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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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Thursday, 19 May 11
INDONESIAN COAL EXPORTS DROP 7.98 PERCENT IN APRIL
COALspot.com - Indonesian coal exports dropped to 2.168 million tons in April, and up 7.13 percent on the year and 7.98 percent below March, a ...
Thursday, 19 May 11
OVERSUPPLY, VERY LARGE ORE CARRIERS EAT UP ON DRY BULK FREIGHT RATES - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
After a brief upward momentum which ended early last week, the Baltic Dry Index, the dry bulk market’s benchmark has returned to its usual pat ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
THE US COAL INDUSTRY LOGGED EXPORTS OF AROUND 25M TONNES IN 1Q OF 2011 - BRS
Another slow decline in the bulk markets this week, with the BCI losing the most at nearly 5%, the BPI 2.8% and the smaller sizes sub-1% amounts. Th ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
AKR AIMS TO SELL COAL WORTH RP216 BILLION - PAPER
Bisnis Indonesia, an Indonesia's one of the leading business paper reported that, PT AKR Corporindo Tbk has targeted coal sales valued at Rp216 bil ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
OVERHAUL OF MINING LAW MAY DETER INVESTMENT, S&P SAYS - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, an Indonesian English language news paper reported that, A report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services that a regulatory ...
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- White Energy Company Limited
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- The University of Queensland
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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