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