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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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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Planning Commission, India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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