COALspot.com keeps you connected across the coal world

Submit Your Articles
We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining, shipping, etc.

To Submit your article please click here.

International Energy Events


Search News
Latest CoalNews Headlines
Sunday, 06 June 10
THE DOWNWARD TREND FOR S6 AND S7 ROUTE IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR


COALspot.com: "This seemed market heading for corrections with all sectors down", said, Capt. Reddy, MD of Vistaar Shipping Singapore, an experienced ship operator in Singapore.

Even though the cape index showed gains beginning of the week , but started to soften towards second half of the week and the index closed at 3,844 points down by 2.04 pct.

The BDI was down by 5.74 pct and closed at 3,844 points. The most affected was Panamax and Supramax category with indices softening by almost 8 pct and closed at 3,878 points and 2,741 points.

BDI (Baltic Dry Index Changes)

BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
 
This week
Last week
Change
Change %
Baltic Dry Index
3844
4078
234   ¯
-5.74
Baltic Cape Index
5110
5217
107   ¯
-2.05
Baltic Panamax Index
3878
4247
369   ¯
-8.69
Baltic Supra Index
2741
2982
241  ¯
-8.08
Baltic Handy size Index
1426
1477
51  ¯
-3.45
As of 4 June 2010

The handy size index was down by 3.45 pct and closed at 1,426 points. The market seems heading for some correction at least for the time being as the steel demand seems to be softening and having affect on iron ore demand. Spot vessels will willing to fix at low rates compared to previous weeks as there were not many firm orders out of Indonesia and Australia.

The average charter hire was at Cape/US$ 55,010 per day, Panamax/ US$ 31,118 per day, Supramax/ US$ 28,662 per day and Handysize/ US$ 20,703 per day.

The Supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was down by US$ 2,120 per day and closed at US$ 24,114 per day. The  ECI/China (S7) route continued to softened and was down by  US$ 3188 per day and closed at US$ 24,042 per day . The downward trend for S6 and S7 route is likely to continue next week also.

The futures for three years (2010-2012) was at around Cape/ US$ 31,000 per day, Panamax/ US$ 21,500 per day, Supramax/ US$19,000 per day, Handy size/ US$ 14,000 per day.

The congestion in EC Australian ports was at 118 vessels this week (last week 128 vessels ). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/12, DBCT/56, Gladstone/12, Abbot Point/Nil, New Castle/37 vessels, Port Kembla/1 vessel. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was down to 27 vessels (last week 42 vessels). 
  
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days except that congestion starting to increase at Visakhapatnam and Haldia in addition to Paradip.

The Brent crude prices was to US$ 71.71 per barrel (last week US$ 74.14 per barrel). The was slightly firm this week and closed at US$ 443 pmt (ifo 380 cst ex Singapore) on 4th June 2010.

CLICK HERE for Vistaar’s forecasted (Terms & Conditions Apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)



If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.

Recent News

Monday, 17 May 10
S. AFRICA CUTS EUROPE COAL SUPPLY, ASIA SALES RISE, TRADER SAYS - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal, Europe’s biggest source of the fuel burned for power, cut shipments ...


Monday, 17 May 10
GREEK CRISIS TO SEE FREIGHT RATES FALL BANGKOK POST
The Greek debt crisis will likely cause shipping rates to fall this quarter enabling SET-listed Precious Shipping Plc to buy second-hand vessels at ...


Monday, 17 May 10
NEWCASTLE COAL QUEUES COULD BE HISTORY - THE HERALD
NEWCASTLE'S infamous coal queues could be a thing of the past if a plan to have the ships anchor over the horizon succeeds against the doubts of it ...


Sunday, 16 May 10
THREE FIRMS SHORTLISTED FOR CIL'S $ 2BN OVERSEAS PROJECTS - ECONOMIC TIMES
Economic Times reported that, State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has shortlisted US firms Massey Energy and Peabody Energy, besides Indonesian Novem/S ...


Sunday, 16 May 10
INDIKA ENERGY & COAL ASSETS EXPANSION
Insider stories  reported that, PT Indika Energy Tbk (INDY) has three portfolio coal assets, PT Kideco Jaya Agung, coal asset in East Kalimanta ...


   1165 1166 1167 1168 1169   
Showing 5831 to 5835 news of total 6871
News by Category
Popular News
 
Total Members : 28,697
Member
Panelist
User ID
Password
Remember Me
By logging on you accept our TERMS OF USE.
Free
Register
Forgot Password
 
Our Members Are From ...

  • The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
  • Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
  • Deloitte Consulting - India
  • PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
  • London Commodity Brokers - England
  • CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
  • Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
  • Vitol - Bahrain
  • WorleyParsons
  • KOWEPO - South Korea
  • Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
  • Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
  • KPMG - USA
  • Sical Logistics Limited - India
  • Tamil Nadu electricity Board
  • AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
  • Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
  • Adani Power Ltd - India
  • Japan Coal Energy Center
  • Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
  • Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
  • Agrawal Coal Company - India
  • Xindia Steels Limited - India
  • Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
  • Thiess Contractors Indonesia
  • Ince & co LLP
  • Maersk Broker
  • Barclays Capital - USA
  • Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
  • Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
  • Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
  • Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
  • Bhatia International Limited - India
  • The Treasury - Australian Government
  • The India Cements Ltd
  • Maybank - Singapore
  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
  • Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
  • Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
  • White Energy Company Limited
  • Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Cebu Energy, Philippines
  • SMC Global Power, Philippines
  • Ministry of Mines - Canada
  • Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
  • CESC Limited - India
  • Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
  • Heidelberg Cement - Germany
  • Thailand Anthracite
  • Petrosea - Indonesia
  • Coaltrans Conferences
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
  • Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
  • Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
  • Cement Manufacturers Association - India
  • Baramulti Group, Indonesia
  • Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
  • ETA - Dubai
  • Anglo American - United Kingdom
  • Vale Mozambique
  • DBS Bank - Singapore
  • McKinsey & Co - India
  • Cargill India Pvt Ltd
  • BRS Brokers - Singapore
  • Independent Power Producers Association of India
  • Star Paper Mills Limited - India
  • Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
  • Videocon Industries ltd - India
  • Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
  • Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
  • Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
  • MEC Coal - Indonesia
  • Romanian Commodities Exchange
  • Qatrana Cement - Jordan
  • Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
  • Enel Italy
  • Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
  • PLN Batubara - Indonesia
  • Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
  • World Bank
  • U S Energy Resources
  • Idemitsu - Japan
  • Russian Coal LLC
  • IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
  • KEPCO - South Korea
  • Wilmar Investment Holdings
  • Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
  • Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
  • Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
  • Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
  • Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
  • Latin American Coal - Colombia
  • CoalTek, United States
  • Reliance Power - India
  • Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
  • South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
  • Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
  • Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
  • Tanito Harum - Indonesia
  • Parliament of New Zealand
  • Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
  • J M Baxi & Co - India
  • Shenhua Group - China
  • Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
  • Core Mineral Indonesia
  • Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
  • Panama Canal Authority
  • Mitsui
  • Indian Energy Exchange, India
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
  • ICICI Bank Limited - India
  • Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
  • Adaro Indonesia
  • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
  • Humpuss - Indonesia
  • The University of Queensland
  • Coal India Limited
  • Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
  • Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
  • Gupta Coal India Ltd
  • Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
  • Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
  • Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
  • Petron Corporation, Philippines
  • GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
  • OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
  • Interocean Group of Companies - India
  • TRAFIGURA, South Korea
  • Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
  • Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
  • Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
  • APGENCO India
  • OCBC - Singapore
  • Thomson Reuters GRC
  • McConnell Dowell - Australia
  • Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
  • Bangladesh Power Developement Board
  • Sucofindo - Indonesia
  • Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
  • Economic Council, Georgia
  • Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
  • Malco - India
  • Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Ministry of Transport, Egypt
  • SRK Consulting
  • Central Electricity Authority - India
  • Permata Bank - Indonesia
  • Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
  • MS Steel International - UAE
  • HSBC - Hong Kong
  • Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
  • Samsung - South Korea
  • TGV SRAAC LIMITED, India
  • Minerals Council of Australia
  • Thai Mozambique Logistica
  • GNFC Limited - India
  • Bhushan Steel Limited - India
  • Coal and Oil Company - UAE
  • Platts
  • Platou - Singapore
  • Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
  • JPower - Japan
  • Mitra SK Pvt Ltd - India
  • Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
  • European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
  • Sojitz Corporation - Japan
  • Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
  • Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
  • Bank of China, Malaysia
  • UBS Singapore
  • SMG Consultants - Indonesia
  • Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
  • IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
  • Mjunction Services Limited - India
  • Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
  • Asia Cement - Taiwan
  • BNP Paribas - Singapore
  • GMR Energy Limited - India
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
  • Central Java Power - Indonesia
  • SUEK AG - Indonesia
  • Singapore Mercantile Exchange
  • Argus Media - Singapore
  • Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
  • Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
  • Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
  • Deutsche Bank - India
  • Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
  • VISA Power Limited - India
  • Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
  • Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
  • Freeport Indonesia
  • Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
  • TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
  • Eastern Energy - Thailand
  • Planning Commission, India
  • Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
  • SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
  • SGS (Thailand) Limited
  • LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
  • San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
  • Runge Indonesia
  • Lafarge - France
  • Pinang Coal Indonesia
  • Inspectorate - India
  • Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
  • Berau Coal - Indonesia
  • Parry Sugars Refinery, India
  • Georgia Ports Authority, United States
  • ING Bank NV - Singapore
  • Bank of America
  • Rudhra Energy - India
  • Noble Europe Ltd - UK
  • Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Aditya Birla Group - India
  • Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
  • Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Dalmia Cement Bharat India
  • Renaissance Capital - South Africa
  • Mercator Lines Limited - India
  • Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
  • Eastern Coal Council - USA
  • bp singapore
  • SASOL - South Africa
  • Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
  • Surastha Cement
  • PLN - Indonesia
  • Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
  • NTPC Limited - India
  • Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
  • globalCOAL - UK
  • Credit Suisse - India
  • Fearnleys - India
  • CNBM International Corporation - China
  • Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
  • Merrill Lynch Bank
  • Indorama - Singapore
  • Inco-Indonesia
  • Cardiff University - UK
  • Trasteel International SA, Italy
  • ACC Limited - India
  • TNPL - India
  • GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
  • Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
  • Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
  • Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
  • Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
  • Geoservices-GeoAssay Lab
  • Moodys - Singapore
  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Carbofer General Trading SA - India
  • Indogreen Group - Indonesia
  • Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
  • Indika Energy - Indonesia
  • Arutmin Indonesia
  • JPMorgan - India
  • Britmindo - Indonesia
  • Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
  • Xstrata Coal
  • Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
  • Thriveni
  • Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
  • Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
  • Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
  • Total Coal South Africa
  • IMC Shipping - Singapore
  • Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
  • Glencore India Pvt. Ltd
  • Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
  • Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
  • Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
  • PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
  • New Zealand Coal & Carbon
  • Bangkok Bank PCL
  • NALCO India
  • ANZ Bank - Australia
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
  • Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
  • Goldman Sachs - Singapore
  • Cemex - Philippines
  • Vedanta Resources Plc - India
  • Marubeni Corporation - India
  • Thermax Limited - India
  • KPCL - India
  • ASAPP Information Group - India
  • UOB Asia (HK) Ltd
  • IOL Indonesia
  • EMO - The Netherlands
  • CCIC - Indonesia
  • Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
  • Peabody Energy - USA
  • Indonesia Power. PT
  • Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
  • Arch Coal - USA
  • Medco Energi Mining Internasional
  • Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
  • Chamber of Mines of South Africa
  • Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
  • RBS Sempra - UK
  • Infraline Energy - India
  • Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
  • GHCL Limited - India
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Edison Trading Spa - Italy
  • TANGEDCO India
  • PetroVietnam
  • Coeclerici Indonesia
  • Australian Coal Association
  • Jatenergy - Australia
  • GB Group - China
  • EIA - United States
  • GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Gresik Semen - Indonesia
  • Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
  • World Coal - UK
  • Malabar Cements Ltd - India
  • Indonesian Coal Mining Association
  • India Bulls Power Limited - India
  • Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
  • PowerSource Philippines DevCo
  • Shree Cement - India
  • Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
  • PTC India Limited - India
  • Clarksons - UK
  • Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
  • Energy Development Corp, Philippines
  • Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
  • Maruti Cements - India
  • Cosco
  • Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
  • Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Posco Energy - South Korea
  • Mechel - Russia
  • Siam City Cement - Thailand
  • Indian School of Mines
  • Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
  • Tata Power - India
  • Kobe Steel Ltd - Japan
  • Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
  • Electricity Authority, New Zealand
  • TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
  • Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
  • International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
  • Commonwealth Bank - Australia
  • Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
  • Coal Orbis AG