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