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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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Monday, 10 October 11
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL TO BE THE NEW PIRACY HOTSPOT FOR THIS YEAR SAYS MARITIME SECURITY EXPERT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The Mozambique Channel, as well as the entrance to the Persian Gulf, are expected to become some of the new pirate hotspots for piracy, says Richard ...
Sunday, 09 October 11
FREIGHT MARKET ENDED WITH A POSITIVE DIRECTION - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The market ended with a positive note with all the segments up except for handy size. The biggest gainer was Panamax index up by 11 p ...
Saturday, 08 October 11
INDONESIAN MINER PLANS $167M IPO TO FUEL SUMATRA COAL BOOM - JG
The Jakarta Globe reported that, coal miner Atlas Resources aims to raise as much as Rp 1.5 trillion ($167 million) in an initial public offering to ...
Friday, 07 October 11
MINING REGULATIONS , OBSTACLES AND GROWTH : INDIA VS INDONESIA - SUNIL K KUMBHAT
COALspot.com - The Govt of India has passed long pending Mines & Minerals (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2011, which seeks to replace ...
Friday, 07 October 11
$100M FOR EXPANSION INTO KALIMANTAN MINING: AKR
The Jakarta Globe, one of the leading English news paper in Indonesia reported that, AKR Corporindo, a fuel and chemical distributor, has set aside ...
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- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Planning Commission, India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- PTC India Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- White Energy Company Limited
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Australian Coal Association
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- The University of Queensland
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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