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Saturday, 07 August 10
INDIAN COAL IMPORTS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN KEEPING THE FREIGHT MARKET FIRM IN FUTURE - VISTAAR
 COALspot.com: The freight market was volatile with market ending firmed and the BDI crossing 2000 points up by 3 pct, however the BCI was up by 14 pct closing at 2194 points. The panamax and Supramax was slightly down by 1.94 pct and 1.65 pct respectively, whereas handy size index was down by 3.56 pct.
Towards the end of the week the market seemed to be firmer with all the futures ending firmer. Chinese iron ore and coal imports are expected to improve towards fourth quarter 2010. The indian coal imports are likely to continue to be strong and will play an important part in keeping the freight market firm.
BDI (Baltic Dry Index Changes)
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BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
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This week
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Last week
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Change
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Change %
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Baltic Dry Index
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2030
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1967
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63↑
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3.2
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Baltic Cape Index
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2194
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1922
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272 ↑
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14.15
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Baltic Panamax Index
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2581
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2632
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51↓
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-1.94
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Baltic Supra Index
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1731
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1760
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29↓
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-1.65
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Baltic Handy size Index
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974
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1010
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36↓
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-3.56
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As of 6 August 2010
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The average charter hire was at Cape/$ 18422 per day, Panamax/$ 20733 per day, Supramax/$ 18096 per day and Handysize/$ 14307 per day.
The supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was down by $ 540 per day and closed at $ 17631 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route was also increased by $ 1192 per day and closed at $ 18119 per day. The S6 and S7 routes are likely to be steady/firm.
The futures for three years(2010-2012) was firm for cape and panamax vessels and was at around Cape/$ 26000 per day, Panamax/$ 21000 per day, Supramax/$ 18500 per day, Handy size/$ 13500 per day. Short period and one year period rates for Supramax vessels were around $ 20-21000 per day with delivery feast.
The congestion in EC Australian ports was at 124 vessels this week (last week 126 vessels). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/6, DBCT/65, Gladstone/5, Abbot Point/3, New Castle/43 vessels, Port Kembla/2 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting further reduced to 17 vessels (last week 27 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
The Brent crude prices was firm touching above $ 82 per barrel and closed at $ 80.39 per barrel (last week $ 78.24 per barrel). The bunkers prices also firmed up by about $ 20 pmt and prices ex Singapore and was at $ 465.50 pmt (IFO 380 cst ex Singapore) on 6th August 2010.
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Wednesday, 26 October 11
PWCS GLOBAL SHIPPING BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS: RECOVERY IN 2010 BUT GREAT UNCERTAINLY FOR 2011
The recovery of global trade in 2010 to the same levels as 2008 led to an improvement in the overall performance of shipping companies in 2010 compa ...
Wednesday, 26 October 11
INDIAN MARKET WAS REMAINED TIGHT THE WHOLE LAST WEEK - BRS
The market once more seems to be at a crossroads. The indices last week remained fairly stable (except for the Panamax sector), ending the week as f ...
Tuesday, 25 October 11
DRY BULK MARKET STEADY, ANALYSTS LOOKING FOR ADDED PRESSURE ON THE MARKET - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market was unchanged on Monday, with the industry’s benchmark, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ending the session at 2,153 points, exa ...
Monday, 24 October 11
NEW HEAD OF INDONESIA'S MINING MINISTRY GETS RAKED OVER THE COALS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
COALspot.com - Following Indonesia’s presidential cabinet shakeup last week, many are questioning the qualifications of Energy and Mineral Res ...
Monday, 24 October 11
CHINA QINHUANGDAO COAL PRICE RISES TO HIGHEST IN THREE YEARS - BUSINESSWEEK
Business week reported that, China’s power-station coal price rose to the highest level in three years as power stations and central heating p ...
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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