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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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Tuesday, 12 July 11
INDONESIAN MINERS PLAN $70M INVESTMENT TO UPGRADE QUALITY OF COAL - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
One of the leading english language news paper in indonesia, the Jakarta globe reported that, as the government implements a ban on the export of po ...
Tuesday, 12 July 11
DRY BULK MARKET BEGINS WEEK ON RETREAT MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
As was evident by the end of the previous week, the dry bulk market’s growth momentum was about to lose steam, something proven yesterday, whe ...
Monday, 11 July 11
REFLECTIONS ON THE FLEET REACHING ONE BILLION TONNES - CLARKSONS / HELLENIC SHIPPING
“A billion gross tonnes of shipping” has a nice ring to it. It presents the industry as a business of substance, with its 85,000 ships w ...
Sunday, 10 July 11
UNTR PROVIDES US$100 MIO TO TTA - INSIDER STORIES
PT United Tractors Tbk (UNTR) agreed to allocate US$100 million to its coal subsidiary dubbed PT Tuah Turangga Agung (TTA).The US$100 million was pa ...
Sunday, 10 July 11
HARDLY ANY CARGO FROM WC INDIA UNTIL END OF MONSOONS - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The BDI continued to hold last week and firmed up by 27 points with cape and panama index supporting the BDI.
The BDI closed at 1, ...
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- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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