscribers, the definition TGStat uses, so this figure is comparable with the one you will see elsewhere. It falls structurally as a channel grows: a high ERR on a small channel and a low one on a large channel describe reach mathematics, not quality. We publish the figure and the sample it came from and pass no verdict on it.
ER is defined industry-wide as (forwards + reactions + comments) ÷ views— note the denominator is views, not subscribers. Telegram’s public web preview carries views and reactions but not forward or comment counts, so the reaction rate above is the reactions term only and is therefore a floor: the true ER for this channel is higher by an amount we have not measured and will not estimate. It is computed over the 1 of 9 measured posts that carry a reaction reading, and over those same posts' views.
| Window | Rolling 30 days · latest post in window 7 August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Posts held | 20 (16 July 2026 – 7 August 2026) |
| Views total | 321 |
| Reactions total | 1 |
| Forwards / comments | not exposed by the public surface — not measured, not estimated |
| Readings taken | 8 Aug 2026, 11:01 UTC |
Views are a single reading per post, taken at the time above. A post published in the last day or two is still accumulating views, which pulls the 30-day average down slightly. That is a property of the standard definition rather than a fault in it, so we keep the definition rather than “correcting” the number into something nobody can reproduce.
Precision. Telegram publishes view counts on its public widget in short form — 8.12K, 3.7M — so any reading at or above 1,000 reaches us rounded to three significant figures, and only counts below 1,000 are exact. Averages and rates derived from them are shown to the same precision rather than to the unit: a figure like 3,701,250 would assert digits nobody measured.
Reaction counts are published per emoji and rounded the same way, so a total below 1,000 is exact and a larger one is a sum that may carry a rounded component from each emoji above 1,000. Because it is a sum, it does not look rounded — read a large reaction total as three significant figures per contributing emoji rather than as the figure it prints.
3 reactions across 3 posts, in 2 distinct kinds. The most used accounts for 66.7% of them.
| Reaction | Count | Share | Share, drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❤ | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 👍 | 1 | 33.3% |
No sentiment is inferred, and none should be read in. This table is ordered by count and by nothing else. Emoji do not carry stable meaning across languages or communities — 🙏 is thanks in one channel and mourning in another — so we publish which ones were pressed and how often, and pass no judgement on what an audience meant by them.
Precision. Telegram publishes reaction counts per emoji and short-forms each one — 4.34K, 1.2M — so any single kind at or above 1,000 reaches us at three significant figures, and only counts below 1,000 are exact. The shares above are ratios of those figures and carry the same error. This is also why the total here can differ slightly from a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page: both are sums of the same rounded parts, taken over samples with different edges.
Coverage. Reactions were read on 3 of the 20 sampled posts in this sample. Summed by Telegram’s own count on each post — not by adding up the per-emoji breakdown above — those same posts carry 3reactions in total: the kind of figure the paragraph above means by “a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page”.
Measured over the 20 most recent posts we hold, published 16 July 2026 to 7 August 2026, using the newest reading held for each. Telegram Stars are excluded: they are a payment, not a reaction, and they have their own section.
Mediterranean small-tonnage freights show a mixed trend this week, with slightly better fertilizer demand mainly supporting vessels above 7k dwt, while activity for smaller cargo lots remains limited. A long tonnage list and lower bunker prices continue to cap owners’ upside, with some 3-6k dwt fixtures concluded slightly below previous levels. Fresh fixtures & coaster assessments
Black Sea coaster rates continue to firm despite some signs of slower Ukrainian and Russian exports, with growing cargo interest from the Ukrainian Danube ports allowing owners to maintain higher ideas. Grain fixtures from Izmail and Reni are being concluded at firmer levels, while the non-premium Constanta/Bulgaria/Turkey market remains noticeably softer. Fresh fixtures & coaster assessments
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USG/USEC Panamax/Kamsarmax rates have firmed as active fixing and fresh grain demand absorb available tonnage, particularly on transatlantic routes. Owners remain reluctant to offer fronthaul business, keeping availability limited and supporting stronger returns into the Mediterranean and Asia. Fresh fixtures
Baltic and Continent coaster freights remain under pressure in early August, with weak cargo demand and a long tonnage list pushing rates down by €0.5-2/t across major routes. Lower bunker prices have further weakened owners’ resistance, while some business continues to be concluded off-market. Fresh fixtures
Black Sea Handysize and Supramax freight remains sharply divided: rates for Ukrainian and Russian cargoes stay exceptionally high as owners avoid regional ports and demand substantial risk premiums, leaving fixtures sporadic and bid/offer gaps wide. By contrast, business from EU and other Mediterranean ports remains under pressure amid excess tonnage and limited cargo availability. Fresh fixtures & Handysize/Supramax…
Atlantic Handysize and Supramax/Ultramax sentiment is softening as fresh enquiry remains limited and tonnage availability continues to build, with competitively priced Panamax vessels adding further pressure on the Ultramax segment. ECSA and West Africa fixtures still show selective support on longer-haul and Mediterranean trips, but rates are likely to remain under pressure unless new cargo demand emerges. Fresh fi…
Black Sea small-tonnage freights strengthened sharply ex Ukrainian ports early in the week as a severe shortage of willing vessels supported owners’ ideas, although the market showed initial signs of stabilisation closer to the weekend. Russian-origin rates also edged higher, while shipments from non-premium EU, Turkish Black Sea and Georgian ports remained under pressure due to the long tonnage list. Fresh fixtures…
Mediterranean coaster freights remain under pressure as fresh cargo demand is insufficient to absorb available tonnage. Owners are testing slightly firmer ideas, particularly on longer-haul steel and fertilizer routes, but higher bunker costs are limiting any real improvement in returns. Fresh fixtures & coaster assessments
Asia-Pacific Panamax/Kamsarmax freights are showing signs of recovery, supported by stronger coal demand from Indonesia and Australia and tighter vessel availability across the region. Recent fixtures also point to firmer owner sentiment on NOPAC and Indian Ocean routes, with Kamsarmax and Post-Panamax returns generally outperforming standard Panamax levels. Fresh fixtures
Baltic and Continent Handysize/Supramax owners are pushing rates higher, supported by firmer cargo demand, rising bunker costs and a limited regional vessel count. Russian-origin business continues to command a premium over European cargoes, with stronger ideas particularly for fertilizer and long-haul trips. Fresh fixtures & Handysize/Supramax assessments
Black Sea and Mediterranean Handysize/Supramax conditions remain highly uneven amid rising war risks and limited Ukrainian grain activity. Supramax rates are supported by firm EU grain demand and tight EMed tonnage, while Handysize employment remains under pressure and Russian-origin freight continues to firm. Fresh fixtures & Handysize/Supramax assessments
The US Gulf Handysize and Supramax/Ultramax markets have opened the week softer, with late July–early August tonnage supply exceeding fresh cargo demand and weaker Panamax rates adding pressure on transatlantic business. Owners are lowering offers to secure employment, although expected record grain demand in Q4 should provide broader support across vessel sizes. Fresh fixtures
Showing the 12 most recent of 20 posts we hold for @ismfreight. View and reaction counts are the latest single reading for each post, not a live figure, and a recent post is still accumulating both. A view count marked ≈ was rounded by Telegram before we ever saw it — t.me prints views in full below 1,000 and to three significant figures above, so ≈1,200,000 means somewhere between 1,150,000 and 1,249,999. Unmarked counts are exact. Text is reproduced from the public post preview and truncated for length.
A live page changes as we take new readings, so a citation should name the measurement it is based on, not just the URL. The line below cites the subscriber count as measured 23 August 2026 — this entry's latest reading, not the date you are reading this.
“ISM Report” (@ismfreight), 213 subscribers as measured 23 August 2026. Telegram Register, tgregister.com/channel/ismfreight.
Full measurement history, CC BY 4.0. Every reading this register holds for this entry, not just the latest one, as a dated, downloadable record: CSV · JSON. Free to use with attribution to tgregister.com. Each file carries its own generation timestamp, which is the figure to cite for exactly when the data was retrieved.