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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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Sunday, 06 March 11
THE S6 ROUTE MAY CONTINUE TO BE FIRM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market was firm this week with all indices up. The BDI , Cape Index and Panamax index was up by almost 9 pct where as Sup ...
Friday, 04 March 11
IRON ORE FROM INDIA HAS BEEN QUIET
Handy
Activity has been gradually rising in the Atlantic but it is mostly confined to the USG market. Short period basis redelivery Atlantic has b ...
Thursday, 03 March 11
TNPL INDIA LOOKING FOR 160,000 MT OF NON-COKING COAL
COALspot.com - Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd. is seeking to import 160,000 plus minus 5 percent metric tons of non-coking coal with Gross Calo ...
Wednesday, 02 March 11
MIXED FORTUNES FOR DRY BULK OWNERS THIS WEEK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Although the dry bulk market has been on the positive side this week, things still look quite uncertain in the near term, with most owners puzzled a ...
Wednesday, 02 March 11
INDIA, 2ND LARGEST IMPORTER OF INDONESIAN COAL IN 2010
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world largest coal exporter, shipped 24.68 million tons of coal in January 2011, which was 1.19 percent higher Y-o- ...
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Australian Coal Association
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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