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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, 28 September 11
ATLAS RESOURCES TO SELL 25% STAKE IN IPO - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal producer PT Atlas Resources Tbk, that is controlled by Indonesian businessman Andre Abdi, plans to sell 783.33 m ...
Tuesday, 27 September 11
A STRONG REBOUND FOR THE CAPE MARKET - BRS
A strong rebound for the Cape market, as cargoes continued to flow into the market and tonnage remained tight in the Atlantic, according to Barry Ro ...
Tuesday, 27 September 11
INTRACO SEALS US$25.3 MIO ORDER - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, Heavy equipment distributor PT Intraco Penta Tbk (INTA) obtained a US$25.3 million order on hand of heavy equipments ...
Sunday, 25 September 11
THE CHARTER RATES FOR INDONESIA TO INDIA WAS FIRM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market moved up sharply with the cape Index up by 11 pct pushing the BDI by almost 6 pct and closing at 1,920 point ...
Saturday, 24 September 11
GOVT PLANS TO RENEGOTIATE ALL CONTRACTS INCLUDING FREEPORT - JP
The Jakarta Post reported that, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has confirmed plans to renegotiate all mining contracts including those wi ...
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- White Energy Company Limited
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- The University of Queensland
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- PTC India Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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