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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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Friday, 03 June 11
DRY BULK MARKETS RESURGENCE APPEARS TO BE LOSING SOME STEAM - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market’s seems to be losing some steam, despite reports of growing Chinese demand for commodities, especially coal, on the back o ...
Thursday, 02 June 11
LARGE SUPRAS FOR RBCT/INDIA ROUND ARE NOW ASKING 14K - FEARNBULK
Handy
The Handy/Supra market has in general been flat and un-exciting this week. The Black Sea market is almost non existing while the US Gulf mar ...
Thursday, 02 June 11
DRY BULK SHIP OWNERS LOOKING INTO SHORTENED WEEK WITH ANXIETY - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With most markets in the western world closed yesterday, as a result of Memorial Day, dry bulk stakeholders weren’t able to build over the pos ...
Monday, 30 May 11
MIANG BESAR COAL TERMINAL ON TARGET
COALspot.com - MBCT, to be largest coal terminal in Asia to start construction in Indonesia’s east Kalimantan Island in July 2011 says Mr. Joh ...
Sunday, 29 May 11
THE FREIGHT MARKET CONTINUED TO GAIN MOMENTUM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market continued to gain momentum and the BDI, Cape Index and Panamax was by up almost 10-12 pct and on all sectors, Vist ...
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- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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